Closing hood
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Closing hood
I just got my 2016 Z51. Do any of you have a problem closing the hood? Unlike the C6, if you just drop it from from 12" or so it just locks on one side. I have to stand in front of the car and slam it like hell to get it to close. Dealer is no help. I know is weights about 14 lbs but one side does close. Any suggestions?
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<p><br />I close it with my hand in the middle of the hood, same as I did with my C5. I have to do it with some umph, but not slamming it.</p>
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Thanks.Do you ever sleep?
I think my driver side latch has a problem. Why would one side close and not the other.
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Drivers side hood latch
Yeah i have the same thing going on when closing the hood and like kevincol i just grap hood in center at the top and give it a firm closing motion ...i have found that it works every time.
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I just got my 2016 Z51. Do any of you have a problem closing the hood? Unlike the C6, if you just drop it from from 12" or so it just locks on one side. I have to stand in front of the car and slam it like hell to get it to close. Dealer is no help. I know is weights about 14 lbs but one side does close. Any suggestions?
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Mine will sometimes not secure on both sides. Mostly I just, standing on the driver's side, push it from about a foot high, hand in the middle on the edge of the hood. It seemed to not secure early in the ownership. But after a year of having it, it seems to latch easily. Had the same issue with my C5. Just a matter of learning the technique to getting it right.
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I close it from about 12" and I assist gravity's pull a tad with a little push. Latches every time. It won't break.
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I have no idea if the hoods on C7s have the adjustable hood alignment bumpers (little black plastic stop like a mushroom). If so, simply give a it a turn or two to slightly lower the stop position. Should make the hood latch a bit more easily.
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Does that count the time you spend wiping off the fingerprints from pushing down to get it latched?
I support the hood under the edge most of the time it'll latch just fine, 1 second.
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It does sound like you might have an issue that we don't have. All I know is when I was doing the factory tour it took to guys to get the alignment of the hood right. I've just noticed when in my garage that one side of the hood has more of a gap than the other. I never noticed it until I was at the angle that I get with the stairs in my garage. You can see it below on the left side. I haven't taken a micrometer out to see how big the difference is yet to warrant if I want to mess with it or not.
I don't know if alignment is something related to your issue or not.
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I cannot just drop mine and have it latch on both sides. Passenger side latches, driver side does not... I tried adjusting the latch height, but then the edge of the hood and fender does no line up..
I stand on the side that does not latch, and push on the edge along the side of the scoop at the rear of the hood, so that it goes down firmly without flexing and it always latches...
I stand on the side that does not latch, and push on the edge along the side of the scoop at the rear of the hood, so that it goes down firmly without flexing and it always latches...
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That's the solution. Screwed the black stops on the bad side a turn or two clockwise. Problem GONE!WHAT THIS #19 OR #20. Its #20