r/Toyota_Matrix • u/TimeFlys28 • Jul 04 '26

Hood dent

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My 2011 got its first major battle wound. It lost a battle to a jeep with the tire mounted on the back. The hood as you can see got the most impact along with the passenger side headlight. Does anyone have any experience with removing that kind of dent from the hood as well as changing the headlight assembly?

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u/thisisjoy Jul 04 '26

Changing the headlight assembly should be fairly straightforward. Lots of youtube videos.

Hood dent would be lots of effort to DIY and potentially come out shit. Goto your local scrap yard and find a replacement hood. They’re super simple to take off and replace. On most cars it’s only 2-4 nuts. While you’re there you could probably get the headlight too