Hood Alignment HELP !!!
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Heel & Toe
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Hood Alignment HELP !!!
Hi. I am a new member and still learning my way around, so apologize ahead of time if I have posted my question in the wrong forum.
After a front crash that only broke my 2017 C7 (Stingray base) front bumper cover, I had it replaced with a Z06 bumper cover, Z06 grill and bumper lips. The bodyshop seated my bumper in perfectly (as I can see along my fenders, but the hood now appears to be misaligned by 10mm horizontally (closer to passenger fender), vertically (on driver side close to the windshield), and now I can also observe a 5mm gap between the hood (front) and bumper... basically need the hood to move forward horizontally by 5mm. I also noted two of the four bumper to hood-hinge connection screws loose! Took the car back to the bodyshop, and they claimed they didn't do anything to the hinges, but I know someone messed with them. So, I'll need to align the hood myself.
I looked online, and besides an ACS hood video where they say uninstall the bumper cover to start adjusting, I don't see anything specific to actually showing how to align. Anyone here can help with pointing me to a video please? If you need me to take pics and attach, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
After a front crash that only broke my 2017 C7 (Stingray base) front bumper cover, I had it replaced with a Z06 bumper cover, Z06 grill and bumper lips. The bodyshop seated my bumper in perfectly (as I can see along my fenders, but the hood now appears to be misaligned by 10mm horizontally (closer to passenger fender), vertically (on driver side close to the windshield), and now I can also observe a 5mm gap between the hood (front) and bumper... basically need the hood to move forward horizontally by 5mm. I also noted two of the four bumper to hood-hinge connection screws loose! Took the car back to the bodyshop, and they claimed they didn't do anything to the hinges, but I know someone messed with them. So, I'll need to align the hood myself.
I looked online, and besides an ACS hood video where they say uninstall the bumper cover to start adjusting, I don't see anything specific to actually showing how to align. Anyone here can help with pointing me to a video please? If you need me to take pics and attach, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Racer
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Just looks like a time consuming processs of adjusting it all to where it looks good. Not being a show car now, make it presentable to your eye.
THis guy looks like what your are going thru.
THis guy looks like what your are going thru.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Dallas, TX
Just looks like a time consuming processs of adjusting it all to where it looks good. Not being a show car now, make it presentable to your eye.
THis guy looks like what your are going thru.and a pretty trial and error
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxA8zyZkrJA
THis guy looks like what your are going thru.and a pretty trial and error
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxA8zyZkrJA
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Do you have any pics? Dont know why they would mess with the hinges on a bumper cover change. It's not that hard to pull the bumper cover off.
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Yeah, doesn't make any sense that they would mess with the hood at all - the front fascia comes off without the need to do anything to the hood.
