My hood is in need of replacement but I am having difficulty finding anyone who can supply and fit one. One spotty 16 year old assuring me there was no such car and could I bring in the reg document so he could look it up. 5 e-mail requests for quotation have gone unanswered. Can anyone recommend a reliable fitter?

On a different topic, my failure to diagnose the simplest of faults make me think, "when all else fails, read the .... manual" but where to I find one? trolling the archives produced some basic data but several writers referred the reader on to another site (presumably set up by a beat owner) which does not exist any more. An Australian guy selling Beat manuals also seems to have gone.

Any ideas gratefully received.