CF hood adjustment and maintenance
CF hood adjustment and maintenance
I recently installed a CF hood and it still doesn't fully close. like i don't have to pop the hood from the inside to get it to open, there's a big gap between the bumper and the hood (just like when the hood is popped) so i could just stick my hand in there and open it. Is there a way to get it to fully close? i have hoodpins to hold it down, but the gap is very annoying so is the idea that anybody could open my hood. Also some small bubbles are starting to show, does anybody know why and how to prevent more bubbles from showing? and how to maintain the hood, it honestly costs a fortune and i don't want it to look like crap. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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you need to re-clear coat it. To let it down some more you might have to adjust hood stops. On each side of the hood there rubber/plastic pieces that go up/down.
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were there studs under rubber grommets?
Your hood latch should be adjustable, you can drill out mounting holes more to allow it to drop down more. that way when you shut it, it'll go down further
Your hood latch should be adjustable, you can drill out mounting holes more to allow it to drop down more. that way when you shut it, it'll go down further
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it;s an inverted hood just like the one shown in evilyeti.com i'm not making claims that it's exactly the one they sell, it just looks exactly the same, i bought it used, it looks great but there are fitment issues which i believe exist with all aftermarket hoods, and well there's the bubbling issue that's driving me nuts, the bubbles are still very small and unnoticable from distance, and i just want to keep it that way. I tried posting a pic but well for some reason it's not working in here. You can follow this link and the pic of the car with the hood is the last one. http://hassanharb86.spaces.live.com/photos/
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did you try what I suggested? As far as bubbles, youll have to take it to body shop and have them re-clear coat it
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no i haven't yet, i need someone to help me do it since it's a bit of a 2 men job, but the idea makes alot of sense, i should give it a shot sometime during the holidays, and as far as clear coating it will be done when i paint my car in the summer, the car will be parked in the winter so nothing will get worse.
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only take one person to drill out holes on latch
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hood latch (holds your hood down) is mounted onto radiator support with 2 bolts. If you take out those bolts and elongate holes down more, it will allow hood to go down more when its shut
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