my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS*
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my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS*
i bought a hood for my hatch and it wont seem to fit snug? any suggestions?
this happen to anyone too?
i tried to mess with the bolts on each side of the hood and it made no difference, i even readjusted the latch so it can be lower, and STILL no difference!
thanks
Modified by EK4MAY at 12:39 PM 4/4/2008
this happen to anyone too?
i tried to mess with the bolts on each side of the hood and it made no difference, i even readjusted the latch so it can be lower, and STILL no difference!
thanks
Modified by EK4MAY at 12:39 PM 4/4/2008
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EK4MAY)
adjust the hood latch to be lower as well as the rubber bumbers to sit lower on each front corner.
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Mine does the same damn thing.
Is it the original OEM hood? Pretty sure the previous owner replaced the hood at some point and didn't go OEM on mine, so the front fits like ***.
Is it the original OEM hood? Pretty sure the previous owner replaced the hood at some point and didn't go OEM on mine, so the front fits like ***.
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EK4MAY)
well looks like its time for a nice CF hood that will fit well. i dunno EKs all that well i know EGs but thats all the suggestion i have
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turn the two rubber bump stops all the way to the right and by the way was this car ever crashed in front?? a lot of cars get light hits and are never reported.. then people wonder why oem parts dont line up
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EK4MAY)
Try adjusting the hood mounts. Seems like you need to pull the hood back a bit and mess around with the latch too.
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EJ8freek)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ8freek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Try adjusting the hood mounts. Seems like you need to pull the hood back a bit and mess around with the latch too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (hard_boiled_EG)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hard_boiled_EG »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is it an oem hood?? or aftermarket??? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Can you not read or just not comprehend what you read? O.P. already stated it was a OEM hood.
Play with it a little more, i had to play with my hood for about a hour before i got it to fit right on my eg
Can you not read or just not comprehend what you read? O.P. already stated it was a OEM hood.
Play with it a little more, i had to play with my hood for about a hour before i got it to fit right on my eg
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (andoxviii)
thanks, i messed with the latch and no difference. i'll try to mess around with the hood mounts and let you guys know.
thanks guys!
thanks guys!
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EK4MAY)
yea be careful the ek has like a mid model slight body mod between 96-98 and 99-00 also i would bet there is always a possibility of a mix up between 2 and 4 door models or even hatch idk either worst come to worse just grab a cf hood an be done with it lol thats what i did
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Re: my hood for my ek wont fit snug. help? w/ PICS* (EK4MAY)
i'm sure it's from a hatch but not 100% sure on whether it came form a 96-98 or a 99-00.
thanks for the heads up
thanks for the heads up
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when you open the hood there are 2 screws that is hold the latch.
unscrew it and take a flat head with hammer and bang it around to move it.
here is my after market hood. the hood is kinda still out of line.
i get a closer pic later
unscrew it and take a flat head with hammer and bang it around to move it.
here is my after market hood. the hood is kinda still out of line.
i get a closer pic later
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BWek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hood looks like it belongs to a 96-98</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, it's the right hood.
Try pulling up on your front bulkhead. Take the bumper off and where the upper grill is, bend that metal piece up slightly. Sometimes it will get bent if you are leaning on it while working in the engine bay.
No, it's the right hood.
Try pulling up on your front bulkhead. Take the bumper off and where the upper grill is, bend that metal piece up slightly. Sometimes it will get bent if you are leaning on it while working in the engine bay.