STB hood gap ?

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:45 am

Kind of a n00bish question, but this is the first set i've had in the seven years i've had the car.. I have the DC STBs and the front one is making my hood sit uneven resulting in a bit of a gap.. What bracing under the hood do I cut or bend in, and which is better to do? Cut or bend?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:52 am

I'm guessing you are using the SRT front bar and not the non SRT bar?

I never had a problem with my flat hood sitting uneven, just the hood pad tabs making contact with the bar. I cut the tabs off and didn't have any more problems.

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:01 pm

I guess it's an SRT bar yeah.. Upon closer inspection after work I found out it was slightly bent upwards on the drivers side.. Like a little hump on that side.. A little session with a 3lb sledge and readjusting of the bar/hood/fender and all is well.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:10 am

I'm assuming the "hump" you are talking about was on the hood bracket...

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:34 pm

Maybe "hump" was a poor description, lol. The bar was bent about 3/4 of the way across, causing it to stick up and hit the hood on the drivers side.. I just took it off and bent it back.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:15 am

Don't mean to bump up a dead thread, but where was your gap, near the headlight or towards the back? Cause I have a slight gap near the front pass headlight, and I have the DC stb

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:22 pm

It was up by the wiper cowel.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:24 pm

ah gotcha, thanks :p