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Can this hood be adjusted.

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Old 07-17-2007 | 03:09 PM
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I just tried putting this hood on.. and check it out.. Its insanely off.
Its not even latching.




Old 07-17-2007 | 03:26 PM
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Anything can be made to fit. It's not unusual for knock off hoods to require an afternoon's or even a full day's work to fit well. Holes on brackets often need to be elongated with a carbide bit on a rotary tool, as well as grinding on specific areas of the fiberglass and adjusting everything
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That looks like a matter of messing with hinge bolt positions, as well as possibly lowering the hinges a little. You'll also probably need to adjust the bump stops towards the front.

My VFN hood also required 3 notches on either side to clear the fender bolt heads.
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You can use button head allen bolts to cure the "hood too wide, interfering with bolts" problem.
Old 07-17-2007 | 11:04 PM
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not sure what that is..

I got rid of the hood. I've been working on it all day. Sold it to someone for $200. He put it on at my house and it fit perfectly first try. Now I have to put the brackets back on my old hood and try to get it to fit. Today was a total waste of time and I had no idea what "adjusting" a hood meant. now I know. And I hate it LOL



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