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blueforza · 01-21-2010, 09:34 PM

Has anyone out there noticed there hood where it meets the nose is not even from the left and right sides? the drivers side slightly dips with a lip and the pass side is flat and even where it meets the start of the nose(front)? or is it just mine??

mtcwby · 01-21-2010, 09:40 PM

There is a rubber bump stop on each side, just turn whichever one in or out til you get it lined up. Just small amounts at a time.

There are also two torx headed screws one on each side of the latch on the radiator support. These will adjust the bumper cover up or down in the mail slot area. The hood stays stationary and the bumper cover is what adjusts up and down.

OUR72GTO · 01-22-2010, 02:04 AM

Take to the dealer.....its warranty.

camarowa · 01-22-2010, 10:38 AM

just re-adjust the little bump stops, takes care off the problem in min.

PnCRedJwl2SS · 01-22-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by camarowa

just re-adjust the little bump stops, takes care off the problem in min.

Pics...?

ffrcobra_65 · 01-22-2010, 11:44 AM

You don't need pics to see the little rubber bump stops...just open the hood, look down and you will see them. Make the adjustment in small increment at a time til you are happy with the alignment. Very easy, will take 1 minute.

TooCool5 · 01-22-2010, 02:28 PM

Front is easy to adjust with the bump stops, its the hinge end of the hood thats harder.

Number 3 · 01-22-2010, 04:43 PM

Having done Hoods at GM. well more like managed guys who did hoods (can't take any credit for real work LOL), I can assure that it is as easy as the descriptions above and also that it is covered by your warranty if you so choose.

But what you would want to do is basically unsrew (counter clock wise) the bumper to raise the hood and screw it down (clockwise) to lower the hood. Just adjust it a little bit at a time and close the hood to check. Repeat until it fits the way you like.

ZombieEatsYou · 10-10-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mtcwby

There are also two torx headed screws one on each side of the latch on the radiator support. These will adjust the bumper cover up or down in the mail slot area. The hood stays stationary and the bumper cover is what adjusts up and down.

Here's a 9 month old

for you. I put in an LED scanner bar in my mailslot and couldn't figure out why my hood was now out of alignment. I figured out the rubber bumpers quick enough, but had no idea about the torx screws. I think you've solved my problem.

01-21-2010, 09:34 PM	#1
blueforza Member Drives: RJT 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long IsLAND, NY Posts: 119	hood alignment Has anyone out there noticed there hood where it meets the nose is not even from the left and right sides? the drivers side slightly dips with a lip and the pass side is flat and even where it meets the start of the nose(front)? or is it just mine?? __________________

01-21-2010, 09:40 PM	#2
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	There is a rubber bump stop on each side, just turn whichever one in or out til you get it lined up. Just small amounts at a time. There are also two torx headed screws one on each side of the latch on the radiator support. These will adjust the bumper cover up or down in the mail slot area. The hood stays stationary and the bumper cover is what adjusts up and down. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

01-22-2010, 02:04 AM	#3
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	Take to the dealer.....its warranty. __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

01-22-2010, 10:38 AM	#4
camarowa Drives: 2013 SVT Raptor, sold 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PNW....almost canada Posts: 1,907	just re-adjust the little bump stops, takes care off the problem in min. __________________ - Pfadt Suspension Package; Springs & Sways - Brembo Brake Upgrade (Yellow); Courtesy Fesler Built - Custom Magnaflow Exhaust - Blacked-Out Bowties & RS Emblems, Front bowtie delete - Full Dynamat Extreme Trunk Coverage - Tinted side markers - Interior DSV Customs Leather Upgrades - Airaid CAI V2 - Forgestar F14 Gunmetal 20x9, 20x11 - Doug Thorley Shorties

01-22-2010, 02:28 PM	#7
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,242 View My Garage	Front is easy to adjust with the bump stops, its the hinge end of the hood thats harder. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

01-22-2010, 11:44 AM	#6
ffrcobra_65 Account Suspended Drives: SuperCharged 2SS/RS IOM MN6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Posts: 5,094	You don't need pics to see the little rubber bump stops...just open the hood, look down and you will see them. Make the adjustment in small increment at a time til you are happy with the alignment. Very easy, will take 1 minute.

01-22-2010, 04:43 PM	#8
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,172 View My Garage	Having done Hoods at GM. well more like managed guys who did hoods (can't take any credit for real work LOL), I can assure that it is as easy as the descriptions above and also that it is covered by your warranty if you so choose. But what you would want to do is basically unsrew (counter clock wise) the bumper to raise the hood and screw it down (clockwise) to lower the hood. Just adjust it a little bit at a time and close the hood to check. Repeat until it fits the way you like. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

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