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Anonymous Posted on Nov 19, 2009

The front hood at the spring hinge is too high.How can I adjust it so the gap between the front quarter panel and the hood will be not as big.Thanks.

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The way to adjust the hood lower at the windshield is to open the hood,The bolts you want to loosen are below the hood spring,The bolts above the hood spring are to move the hood forward and backwards.loosen the lower hood bolts ,the weight of the hood will lower itself,you can fine tune it by trying to hold it up higher each time.

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