help, hood won't lock down
help, hood won't lock down
03-30-2008, 04:03 PM
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Any details? Is it both the latch and the lock? What happened to cause this? New CF hood? Accident? Does it latch if you drop it from 2-3ft open? Tried adjusting it?
03-31-2008, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by S2K 4 ME,Mar 30 2008, 09:43 PM
Did you adjust the rubber bump stop's on each side? You may be hitting them and thats causing the hood not to latch.
03-31-2008, 09:19 AM
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If the release has loosed (the assembly that is bolted to the bumper beam) it will slide down and out of adjustment.
If I remember right there are three (3) 10mm bolts holding it in place. You'll need to play with the adjustment to get it to latch while dropping the hood from about 2 feet up. As you should already know.......NEVER push the hood closed. Drop it to close it. If you have to drop it from more than 3 feet or so, then you'll need to re-adjust the latch.
Another key to look for is, once the hood IS closed........is there a rise up from the bumper to the hood at the point that they meet? If so, lower the latch assembly. Vice-versa if the hood is sunk down compared to the bumper......raise the assembly up a bit.
You may even be able to see the wear pattern of where it used to allign - i.e. the dirt on the plate of the assembly. Use that as a starting point in your adjustments.
Good Luck,
Hockey
If I remember right there are three (3) 10mm bolts holding it in place. You'll need to play with the adjustment to get it to latch while dropping the hood from about 2 feet up. As you should already know.......NEVER push the hood closed. Drop it to close it. If you have to drop it from more than 3 feet or so, then you'll need to re-adjust the latch.
Another key to look for is, once the hood IS closed........is there a rise up from the bumper to the hood at the point that they meet? If so, lower the latch assembly. Vice-versa if the hood is sunk down compared to the bumper......raise the assembly up a bit.
You may even be able to see the wear pattern of where it used to allign - i.e. the dirt on the plate of the assembly. Use that as a starting point in your adjustments.
Good Luck,
Hockey
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05-08-2008, 02:50 PM
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im having a hard time trying to fit my hood on too. my passenger side is rising higher than the other side. should i adjust the brackets?will a hood pin help sink it in?
problem solved = go to honda
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