New CF hood... for $36 bucks off eBay., One problem... fits weird on headlight. Options

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Crummy collision repair (before I purchased car) pics:






One lucky auction and a 1300 mile trip to L.A. and back... gas was cheaper than shipping





I didn't take a closeup of the drivers side headlight, but it's got a gap of about 5/8ths of an inch from the headlight to the actual hood.

I've moved the hood around as much as I can, and it's aligned perfect, but it doesn't drop down as much as I think it should.

Is it the rubber "hood stops" (can't think of a better way to describe em) underneath that are keeping it from going down all the way or what?

Anybody know?

This post has been edited by estaticd: Jun 3, 2005 - 3:26 AM

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OK I figured it out finally.

The hood hinge when holding a heavy OEM hood rests on top of a gasket along the rear of the engine bay, right at the firewall, fits just great because the stock hood is heavy and is weighed down.

The carbon fiber hood weighs considerably less, and the gasket acts similar to a doorstop and props the hood up more than it should.

A pair of scissors did the trick, I just cut the gasket just enough to let the hinges drop down more, and now the hood fits just about perfect.

No hood pins for me, yay.