Hood alignment

When you're adjusting your hood, you need to work in the opposite corner from the problem area! If the drivers side front corner is high, you need to adjust the passenger side hinge!

I usually start out adjusting a hood by lowering the latch plate and taking the hook off the front of the hood! Then I lower the two front bumpers to allow the hood to open and close freely while you're working with it! Lower the hood down until the first corner in the front is flush with the fender and adjust the bumper to let the hood rest flush and set to work on the high corner, and check the fit of all the gaps. If the hood is tight in a front corner, the opposite corner needs to be loosened on the two hood bolts and slid back or forward to open or close the gap. If the hood is high is a front corner, the opposite side hinge needs to be raised, or "turned" by loosening just one bolt and tipping the hinge! Check after every adjustment, and go in small increments! If the desired adjustment doesn't benefit the job, reverse your last adjustment. Once you get the front corners adjusted and the gaps correct, set the other bumper and reset the latch! If the rear of the hood is high, you can lower the hinge equally on each bolt to drop the corner straight down, again in small increments!

Patience is a virtue when adjusting panels, so find your happy thought before you start and good luck!! Geof