Parts Delay

[Anonymous]

I have been waiting 6+ months for replacement hood for a 2021 Mazda CX-5. Body shop says all we can do is wait. No luck looking online. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been waiting 6+ months for replacement hood for a 2021 Mazda CX-5. Body shop says all we can do is wait. No luck looking online. Any suggestions?

have you tried junk yards?

[Anonymous]

Is Insurance covering the work? I'd start demanding to have the car totaled if they are incapable of fixing it.

[Anonymous]

Most body shops are slammed. Everybody forgot how to drive after Covid calmed down a bit. I had to wait a month just to get an appointment at my dealers body shop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most body shops are slammed. Everybody forgot how to drive after Covid calmed down a bit. I had to wait a month just to get an appointment at my dealers body shop.

If the other party isn't at fault, their insurer owes loss of use. After months, it's more economical for them to just total out the car.

[Anonymous]

sorry, other party is at fault

[Anonymous]

I'm betting a hood from a 2020 will also fit, unless it was a major redesign year. If so, a 2022 will fit

[Anonymous]

I talked my collision people into letting me drive the car until the part came in. It was a somewhat minor repair and they made me sign a liability waver. But it was better than waiting for two months.

[Anonymous]

Agree to try a junk yard.