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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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Does your hood hit your headlights?

When you lift the hood with the headlight up does it hit? Mine were and I adjusted them out so they wouldn't but they are still very close. I'm just wondering if my headlight buckets are bent or something.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 12:26 AM
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Interesting, I have never open the hood with the lights up.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 02:44 AM
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Yeah, mine hits the lights when they up..
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 02:56 AM
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no, it's only fitment question... fender, hood, lights cover and front bumper.. damn, for me it was horrible to fit that correctly.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 06:36 AM
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I know my car has never been hit in the front (okay, cracked the fiberglass bumper cover) and when I lift the hood while the lights are up, it doesnt come anywhere near hitting any part of either light.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 10:22 AM
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Actually I just double checked mine, and they don't catch when I close the bonnet. but the gap is very close, about 2mm..

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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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Mine do hit. have small scrapes on the headlight cover now.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 10:35 AM
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We have a lot of tight fitment between panels, like between the door and fender, the door nearly touching the fender when you open it.
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 10:35 AM
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Mine hits on the inside but I have an aftermarket hood , that may be the issue .
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 10:41 AM
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Lots of adj in the HL covers and fenders

Some in the front bumper and hood

So fitment should be an easy fix
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Old Oct 30, 2013 | 01:24 PM
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Never have, not even with my aftermarket hood.

Maybe you car was damaged before you got it.
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Originally Posted by cewrx7r1
Never have, not even with my aftermarket hood.

Maybe you car was damaged before you got it.
My issue is more like a bumper issue , Bumper pulls the fenders inwards , and in order to give some seperation from the bumper / fender had to move the lights inwards .

during normal operation they dont hit , but if I try to open the hood with the lights up it will graze the headlight covers . I'm sure with proper adjustments it can be fixed . But concidering the condition my headlight covers are in as is .. I just cant be bothered . until I get a new bumper atleast .

To the OP , more then likely someone has messed around with the fenders / hood / bumper alignment and light alignment ,

does it rub on both sides or just one? is the seperation of the hood from the fender even on both sides?

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