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Hood installation
1. With assistance, lift the hood onto the upper
bracket of the hood brackets and hand tighten the
four (4) factory nuts.
2. Align the upper bracket with the missing paint
marks made under the hood from the factory
brackets.
5. Fully raise hood and reconnect the gas assist
springs on the ball joint on the hinge upper arm.
Note: Be mindful of how high you raise the hood
while making adjustments to alignment. It is possible
that the hood will shift without your knowledge if
hood is raised too high.
Figure 13
3. Lower the hood slowly and check for uniform
hood gap and alignment of lines on blue tape made
during the disassembly of the OEM hinges. Adjust
as needed. (Figure 13)
4. Slowly raise the hood just enough to reach in
with a 13mm socket and ratchet and fully tighten
down the four factory bolts securing the hood.
