Hood Misalignment

[WhiteDream26]

The hood stops will screw out if screwed too far... they can be screwed back in. The adjustment may need to be made with the stops and the hood latch as well. As others have said, it could also be the plastic part of the front end. It can be loosened up and manipulated as well. Body alignment is a lost art... old cars had shims at many locations to adjust panel alignment... new cars have eliminated that as it takes too long to build the cars that way. They are designed to fit without needing any adjustment (yeah right) so that can make a perfect fit nearly impossible. My 24 has an even gap at the front... even after adjusting hood stops up to get hood even with fenders. My 25 has a bit of an uneven gap along the front edge much like yours. Just picked the 25 up two weeks ago but haven't tried to get it better yet. I may loosen the screws on the front edge of the plastic bumper cover and add shims as needed.

If I was a nitpick, this one, the gap is larger on the passenger side than the driver side, but it’s minimal.
Totally even across the center…

Interestingly enough, I can get my corners looking pretty even. It's the middle that's lower. Honestly, if mine looked like yours, I wouldn't think twice about it.

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[sl8anic]

Sounds like there are shims or big bottle of white out in your future

Interestingly enough, I can get my corners looking pretty even. It's the middle that's lower. Honestly, if mine looked like yours, I wouldn't think twice about it.

 

[Sofa King]

Interestingly enough, I can get my corners looking pretty even. It's the middle that's lower. Honestly, if mine looked like yours, I wouldn't think twice about it.

Sounds like there are shims or big bottle of white out in your future

Or perhaps try adjusting the latch a bit first.

 

[sl8anic]

Or perhaps try adjusting the latch a bit first.

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