how to fix a damage the hole caused from the screw

[siir]

i was screwing the bolt to the 'hood' but it came loose... the bolt came off with the metal bits from the hood. now i cant screw the hood anymore.. i think i need to redrill the hole...??

any ideas how to fix the hood?? if so where to go? and how much?

thx

[SKREMN]

are you saying you cross threaded and stuffed the hole?
so there if no longer a solid thread to grab onto in the bonnet???
a pic would help?
you can retap / rethread the hole quite easy if you have a tap set
if not can you get a bolt on the other side???
what part of the hood it this on?

[ECU-MAN]

you can drill it out and then replace the thread with a helicoil

[Vtec_inside]

thlike ecu man said helicoil, but it expensive, ur better off tapping the damn thing if, the inside is not damaged 2 much. other option is use a longer bolt and hope u still got good tread deeper down.

[siir]

i managed to used the longer bolt.. i had to use more washers so the bolt wont hit the hood... its kinda ok i guess.. (for the lifted hood with washers, for airflow) but safety wise, hmm not sure?? in case of crash might hit my face haha :P

thx guys for the input... thank god the inside is not very deep, i think i still got 40%- 50% tread... u reckon is safe? thx ppl :)

[ECU-MAN]

if your worried about saftey, if its not 100% then its not good enough

[siir]

if your worried about saftey, if its not 100% then its not good enough

guess, u r rite.. i prolly have someone inspect it if its safe or not, or simply do retread..thx man