syclone1157
Enthusiast
Am I doing something wrong when I close the hood. Sometimes I will close it and one side will rub against the headlight and sometimes it has about a 3/4 inch gap between the hood and the headlight. Whats the deal?
What is the "proper" technique for closing the hood?
You can't say that without knowing how that particular hood is adjusted. I've seen latched hoods with a 1" gap (and yes, clearly the latch needs to be adjusted).When there is a 3/4 gap, the hood isn't latched.
I feel it's always best, when trying to make this adjustment, to remove the front facia. I've done this several time on my 96 and got it looking near perfect, but set aside a day to dicker with it. The headlights can be moved in all directions(at least with mine) and are move vertically with shims. In my case, I move the headlight forward and to the outside of the car ot make it look correct. Good luck and you'll find if you do remove the facia, there are a couple of push pins best not replaced if you think you might go back in at a later date.Headlights have a very slight horizontal adjustment. Most of the adjustment is fore and aft. there are four bolts and with a little stretch armstrong like wiggling, you can adjust through the foglight hole. It is also helpful to remove the rubber "plug" from in front of the tire to have two access/light points to reach inside.