Hood Latch Adjustment

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:55 pm

My hood has a significant amount of play in it and it doesn't look like it's latched all the way down, even though it is. I know there's a way to adjust the height of the latch, but I can't find it in the service manual or by looking at the car. Anybody know?

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:29 pm

Adjust the black hood adjusters, sounds like they're too high.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:41 pm

yea man u need to adjust them, just screw them down until u got the right fitment

heres a really old picture for reference

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:54 pm

No, it's the opposite that's happening. When both stages of the hood latch are locked (I can feel both distinct clicks), the hood itself is still too high. Right now, with the hood completely latched, it's not even touching those two black bumpers you guys are talking about. There's about 1/4" of play in the hood when it's fully closed. I've got those black bumpers backed out a bit to stop the damn thing from rattling, but it's easily seen that the hood is up too far.

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:00 pm

Two 10mm bolts that hold the hood latch to the core support. Loosen them, and adjust it down.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:09 am

Mopar00Neon wrote:Two 10mm bolts that hold the hood latch to the core support. Loosen them, and adjust it down.

Yep.

farmboy · Post by **farmboy** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:22 am

what they said. ^^

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:46 pm

Just did that last night. The body shop had the height correct, but the latch was high enough to let the hood rattle with every bump.

I just tweaked it down a litte. A PITA working through the latch handle hole, on a Kaminai front bumper...