Hood Hinge?

[aldtime]

Anyone replace hood hinges lately with LMC? Gonna do mine and see they have hinges for $50 each but Early Classic has OEM hinges for nearly twice as much...are the OEM's that much better?

[elkniks]

Looks like not too many have had to buy hinges. As far as i know mine are original. I would be cautious with the really cheap ones. How about an original set from a yard or something?

[DeadheadNM]

Do you need hinges or just want to replace existing examples?

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by aldtime

Anyone replace hood hinges lately with LMC? Gonna do mine and see they have hinges for $50 each but Early Classic has OEM hinges for nearly twice as much...are the OEM's that much better?

I've replaced hood hinges and sent them back. I was better off with the pair of originals. do you have your originals?? mash down the rivets and get a new pair of springs. you might be better off.

[aldtime]

So the whole time I've owned this Blazer the hood on the driver side never has lined up right, the hood has always been higher than the cowl by about a half inch, so last week I opened the hood and heard a loud ping and something metal falling to the ground, I think it was the rivet in the hinge popping out, and the hinge was way worse off after that. I put a nut and bolt in the hinge for now... so I just am assuming it needs to be replaced and figured I would do them both...I don't really know if these springs are original...Thanks for chiming in though! This must not be a common prob...

[Tom Vogel]

Well, I have repops I got from Wes at Classic Heartbeat, and they are holding up just fine. Just my experience, I know other people have had bad experiences with aftermarket, just not me in this particular case.