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Old Oct 20, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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How do I re-align my hood?

Just noticed that the hood on my '12 coupe is out of alignment...its a lot close to the fender on the passenger side than on the driver's side when closed...its not rubbing the fender, but its pretty close. What do I need to adjust in order to re-align it?
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Old Oct 20, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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You might try loosening your hood dampers and realigning it.
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Old Oct 20, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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Take off the hood struts and loosen the bolts. You'll probably need a extra pair of hands to hold the hood up while you adjust.
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal
Take off the hood struts and loosen the bolts. You'll probably need a extra pair of hands to hold the hood up while you adjust.
Fix Mine please.. I'll buy you a Mambo Taxi (Thrs, Fri or Saturday 1/2 price)
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GoFightNguyen
You might try loosening your hood dampers and realigning it.
You should check the rubber dampers under your hoods (both sides) one may be shorter than the other so that why it s not aligned when close. This happened to my friend's car.

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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by teonguyen
You should check the rubber dampers under your hoods (both side) one may be shorter than the other so that why it s not aligned when close. This happened to my friends' car.
Fix Mine please.. I'll buy you a Mambo Taxi (Thrs, Fri or Saturday 1/2 price)
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Old May 19, 2019 | 08:52 AM
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Hood adjustment

I didn’t see any way to adjust it laterally. The hood bolts go into the holes for the struts . I tighten the nits so that the hood is as far as possible towards the passenger side but I still have noticeable gap on the passenger side between the hood and the fender (about 1/8 “inch) . Any suggestions. Someone was taking about checking rubber dampers?
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Old May 19, 2019 | 10:13 AM
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maybe fender is out of alignment ?
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Old May 19, 2019 | 10:47 AM
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It was fine with factory hood. Replace with cf hood. I just need to shift it towards passenger side about 1/8” inch
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Old May 30, 2019 | 09:48 PM
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Its your hood struts. Amazon has them for $20. Nothing really goes out off alignment unless you were in an accident. Safe to say once you shut your hood,the back end by the fenders need a little oomph to get it all to sit nice and flush.
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Old May 30, 2019 | 10:01 PM
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Sorry, didn’t see that you swapped hoods. G’s don’t have adjustment in the hood side of the hinge. Going to have to pull your fenders to adjust or ream your top hole. Bottom hole is to set your hood to fender depth, top is side to side. Keep in mind, the hinges to upper rail holes don’t have much play either. Aftermarket parts will fight you to the end no matter how much you pay.
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