05 hood hinge support cracked. Any DIY fix?

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  1. poniikyanion

    poniikyanion Light Load Member

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    Hi i have a 05 Vnl and area where the left hinge bolted to the hood cracked. It is the plastic fiber glass beam thing where the hinge is bolted to. It is not totally fail yet but almost half of the area already separate. The outer shell of the hood is still ok. But it seem the inside of the support is hollow and I can fill it with some sort of resin or foam to make it more rigid?

    Anyway I will see a body shop soon but seem like not a small jobs to fix it properly. And it look like quite a few trucks from the same year have this problem also. Any idea what to do next?
     
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  3. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    Simple...open door, remove hand grenade from pocket, pull pin, throw grenade in cab, slam door, run like hell. Easy fix to your hood problem
     
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  4. PackRatTDI

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    Dude that's how you fix the Volvo dpf system.
     
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  5. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    Maybe try some j b weld?
     
  6. luvtotruck

    luvtotruck Road Train Member

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    I thought about getting some fiberglass mesh and some fiberglass resin and put that over whee the crack is, But you would have to have some support to it and then be sure none of the resin comes to the outside where the paint is, kind of a delicate situation but worth the expense. I reinforced some Volkswagen Fiberglass Baja Fenders way back several years ago, because I wanted to hang the original tail lights on these fenders, it lasted pretty good.
     
  7. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    Lol oops. Maybe I should've read that a little closer. I read Volvo and problem and gave the fix it all solution.:biggrin_25522:
     
  8. poniikyanion

    poniikyanion Light Load Member

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    I am think about filling the void with great stuff or hilti cf116 foam from home depot.
     
  9. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    don't use the foam you'll just waste your money. You'd be better off using some plate steel and making a sandwhich to support everything and keep it together. I don't care for fiberglass for this reason. cracks are easy to fix in the hood, but when it has done what you're dealing with there is not easy fix.
     
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