Hood Protection

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> 	I've seen bodycolor-matched "tape" placed on the front edges of the 
> hood and front fenders to protect against stone chips. It seems to be real 
> popular in Canada. The "tape" is cut to fit the edge contours (about 3-4cm 
> wide) and looks like the stuff you see on the front of the rear fender flare 
> of a 911. It's only noticeable if you're standing right in front of the car. 
> It even comes in metallic.

This brings up a thought - and I'm catching up on mail, so 
excuuuuuuse me if this has already been mentioned - if your concern 
is the first 1 or 2" of hood, why not seal up any holes and have one 
of the trim places put a color-matched tape over the leading edge?  

Another thought:  if one could find a  size close-matched to the hood, I'd 
bet a heat gun would allow one to modify one of those clear hood 
protectors.  They're heat shaped in the first place.  If one found a 
broken clear protector in a wrecking yard, it would make good 
practice material......

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