I am thinking about replacing my 1997 hood with the 1999 sports edition hood. I found it on an aftermarket website for $130. Has anyone else done this?

 

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to answer your question,

thats 130 before shipping
its unpainted
and its missing about $100 in parts to keep out water, etc.

 

Ditto.....covered many, many times.
....it will run you alot more than $130 all said and done too.

 

count on $500 minimum and more like $700 when it's all said and done.

 

Exactly what are those parts? Couldn't you be a cheapass and just fabricate a "plug";it's just for looks anyway but you could do something to make it functional.

 

nope. there's the plastic "scoop" insert that's $110, then the mesh grill that's like $20, then the black plastic piece that fits behind the mesh grill for another $20, then some misc rivets, nuts, and adhesieve padding. In all about $150.

Hood from Toyota Dealer (best quality and no shipping): $300
Other parts from Toyota Dealer (only source): $150
Paint and installation from a body shop: $300

Total : $750.

Only reason I got one is because I was having to replace my hood anyway. I only spent $120 on the extra parts, then did all the paint myself and still came out WAY ahead.

 

They look sweet but it's too much for my budget for a *bling* item but maybe later.

 

Yea I got my hood from a friend at work. It was of a 2002 4runner and it was forest green but in contrast to the desert dune color it looks black. I only paid 100$ for it . If i were you i'd look around on ebay. There was a VIS carbon fiber hood on there for like 300 or so and it looks just like stock w/ the hood scoop.