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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 2007Honda Civic hood wont close, sits on radiator
I bought a lowered '93 Civic EX 2dr, but the hood has never closed all the way, it seems to sit on the top radiator mount (its actually put a small dent in the hood where the hood rests on it). Im not sure if the radiator was raised or something since its a lowered car or if something just got bent from a previous owner, but I am just trying to get the hood so it can close all the way (it clicks down, but its still got a gap). Well and to prevent the lump forming on the hood from growing... Here is the gap: http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?9e2e082774.jpg You can see where it rests on the top of the radiator mount: http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?f44f2ae249.jpg And of course the damage to the underside of the hood: http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?134c78895b.jpg Any comments or helpful information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Brandon On May 8, 3:22 am, taz...@gmail.com wrote: > I bought a lowered '93 Civic EX 2dr, but the hood has never closed all > the way, it seems to sit on the top radiator mount (its actually put a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks, > Brandon Only thing I can think of is, is there any adjustment in the latch mechanism or the hinges? Maybe it needs to be raised a bit? It sure doesn't look like the radiator support (that S-shaped braket) was modified, looks original to me. Boy, I'd be pretty concerned about any work done on the car. Has it been in an accident? I happen to have an open Carfax account, so if you want me to run the VIN to check, I can.... Dan D '07 Ody EX Central NJ USA > On May 8, 3:22 am, taz...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > '07 Ody EX > Central NJ USA Yes the car has been in an accident, its a rebuilt title, the Carfax looks terrible. The odometer is off, all sorts of DONT BUY things, but its been a great car :). I still cant figure out why its sitting on the radiator though. I didnt see anything around the latch that is unusual but im not sure how that would make it not sit on the radiator support. On May 8, 5:06 pm, taz...@gmail.com wrote: > > On May 8, 3:22 am, taz...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > unusual but im not sure how that would make it not sit on the radiator > support. Well, the only thing that I can think of is either a messed up repair, or perhaps the entire front clip is out of alignment. But basically I guess you're driving the car with the hood only latched using the secondary latch....? I wouldn't drive it too fast - if it lets go and flips the hood up, well, that wouldn't be very good! ;-) Dan D '07 Ody EX Central NJ USA > On May 8, 5:06 pm, taz...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > '07 Ody EX > Central NJ USA Well it does appear to latch down all the way, thanks for the info though. Hmm still at a loss at what to do, I have just ignored it since i've owned the thing. |
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