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11-04-2025, 09:07 PM
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Drives: 2023 Riverside Blue 2SS Join Date: Sep 2022
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Anyone know what could be causing this ridiculous Hood gap?
I went to wash it Today and noticed this giant hood gap where the plastic lining under the hood comes up over where the hood should be. My hood and everything like that is stock so I have no idea why this gap randomly popped up. No damage like someone hit it, it’s almost like the Hood just shrunk or the bumper expanded somehow.
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11-04-2025, 09:18 PM
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Drives: 2017 2ss 6mt Join Date: Mar 2024
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Did you happen to have the hood open the day before? Maybe saw some odd rubber nuts that weren't screwed in all the way? Decided to tighten them down while you were under the hood looking at things?
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11-05-2025, 11:40 AM
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Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017
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There are 2 torx bolts on each side of the hood latch. They are there to align the bumper and the hood. Whoever worked on your car likely tightened them all the way down thinking they are a fastener and it caused the alignment issue. You need to turn both counterclockwise until the bumper aligns with the hood.
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11-05-2025, 08:08 PM
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Drives: 2017 1SS 6spd Join Date: Jan 2011
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+1 and well said sir. As the old saying goes- "no good deed goes unpunished!"
But you can fix it OP. 
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11-06-2025, 09:24 AM
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Drives: 2000 GMPPSV SS & 2020 2SS Join Date: Jul 2017
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Is it possible that someone was leaning on your front bumper?
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11-06-2025, 03:15 PM
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Drives: 2023 Riverside Blue 2SS Join Date: Sep 2022
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So I took to the dealership and they figured it out, the 2 Torx screws for adjusting the bumper height they put in when installing the Procharger were too long after they removed them it went back to normal.
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11-06-2025, 04:10 PM
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11-06-2025, 07:28 PM
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 j/k, but there are cool service departments out there, willing to install aftermarket stuff and making fair wages on this enjoyable, non-warranty work.
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11-07-2025, 11:38 AM
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