Hood: Adjustments

Hood Alignment

1. NOTE: To adjust the hood, the hood latch must be removed.

Remove the hood latch.

2. NOTE: It is not possible to adjust the rear of the hood to the height of the fender.
Loosen the 4 hood hinge-to-hood nuts and the 4 hood hinge-to-body bolts until the hood will slightly move.


3. Adjust the hood to align the hood-to-fender gaps. For additional information on body margins, refer to Body Repairs.

4. Tighten the 4 hood hinge-to-body bolts.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).


5. Tighten the 4 hood hinge-to-hood nuts.
- Tighten to 11Nm (97 lb-in).


6. NOTE: NOTE: The clearances and edge alignment must be correct before the hood latch is installed.

Install the hood latch.
- The hood latch must be installed so that the hood engages without stress and the clearances on the LH and RH sides are not changed.