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My vis techno r hood lines up perfectly on driver side and front bumper, but on passenger side it bows up in center about 3/16 maybe a 1/4 inch. I can push it down where it needs to be. I have good clearance everywhere, latch and bumpers have been adjusted, everything has been adjusted except passenger front fender. I have thought about doing hood pins or aero latch where hood bows but would have to custom fab and weld a bracket for pins. I have been debating hood pins anyways. After reading forum after forum some people run them some don't. My vis hood latch feels very strong but it is bonded. The car is not a DD. Since having kids I maybe put 100-200miles a year on her. 2007 s2000 mileage is 7900. Should I get hood pins even thou I dislike them. Should I just leave it alone and live with the gap. Hoods been on car about a year. I have every original part for car in mint condition. I'm the only owner. Pics attached.
I used to have the same exact problem with my Seibon MG hood back in the day. After a ton of adjustments with no luck, i finally realized the hood was hitting my valve cover and so there was no way to make it sit lower unless you shaved the hood down. Check to make sure it's not hitting your valve cover or strut bar.
If it is hitting, only real solution is to shave it down (if it's just the skeleton hitting) or get a different hood.
I don't think its hitting anything. I have read on forums about strut bar and valve cover. I have no rub marks on skeleton,valve cover or strut bar. I have tried to look through vents with flash light to see it was hitting any where just no signs of hitting. I could be wrong thou. I just think the curve of the hood is off slightly, in my opinion. Thanks for the reply I'm going to put some putty on strut bar and valve cover to see if it's hitting anywhere tonight. Thanks again!!
It could just be a warped hood which would be a bummer, but double check that the rubber bump stop (the hood is supposed to rest on) on that side right where it is bowing up is not creating the problem. You can twist these down further or shave down or remove altogether if needed.
08-28-2018, 05:03 PM
Sorry message and pics never uploaded.
