Reply With Quoteyeah i just drop it from half way i duno if its bad but its the only way mine will close
Has anyone else noticed that our hoods are REALLY difficult to close on the first try? It takes a lot of of force (for me at least) for the latch to click properly. I guess its more annoying than anything else but could any damage result from closing it too roughly?
yeah i just drop it from half way i duno if its bad but its the only way mine will close
Yeah, you have to drop it about half way for it to close. If you just let it down and try to push it shut, then you're taking the risk of bending your hood. It doesn't hurt it to drop it shut.
You're supposed to hold it high up. I saw it in the manual, this is because our hoods are so light they won't close without some force. Normal hoods are very heavy and close without much drop.
Hmm....I've never had any trouble. They hood is pretty light though. It makes getting a carbon fiber hood mostly cosmetic. If I had kept my Prelude that would have been one of my next mods. The weight distribution is like 63/37 front to back on that car!
Last edited by CleanBlackSi02; 07-08-2002 at 04:21 AM.
OK cool -I kept trying to push it closed - see, learn something new everday:D
Dude, you gave me a great idea for a book:Originally posted by 02TafWhtSi
OK cool -I kept trying to push it closed - see, learn something new everday:D
"Closing Hoods for Dummies"
j/k:D
(lol) Nice dig - I'll give you that one ;)Originally posted by SBC31
Dude, you gave me a great idea for a book:
"Closing Hoods for Dummies"
j/k:D
I thought the same thing, the whole cars so damn airtight both the hood and the doors are hard to close :)
I pushed it closed and the whole hood buckled for a second, freaked me out. (it's fine tho... phew) I had an accord coupe before.. wan't used to the give.
Well, the inside of the car - yes.the whole cars so damn airtight both the hood and the doors are hard to close
The hood? hmmm.. since I can see the ground through the engine bay, I don't think so.
Air tight hood, now that is funny stuff. This will have to go in the bloopers section of my book: "Closing Hoods for Dummies"....lol!Originally posted by m0ns00n
I thought the same thing, the whole cars so damn airtight both the hood and the doors are hard to close :)
lol :DOriginally posted by m0ns00n
I thought the same thing, the whole cars so damn airtight both the hood and the doors are hard to close :)
You only have to worry about bulb damage when slamming your hood.
The owner's manual says to hold it up about one foot and then let the hood go to close it. I have done this and it neither slams shut nor stays open.
Bulb damage? Imagine the horror. :pOriginally posted by grooveline
You only have to worry about bulb damage when slamming your hood.
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