Hood doesn't sit flush now...

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headrush

Discussion Starter · Feb 13, 2002

I just changed the rad support and grill on the car, and now the hood doesn't sit flush with the fenders at the bottom. I'm guessing it's from rad support, and I'll have to put spacers under the latch piece to try and make the hood sit flush. I don't see what else it could be, any experience with this?

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tkic

· #2 · Feb 13, 2002

Re: Hood doesn't sit flush now... (headrush)

have you adjusted the black rubber bumpers and your hood latch mechinism? you should be able to straighten it out, unless it's like, an inch or something.

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tkic

· #4 · Feb 13, 2002

Re: Hood doesn't sit flush now... (headrush)

oh, i thought since you mentioned spacers that it was sitting too low, but it's too high? maybe you can loosen all the bolts that connect the core support, put 50lbs on it, and re tighten them? one side of mine sits a little high, but it came from a crashed car at the junkyard so it's acceptable.

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tkic

· #6 · Feb 13, 2002

Re: Hood doesn't sit flush now... (headrush)

what flexes when you push the hood down? how does teh lower grill trim strip line up with the fenders and the bumper?

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tkic

· #8 · Feb 13, 2002

Re: Hood doesn't sit flush now... (headrush)

how does it sit if you pull the hood latch mechinism off of the hood (just those 2 10mm bolts)?

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