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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 06:35 AM
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Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

Just finally found another 4" fiberglass cowl hood, after selling my 92 camaro with one on it.... Needed to find one for my 91, anyways.... I just dropped the hood on to see the gaps, this hood aligned better than the last, but has an issue for now, unless someone can help me fix it. The car it came off matched well.

Need help making this match up, look at photo, shoot me some ideas if you have experienced this, thanks:

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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

it looks to me as if the center of your bumper cover is sagging a little bit i could be wrong
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

And it may be. How could I adjust that? Well, what's the easiest way.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

did the hood you took off fit?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

Would that beam that runs in front of the radiator, right where the latch assembly is, if that's bent.... Would that affect the bumper? Bc when I pull on the bumper its sturdy, but that bar is bent, like someone hit the front of the car before I got it. The factory hood never really matched either. The bar is only bent where the latch assembly is... The top and back of the beam is straight, but the front where it bends down and the latch assembly support sets is bent back maybe enough to matter
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

Originally Posted by zenish
did the hood you took off fit?
The hood fit, but overlapped maybe a half an inch to 3/4"
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

your car might have been wrecked before you bought it so might be tweeked just a little bit
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Re: Cowl hood to bumper questions/ need opinions!!!

This is what I have came up with: I adjusted the bumper (the actual bumper not the cover), it fixed a 1/2 inch. Took the photo (photo 1) then pulled the bumper cover off the lip that holds it in place (photo 2). Photo 2 looks better but I need to find something to do about the front bumper cover not being clipped over that lip where it's supposed to be, if you lift the hood you'll see it's not clipped in place.
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