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bigdog9191999

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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 12:14 pm

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so in order to put my hood on i will have to adjust the latch a little bit (up, as in twards the hood) and i have not looked on what it is gonna take. figured you good ppl could answer the question for me and save me some time. do they justt loosen the bolts and slide it up or are they pretty fixed requireing me to take the latch off and make the holes "slotted" for adjustability?

thanks guys. knowing what i will have to do will save some much needed time, and will aid in time management in the reassembly of the rest of the car.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 7:12 am

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i'd say it is adjustable , the in and out and side to side should be the latch, the up and down is the rubber stoppers by the fenders

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Post subject: Re: hood latch?? need to move it a little how to??

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:37 pm

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but the hood closes almost too far now. the latch will need to come up to it.

even in this pic it is plenty far "down" for allignment and is still not latched so idont want to make it go down any more so the latch will come up to it. one way or another it will move. i just figured that someone here would have a clue on how the latch mounts.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:35 pm

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Scrap the latch and pin it? My only thought here...

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bigdog9191999

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:53 pm

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it has the latch, and i really dont want to pin it if i dont have to.

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:53 pm

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I found this pic in the Service Manual (Document ID: 570907 Hood Primary and Secondary Latch Replacement) :

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bigdog9191999

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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:56 pm

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you posted just as i did.. looks like i may be getting in there with the carbide bit and elongating the holes.

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