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Old 12-06-2015, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PureSD View Post
How well did it work?
It was about 3/16" up in the middle and after the weight it straightened out all the way flat.
I agree with John that the hinge shouldn't be pushing up on the hood when closed (if adjusted right) but on mine at least, when I adjusted the front hinge slot as high as it would go, the hinge was acting like a stop that forced the hood to bend slightly in order to latch. My opinion is that there is more adjustment in the angle of the hinge available than is good for the fiberglass hood.

Here is a good shot after the adjustment, the passenger side on mine was a little worse than the drivers side before working on it.


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