What Colour for new hood? HELP!

[danny_j]

I'm going to be getting a new hood in the next month but i need to order it in.

My car is in my signature below. What colour hood should i go for, Black or Blue?

[bootyman]

Defo blue mate. Pointless in having a blue car with balck roof if you have a choice.

[dazleeds]

has to be blue

[Zayyan]

Depends if it's a summer car or an all-year-round car.

If all year round, go for blue as it'll look smart.

If it's just a summer car then black makes more sense I think. Easier to sell if your car gets smashed up, plus nobody will see the hood as it'll be tucked away in the hood compartment anyway

[Cava]

Depends if the blue is a good match - if it is'nt, I would go for the black to contrast.

[N4SBM]

bit obvious isnt it, isnty it??

[bootyman]

Black would never contrast blue and would look crap. Besides regardless of how less the blue hood matches the colour of the car, it will look 100 times better than black

[DaveD]

As Ben says the blue if it matches...get lots of samples ,,,all the companies should send them......Ive just had mine done and i checked all over

[Widge]

One of those Burgundy ones would look wicked, contrast with the Blue really nicely.

[Gouki]

well if the opportunity for a blue hood is available then go for it.

[danny_j]

The blue is a dark blue.

The car currentley has a black hood on at the moment but I'm tempted by the blue hood...

I guess it would make more sense to go with the blue even if the match is poor

[bootyman]

Like i said , regardless of th match the blue will always look better

[JAMZ]

One of those Burgundy ones would look wicked, contrast with the Blue really nicely.

You have a blue car,and are offered either a BLUE or black hood...

[bootyman]

Im just relieved that most of you here are not interior designers cause i'd hate to see some of your creations

[danny_j]

Does anyone know if the bentley E30 manual talks you through how to change the hood?

[Geeman]

Blue baby!

You going to change the hood yourself...? Good luck dude. I'd change the tensioning belts while you're at it then... they can become slack as the years roll by.

[JAMZ]

Dannyj, can you ask that girl in yer sig to pull down the purple bit just a lil bit more...

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[danny_j]

Dannyj, can you ask that girl in yer sig to pull down the purple bit just a lil bit more...

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It's charlotte chruch HMMMMM

And yeah going to give the hood change a go myself saves me just over Ԛ£450 if i can do it

[bootyman]

Ԛ£450? Dude you can get a quality one fitted for just Ԛ£500

[DaveD]

I thought about doing my hood myself and everyone (including a guy that used to fit them ) told me not to...but if you do I have instructions and photos on how to do it...

Also (i found out later) that the hood from BAS Ԛ£380 (including a new metal bit) Fitting Ԛ£200 +vat

different manoufacturers have different shades ..

The same fitter would have charged me Ԛ£505 + vat.supply and fit the same hood.so buying it direct cost me Ԛ£50 extra

[JAMZ]

Charlotte Church??

She actually looks ok there...

[danny_j]

Ԛ£450? Dude you can get a quality one fitted for just Ԛ£500

REALLY?

I've had 2 or 3 quotes and they've always been around the Ԛ£790 supplied and fitted bracket

[bootyman]

Where abouts are you mate. There's a place called Car Hood Ware house near me in Chessington and they supplied and fitted the Rieger one a couple of years ago for Ԛ£500 and it still looks new now

[danny_j]

I'm in southampton Hampshire

[bootyman]

Not far. Just up the A3 mate. They do a mobile fitting service for the same price too. I think DaveD just had one done for similar money by another Company too. I'm sure i read a thread about it a couple of days ago

[bootyman]

There you go dude

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=29678

[danny_j]

There you go dude

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=29678

Thanks Mate,

Although it says in and around sheffield, that's about 250 miles away from me...

[M_Sporter]

Go blue matey...
Also, i have a number somewhere indoors, somewhere in south london, about 550 i think....

Pm me if u need it...bit of a trek for u though

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