Replacing Hood Questions

Hey Y'all,

My wife backed our Highlander into the Prius last year and damaged the hood. Pretty good dents, but the latch still works and there isn't any other damage. I'm thinking about repacing it myself. It looks like a pretty straightforward job, just unbolt the old one and bolt in the new one (and hooking up the wiper fluid sprayers).

Before I proceed, is there anything I'm missing or should be considering? It's definately not a show car, so I want to do this inexpensively, i.e. it just needs to look pretty good, not perfect.

Also, I'm looking for ideas for the replacement hood. Any recommendations on where to find a replacement hood (preferably black)? And what about the Toyota badge - is it difficult to remove and replace if I need to?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

E. J.

 

Thanks Patrick,

I was thinking of a salvage yard or something like that. I'll look around next week and see what I can find.

E. J.