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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Nevermind. Figured it out! All is good

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Never mind guys, figured it out. Fits perfectly now!
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Never mind guys, figured it out. Fits perfectly now!
Out of curiosity, how did you fix it?
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Originally Posted by 98RedBird
Never mind guys, figured it out. Fits perfectly now!
Glad you got it man...

If you can,explain what was wrong and how did you fix it? If you had pics that would help also.. Just would be cool too help the next guy as these cars weren't exactly famous for top notch build quality so,I'm sure there cold be others that would benefit from your experience with this issue...

Congrats again!
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Originally Posted by SKZ28
Out of curiosity, how did you fix it?
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Glad you got it man...

If you can,explain what was wrong and how did you fix it? If you had pics that would help also.. Just would be cool too help the next guy as these cars weren't exactly famous for top notch build quality so,I'm sure there cold be others that would benefit from your experience with this issue...

Congrats again!
So the problem was that on the drivers side where the hood meets up with the bumper cover, the gap was slightly larger than it was on the passengers side. Here's a frontal pic so you can see the comparison from side to side...



I know it's a small deal but I'm pretty OCD when it comes to the car so it annoyed the hell out of me.

Anyways, I realized that if I pressed in a little bit on the bumper cover it closed the gap right up and made it perfect from side to side. So, I popped the hood and removed the 3 plastic pushpins that GM uses to secure the bumper cover on the top there and replaced them with some polished stainless bolts/washers/nuts. Aligned the bumper the way I wanted it and snugged it down. Looks perfect now. And actually the stainless hardware looks better...

I'll get some pics of it tonight...

Thanks
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