Just returned from my dealer and he was telling me the new '08 BX's are going back to metal hoods & fenders because of all the issues with the plastic ones.
This is not totally true! The only one for 2008 is the new larger model will be with steel hoods and floor boards. Kubota has not needed to add all the plastic for sound control as some of the other makes run so why put up with the aggrivation! I haven't seen any manufacturer use enough of it not to break under some load conditions.