hkboy87

how do i remove and install a hood for a 99 civic? i looks in the FAQs above and i didn't see anything and i searched before. if there is a DIY here then it would be nice. if not can someone tell me how to do it? pics would be nice. thanks.

95ProjectEJ1

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1. Pop the hood from inside the cabin
2. Unlatch the hood
3. Prop the hood up
4. Get a friend to hold the other side
5. Take a 3/8 drive 10mm socket (I believe its 10) and loosen up the bolts (2 per side) attached to the bracket
6. Toss the wrench to your friend and have him do the same
7. Take off the hood and lay it on the ground (use somthing to rest it on)

Installing goes pretty much the same way, line it up and install the bolts. Done!

Cpt.GargameL

Nailed it. Do that and you will be fine. There is nothing more to it unless you want to add more people to the job. lol

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95ProjectEJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1. Pop the hood from inside the cabin
2. Unlatch the hood
3. Prop the hood up
4. Get a friend to hold the other side
5. Take a 3/8 drive 10mm socket (I believe its 10) and loosen up the bolts (2 per side) attached to the bracket
6. Toss the wrench to your friend and have him do the same
7. Take off the hood and lay it on the ground (use somthing to rest it on)

Installing goes pretty much the same way, line it up and install the bolts. Done!

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95ProjectEJ1

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cpt.GargameL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nailed it. Do that and you will be fine. There is nothing more to it unless you want to add more people to the job. lol

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Haha yeah, you could switch it up and have two people hold it while one loosens

hkboy87

that sounds easy to do. so after i loosen the bracket from the car, do i remove the bracket from the old hood and mount it on the new hood?

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hkboy87 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that sounds easy to do. so after i loosen the bracket from the car, do i remove the bracket from the old hood and mount it on the new hood?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't take the brackets off the car. Take the brackets off the hood. Then just bolt the new hood to the brackets ON the car.

Cpt.GargameL

If you don't have new brackets (yes) if you do and you want them on (no)

EDIT: Yes it is extremely easy to do. (I wish everything else was like that lol

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vestalfootball72

what I would do if i were you is get 2 buddys to help you, pop hood and prop it up, lay blankets on each fenders just to be safe, as well as put 2 layers of masking tape alll the way around the hoods edges. Then remove the 4 10mm screws, and the hood will be free, assuming you disconnected the windsheild washer lines

hkboy87

yea i just took a look at some pictures on this forum and the latch looks easy to take off. also one more question, my hood is not aligned right, how do i adjust it?

Banjo the Ninja

You adjust it with the 4 bolts in the hood, they have a little play, so you can move it left/right forward/back a bit to get it seated right.

95ProjectEJ1

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I can see this being a 5 page thread with numerous repeats of the already given answer to HT