Hood Reinstallation Question
Le Mans Master
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From: Columbia SC
I always mount hood brackets to the body first on all cars. Place tape on all the hood and body edges so during the alignment you don't chip your paint. Also, make sure you have plenty of friends handy to help so the hood does not move accidently during adjustment and cause a problem. In the future, you can use some washable pens ( the kind kids use so parents can wash off with water) to outline the placement of the mounting points. Once reinstalled. a little water will remove the marks.
Le Mans Master
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From: Belleville Mich.
On a C5 I found it is easier to install the two bolts , snugly into each side of the nose of the hood, first.
Then lowering the nose end with the hinges onto the four bolt/studs.
Otherwise trying to get those two bolts into the holes after wards is almost impossible.
I like to use blue painters tape to out line the edges of the outer hinges on the fenders, prior to removing the hood.
That way when reinstalling you will be in the very same spot on the fenders.
Then lowering the nose end with the hinges onto the four bolt/studs.
Otherwise trying to get those two bolts into the holes after wards is almost impossible.
I like to use blue painters tape to out line the edges of the outer hinges on the fenders, prior to removing the hood.
That way when reinstalling you will be in the very same spot on the fenders.
Team Owner
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Hood is off the car again for repairs. 
When I go to do the reinstall, is it any easier to install (alignment etc) the brackets on the hood and then install the brackets to the frame??
Or install the brackets to the frame and then install the brackets to the hood attachment points??
Any other tips on the reinstall/alignment??
When I go to do the reinstall, is it any easier to install (alignment etc) the brackets on the hood and then install the brackets to the frame??
Or install the brackets to the frame and then install the brackets to the hood attachment points??
Any other tips on the reinstall/alignment??
2 Person job all the way - pretty straight forward and a lot of the times you can see where the hinges were previously
Thanks,Matt
Le Mans Master
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From: Belleville Mich.
That way they do not interfere with allignment.
With a reinstall of the same hood as the original poster is doing, that proceedure ( dropping the hatches, wouldn't be necessary) .
