Why am I gapping???

Definitely post up pics when you fix it. mine is all off like yours if not slightly worse and i've just learned to live with it but it's bugged me since day 1 just not enough I guess to take it apart to fix it.

 

Why the fuck are there 402 guests viewing this thread right now? Who are you people?!

 

I wonder what they googled to end up in a thread with this title

 

Yeah I know but I’ve only seen that member to guest ratio that low once or twice.

 

That’s What She Said!

 

Phrasing!

 

@Dacon, dang, you made me run outside to check mine. On both sides, my gap spacing is near perfect, so maybe there’s a way that it can be adjusted for more even spacing. Also, the hood droop, as I call it, that was the very first adjustment I made on the truck as soon as I got the truck home from the dealership. I adjusted out the rubber stops on the underside of the front of the hood to even out or lessen the visual misalignment of the bodyline not matching the fenders. I must’ve popped the hood 5 or 6 times for the adjustment, it’s not perfect but if you try to make it line up perfectly, the gap right at the front where it meets the fender seems to widen too much and it will look even more awkward. I’d take a couple of pics, but it’s is dark and raining, but I think you can make the adjustment and it will look better. Every Tacoma that I’ve seen, the hood looked off, for what that’s worth. Good luck on your adjustments.

 

The fit and finish on these trucks is terrible inside and out

 

That’s just a push type fastener and will not fix your problem.

 

Mine is like that. I got rear ended recently and the body shop guy and I discussed that particular area on a whim. He said he sees it often with several brands where metal lines up with plastic. He said Lexus was by far the best, with other manufacturers doing worse to varying degrees.

 

Man. 3rd gen guys have more fun.

 

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Oh, hell, I gave up. Too much to open and remove to fix a crack. plus is 118F outside now.

 

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My next mod is to replace those hood bumpers. Mine look like the tower of Pizza. Gave up on adjusting those rubber screws pos.

 

New Hamster huh, you’ll like the new Equalizer 2 movie then.

 

my gap is fine, I just asked my wife....

 

Why's that?

 

Because it’s made in America

If it was made in Japan, you wouldn’t have that issue

 

Almost 2 years for me and 69k Miles. Every single mile on the 405, Starbucks, and pavement only