Help! Hood fitment

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:57 pm

Just bought an IP2 cf hood, and my gaps on the sides (near fenders) suck! Are the any adjustments to align it better?
Pics to be posted later

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:03 pm

You could possibly loosen the bolts on the top of the fenders, and push them in a bit more towards the hood......if they are not already all the way in.......

Josh

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:35 pm

They are all the way in, no shims

And I already adjusted the bumpers under the hood, but on the pass. side, the hood is holding itself up

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Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:48 pm

I think you got a bad hood, I've heard that IPP hoods are very good quality. I'd call or get in touch with whoever you bought it from and/or IPP>

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:52 pm

Yeah, I dealt directly with the owner, cool guy. He offered a refund. The hood is definetly great quality, but since it is from the scratch and dent section, i want to make it fit (only $200 and it's in my hands).

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:52 pm

What you have to do is loosen both sides and pull the side thats short (passenger side) to the front just slightly, tighten the bolts, close the hood slowly to make sure you aren't going to hit anything and check your gaps. You've just gotta do that over and over until it's perfect. It's easier with two people incase you are trying to do it alone. If it isn't closing all the way, or the hood is loose when it is fully latched you will have to adjust your hood latch by loosening to bolts through the grill (may have to take the grill out, not sure with '03+), adjust as necessary, tighten it back up... and do that until it's down and the top of the hood is even with the tops of the fenders.

Keep in mind, no hood is perfect. I've had two RD CF hoods, a JSP (XR8 lidds) CF and this Kaminari CF hood. The Kaminari fits by far the BEST out of any of them, it's right up there with stock hood fitment and I get my compliments on how well it looks. Next would be the JSP but he edges aren't rolled or covered so they don't look too appealing but the actual finish looks great. The RD was the worst, the epoxy was crap on both of them that I had (fogging, airbubbles), actual fitmint wasn't too bad, the first one I had it stuck up really high in the rear... I'd only consider the RD if you are going to paint it and use it just for weight redux.

Basic thing to remember with CF... you get what you pay for.

Other than that... it just takes time and a lot of tweaking. On my CF trunk it took me several hours and still didn't get it perfect, thats when I just asked a body shop to do it for me haha

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:00 pm

How do i loosen and pull the hood? the bolt holes don't seem to allow any adjustment? The hood brand new is over $500 on modern, and it seems like a good quality. Can cf warp if it sits over time?
THIS IS PISSING ME OFF!!!

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:05 pm

Yes, CF can warp......but for less than 1/2 price man.....I would just deal with it.......

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:11 pm

I only ask because he has another scratch/dent hood in stock, but he's an hours drive away.

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:12 pm

If you have the hood all the way up, loosen the bolts and lift the passenger side up... if it wont' go anymore you'll have to push the drivers side down to atleast make the gaps even on both sides. On the passenger side, if you have a large gap near closest to the windshield and a narrow gap near the headlight that side needs to be pulled toward the car or the driver side needs to be moved towards the windshield, sometimes both depending on if it's very bad. If you do have to move it a lot just make sure to watch your gaps on the sides when you close it so you don't come down on one of the fenders.

And if you can't move the hood any farther b/c the holes aren't large enough then it sounds like it's a bad hood b/c the holes weren't positioned correctly when it was made. In that case you could either ask for a replacement... or start dremeling out the holes on the hinges to make the oblong.

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:23 pm

Hey, if he just gives you the replacement hood....I'll buy the "bad" one off ya for cheap.....

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:32 pm

I wish he would give it to me

, but he said he would swap it out with the other hood. I also bought the trunklid with the gelcoat cracks because it had a shaved lock cylinder hole

Casketbearer · Post by **Casketbearer** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:56 pm

Hah! Those 4 bolts that hold the hinge to the body (not hinge to hood), loosen them, then tweak the hood. It fits perfectly now, still can't express how quality this piece looks. Thanks to everyone.
w00t!

juicyjay504 · Post by **juicyjay504** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:46 pm

Ill but that one from you if you give up on it.