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KW T880 "Long" Hood Repair Kit
KW T880 "Long" Hood Repair Kit
The damage to KW T880 Metton hood pockets is very common. An OEM KW T880 LONG hood will set you back thousands. Even an aftermarket fiberglass KW T880 LONG hood costs thousands. Polyvance has a much more economical solution to repair the damaged KW T880 hood pockets. Polyvance's KW T880 LONG Hood Repair Kit will allow you to repair the damaged hood pockets on your KW T880 for a fraction of the cost of replacing your damaged KW T880 LONG hood. Polyvance's KW T880 LONG hood repair kit allows the user to repair the broken, strut-bracket mounts on KW T880 LONG Hoods. These strut-bracket mounts seem to break easily. Rather than spending thousands on a new hood, Polyvance created the KW T880 LONG Hood Repair Kit which repairs and reinforces the broken strut-bracket mounts. The cast aluminum strut-bracket mounts are screwed and bonded into place with the included PlastiFix high-performance methacrylate adhesive.
THIS IS IMPORTANT!
This repair kit fits the "LONG" hood T880. It will NOT fit the "Short" hood T880 and it will NOT fit the "Forward Axle" T880.
Complete Kit
Tools and Supplies You Will Need (Not included with the kti):
- EcoPrep Plastic Cleaner
- Adhesive applicator gun
- Permanent marker, dust mask, and gloves
- Die grinder with a cut off wheel.
- 40 to 60 grit sandpaper. 25 to 60 grit Roloc disks and Roloc sander.
- Drill with 9/64" drill bit
- Ratchet wrench with 9/16" socket.
- Phillips screwdriver.
- Putty spreader
- Low-strength thread locker.
Included Contents:
- Driver's side AND passenger's side aluminum reinforcement plugs.
- (2) cartridges of PlastiFix high-perfromance adhesive.
- All of the required bolts, washers, and screws.
Instructions on how to install the KW T880 "LONG" Hood Repair Kit.
Step 1
Clean the area to be repaired with soap and water, the EcoPrep plastic cleaner. Measure approximately 1" (2.5cm) up from the flat surface of the hood and draw a cut line all the way around the strut mount bulge.
Step 2
In a well-ventilated area, use a rotary tool with a cut off wheel to remove the top of the bulge. Removing the top of the bulge provides clearance for the reinforcing ribs on the repair plate to clear the hood, allowing the plate to be fully seated onto the hood’s surface. The 1” (2.5 cm) wall provides extra bonding area between the plate and the hood.
Step 3
Test fit the plate to be sure it can be fully seated onto the hood. It should be snug, but if it does not seat with moderate pressure, trim a little more of the hood away until it can be fully seated. With the reinforcing plate on the hood, trace around it with a permanent marker to mark the area to be sanded.
Step 4
Sand the hood’s surface with 25 to 60 grit sandpaper on a Roloc disk to remove the paint and any oxidized plastic. Sand until the area inside the traced line shows 100% fresh, sanded plastic. Hand sanding may be required in some areas due to the complex shape of the hood.
Step 5
Aggressively sand the inside surface of the aluminum reinforcement plate with 25 to 60 grit sandpaper on a Roloc disk. Sand every surface that will touch the hood until the sanding scratches have 100% coverage. It’s very important to leave no unsanded surface where adhesive will be applied on both the plate and the hood. Hand sanding parts of the reinforcing plate will also be required in this step.
Step 6
Place the reinforcing plate back on the hood and double check the fit. Make sure the plate can be fully seated over the entire surface and there are no large gaps at the edge of the plate where it meets the hood. After confirming the reinforcing plate can be fully seated, use the plate as a guide for marking the 6 locations for drilling 9/64” holes. The plate itself can be used as a drill guide, or drill at the marks as we have done here.
Step 7
Before bonding the reinforcing plate to the hood, install the OEM bracket onto the reinforcing plate using the included 1-3/4” bolts, flat washer and lock washer, with the fork facing the large side of the bulge. A few drops of low strength thread locker on the bolts is recommended to reduce corrosion of the bolt in the threaded hole.
Step 8
Blow the dust off the mating surfaces and clean a second time with EcoPrep. Wipe dry with a clean dry cloth. Make sure the surfaces are completely dry, then apply a generous amount of adhesive to the surface of the sanded area on the hood. Use a body spreader to cover the entire area.
Step 9
Apply an even larger amount of adhesive to the reinforcing plate, zig-zagging across entire sanded surface.
Step 10
Place the reinforcing plate onto the hood. Secure it using six (6) #10 x 1 screws. Gently snug the screws when first installing them. Making them tight immediately can cause uneven distribution of the adhesive and may cause the plate to be seated improperly. Tighten the screws in a star pattern, the same way you would tighten lug nuts on a wheel, until an even bead of adhesive squeezes out along the perimeter of the plate. Do not over-tighten. If there are any gaps after the screws are tight, squeeze more adhesive into the gap until its full.
Step 11
After curing a minimum of 4 hours at room temperature, or 24 hours for full strength, it’s safe to attach the hood struts. Be sure the hood struts are functioning properly before mounting them, as this is typically the reason the mounts failed in the first place.
Michael Boudreaux
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025
Works great good prep work make the job last great product
Michael Cox
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2025
Fast and easy
Nancy Murdock
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
You save $1,000 by using kit to repair hood. I own body shops I use repair kits instead of replacing hood. I save customers $1,000 of dollars.
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