Bumping this thread up instead of starting a new one, but has anyone actually attempted this?

The clear coat on my pre-facelift X5 is peeling and is at a point which requires a respray. Purchasing an entire hood in the correct colour is much cheaper, but for some reason it is rather hard to find a pre-facelift X5 hood in my area

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2005 BMW E53 / M54 3.0i petrol - RHD