msinsky14

my civic over time developed a gap between the hood and the headlights, with an even bigger one between the hood and the front bumper........i was just wondering if this could be fixed, or if a carbon fiber hood will be flush against the headlights and bumper?........also, the drivers side headlight is shifted a slight bit over to the right.......how could this be fixed ..........i already searched, didnt find anything..........by the way it is a 1995 civic eg


Modified by msinsky14 at 7:07 PM 3/8/2006

92hatchling

same prob here seems like it did it by its self my head light on the left side same way 92 hatch and cant get none of it to line up all oem parts but do what im gonna do take it to a body shop and have fixed

sohc'd upEJ8

I would just play with your hinges/bolts on your hood to get it to align properly....Just tweak each one a little bit until you get proper fitment....Hitting bumps for countless years will make a lot of things shift or come loose a little bit....

msinsky14

about how much would that cost........??.........would a carbon fiber hood line the hood up correctly?

nello a.

as far as the headlight,i would have to see it. you could try loosening the mounting bolts and shifting it around a little. it will not move much. on most hondas only fore and aft. if you are talking about the aim of the headlights, there is o horizontal and a vertical adjustment.

the hood has these black bumpstop looking things that you can screw down or up to raise/lower the height. they are either on the frame or the hood itself. i believe turn right is lower hood, left is higher. this will only adjust about 1/4" inch or so. maybe 1/2"

you should also specify what year/chassis/model/mods. you have. this will allow the experts(myself not included) to help you.

92hatchling

played with it all a it doesnt help on mine the head light seems like its pushed back and toward the middle of the car a little sorry not trying tojack yor thred

msinsky14

do u know of a site that might have pics of the "bumpstop?"

nello a.

no. if i could post pics. i could show you.

msinsky14

thats fine.......but do u know about my question about the cf hood?

tl hatch

The higher end CF hoods will offer a pretty good fitment. If your OEM hood is not fitting right, a CF hood probably won't be any better. ViS or Seibon seem to be the most popular for quality construction and fitment.

LOL, you could always buy a dremel!

msinsky14

then how would i fix the gap?.......it seems like it fits ok from the windshiled, but i noticed it started to look bent as i followed the hood down to the the lights, wouldnt that mean that the actual hood became bent?

EJ1_203

turn down the ruber bushings on the edge of the radiator support.

EJ1_203

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i was thinking the same