Crazy hood!!!
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Crazy hood!!!
Ok guys now that igot your attention I need help, my hood sits higher than it supposed to in relation to the front fascia..stock hood by the way, i already adjusted the bump stops all the way down with no success, what do i do??Thanks in advance.
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yeah that sounds right.. because the latch is what controls the height of the front. once you have adjusted that, re adjust the front stoppers you lowered so that you can't flex the corners of the hood down.
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I used a pretty thick stack of washers to actually raise my front facia to meet the hood. Go to a hardware store and buy enough washers to make an inch tall stack of washers for each of the screws circled in the picture, longer replacement screws and a washer that'll fit each screw. Take out each of these screws, put the stack of washers under the front facia between it and the body, and put your longer screw and washer in.
It might take a little tinkering to get it just right, but it definitely makes the hood sit flush with the front end.
It might take a little tinkering to get it just right, but it definitely makes the hood sit flush with the front end.
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The latch is just held on by two bolts. Just loosten them and move the latch up or down. If you need more room to slide the latch down you could make the holes longer with a die grinder.
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Try the washer way. No cutting, and if the hood is sitting at the right level to the fenders, the only thing you should change is the front facia so it will match the level of everything else.
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Yes but wouldnt that make the fascia not match up with the fenders if it is yanked up where the hood is???Any pics of yours??
I tried the latch that didnt help...Im beginningt to lose hope becuase two years ago she was in an accident and i think the body shop didnt quite fix everything perfectly...if this fascia idea will work..i would like to see some pics.meanwhile ill give you a shot of mine...
I tried the latch that didnt help...Im beginningt to lose hope becuase two years ago she was in an accident and i think the body shop didnt quite fix everything perfectly...if this fascia idea will work..i would like to see some pics.meanwhile ill give you a shot of mine...
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My car looked exactly the same. All the washers will raise is the area between the headlights. I don't have any good pictures now because my hood is off for an LT1 swap, but here are some pictures of what my car looked like after I used the washers to raise that section. The only place you want to put the stacks of washers is where that plastic cover is between the headlights, and that's the only place that it'll lift.
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So you sandwhich the latch support are with washers???then use a longer screw??
*edit* i reread your post and i understand now...ill try it!!but why does the stack of washers have to be a whole inch??
*edit* i reread your post and i understand now...ill try it!!but why does the stack of washers have to be a whole inch??
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Dude! Loosen up the 10mm screws that hold your hood to the hinges. Slide the hood back an inch or so and your problem will be fixed. Don't mess with the latch just yet and don't use washers to RIG (yes I said rig) the front bumper cover.
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It looks like the body shop already did that soooo. You need to adjust where the hinges bolt to the fenders. You will see the 10mm bolts on the bottom of the hinge assemblys. Loosen and move back an inch and tighten them back up. Close the hood slowly checking for clearance on the sides. If all looks well let it close. Post pics of your newly aligned hood position.
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Can you push the hood down and make it look right? I needed a new hood a few years back and I also got a new spring which was WAY too stiff and kept the hood JUST like in you picture. I compressed it in a vice, and then it was just right. (not real scientific, but it worked
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Originally posted by KEVIN L.
Don't mess with the latch just yet and don't use washers to RIG (yes I said rig) the front bumper cover.
Don't mess with the latch just yet and don't use washers to RIG (yes I said rig) the front bumper cover.
My solution was quick, easy, low-cost, and permanent. Nobody would ever know there's a single washer there. There's no reason for you to make it seem like I'm suggesting an inferior solution that doesn't even work and may not be permanent.
Plus I don't have to worry about mounting my hood in exactly the right spot so it'll match up with the front facia every time I take it off to work on the engine.
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