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solo40oz · 02-11-2012, 09:39 PM

My awesome wife bought me a sparks SS grill emblem for christmas - I finally had some spare time to install it today. My big fat hands wouldn't fit through the grill, so I had to remove the shroud....I couldn't get the shroud back on, so I decided to loosen the hood latch (yes, stupid idea). Now my hood isn't flush (it's too low) when I try to close it. I'm 99% sure it wasn't like this before - and I've tried making minor adjustments to the latch, but nothing seems to be working. Any helpful advice on how to re-align the latch properly?

bmbbl be · 02-11-2012, 09:52 PM

it may be your hood stops .....the 4 black nobs may need adjusted up....it may be the inside ones

cyberLS · 02-11-2012, 10:02 PM

adjust the little rubber pieces that you had to take off to take the shroud off. unscrew them a little and you should be ok

solo40oz · 02-11-2012, 10:05 PM

I tweaked on the hood stops...and no luck....however, I think I've made some progress. I had the torx bolts tightened pretty tight - I backed those off and now the alignment is reaaaaly close, but it still seems off to me.

dmwhiteman · 02-12-2012, 08:22 AM

I had the same issue when I installed my light bar. Mess with the torx screws and the hood stops. Between the 2 it will work out. I had to loosen the torx a lot more than I thought they should be, but ended up lining up perfectly.

02-11-2012, 09:39 PM	#1
solo40oz Drives: My wife crazy Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 740 View My Garage	I goofed - I need some help My awesome wife bought me a sparks SS grill emblem for christmas - I finally had some spare time to install it today. My big fat hands wouldn't fit through the grill, so I had to remove the shroud....I couldn't get the shroud back on, so I decided to loosen the hood latch (yes, stupid idea). Now my hood isn't flush (it's too low) when I try to close it. I'm 99% sure it wasn't like this before - and I've tried making minor adjustments to the latch, but nothing seems to be working. Any helpful advice on how to re-align the latch properly? Attached Images

02-12-2012, 08:22 AM	#5
dmwhiteman Drives: 2SS Black w/ Inferno Orange Stripes Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: PA Posts: 565 View My Garage	I had the same issue when I installed my light bar. Mess with the torx screws and the hood stops. Between the 2 it will work out. I had to loosen the torx a lot more than I thought they should be, but ended up lining up perfectly. __________________ Black Widow 2ss/RS

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02-11-2012, 09:52 PM	#2
bmbbl be Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 1,360	it may be your hood stops .....the 4 black nobs may need adjusted up....it may be the inside ones

02-11-2012, 10:02 PM	#3
cyberLS Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey LS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 2,224 View My Garage	adjust the little rubber pieces that you had to take off to take the shroud off. unscrew them a little and you should be ok

02-11-2012, 10:05 PM	#4
solo40oz Drives: My wife crazy Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 740 View My Garage	I tweaked on the hood stops...and no luck....however, I think I've made some progress. I had the torx bolts tightened pretty tight - I backed those off and now the alignment is reaaaaly close, but it still seems off to me.