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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 5,688
Real Name: Chris
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Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 5,688
Real Name: Chris
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Originally Posted by kelkins
Here’s what I did. 1: close the hood firmly, this will leave a witness mark on the cowling. 2: hit the area with a heat gun, be careful not to go overboard. Seeing a ‘shiny’ look means that you have heated the area enough. 3: slam the hood. You should find that the hood now sits flush. You may have to repeat the process though. Yes the cowling will have a deformed area, but it beats cutting the plastic. This method is also not noticeable when the hood is closed.
Not the most elegant method, but it has worked for me on several vehicles.
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I had to do this on the passenger side when I had the Rago mounts. Sadly I wish I hadn't because I replaced them with the CaliRaised low profile mounts and no longer have the issue. I did the exact same method though, heated the area and then shut the hood a couple times to crease it
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