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| Topic subject | Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? |
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9271, Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by eclipse804, Oct-08-01 08:30 AM Is there a way to tighten the hood latch or adjust it? It's kinda loose right now and rattle when the car is on. It only moves maybe 1 cm, but it rattles...any ideas how to tighten? | |
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9272, RE: Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by Michael_97RS, Oct-08-01 08:50 AM There should be a couple bolts holding it down but they are hidden away behind the bumper... | |
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9273, RE: Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by eclipse804, Oct-09-01 06:04 AM Anyone else? I don't get it cus the hood latch is tight, its locked on, it's just that it's loose. I can barely move it like 2 mm but it makes a rattling noise. I think that even if I adjusted the hood latch higher or lower, that would only change the closing point of my hood. Is there a way to tighten it, or do I need a new latch? Thanks... | |
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9274, RE: Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by vector_racing, Oct-09-01 06:42 AM For the front of the hood you should have 2 rubber stopers near the headlights, adjust these up, so the force against the hood stops the movement, also check you back mounts, i have found these to get loose from time to time. | |
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9275, RE: Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by eclipse804, Oct-09-01 07:04 AM Thanks, I'm stupid I should have thought about that...I didn't think you could adjust them for some reason...there are actually two big ones near the fenders, and two smaller ones in the center...so I assume I just twist it out right? When I installed them after painting my car, I turned them all the way in... | |
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9276, RE: Hood is loose and rattling, how do I tighten latch? Posted by Michael_97RS, Oct-09-01 07:08 AM Yep just turn em counterclockwise and raise em up. I did that to mine to line the hood up right. If all else failes you could use a very cheap solution I used on my Neon with the solid mount... rattles so much I took a short piece of hose and put it between the frame and the hood behind the latch... held the hood from rattling... | |
