Hood adjustment .

Garry Fuller

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2002 GTS, hood on pass. side has a gap of 1/2 to 5/8 in. where it meets the nose on front side. Dr. side is normal. Is there an adjustment to lower pass side of hood down.
 

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This might be a dumb question, but did you press down fairly firmly on both sides of the hood when closing it? On my mom's 94 there is a latch on either side of the hood at the front and sometimes one side doesn't latch fully when closing it which can cause a gap like that. I usually press down right around the headlight on both sides to make sure it's fully latched.
 

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Here is a Pic of my 97 and 01 hoods showing gaps on both sides.
My research indicates that this is pretty typical of a Gen 2 hood fitment where one side gap may be larger than other side.
I did not and would recommend to others not to mess with adjusting their hoods for these typical gaps.
Maybe a Pic of yours might be helpful to see if it is worse than normal.
Ky
 

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Unfortunately, I feel that these gaps are caused by deformity of the hood over time.
A good fiber glass fabricator may be able to fix the issue for you.
 
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Thanks everyone. Hood is latched tight. Adjusted light up so it wouldn't look so large. Going to check other adjustment.
 

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