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Hood Looks Off

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dune_Dood, Mar 3, 2025.

  1. Mar 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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    Steves104x4

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  2. Mar 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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    Lift the hood and see if last technician left some channelocks in there.
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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    Here's mine for reference. Little tough to see the full lines with the deflector there, but you can see that...

    - The long side of the hood aligns with the long side of the fender:

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    - The front edge of the hood drops just a touch below the inner corner of the fender:

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    - The inner corners of the hood align with the grille surround:

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    My only issue is that there is a little bit of contact on the top of the headlight from the deflector when I close the hood, but it's minor.
     
  6. Mar 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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    Antboooy

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    @whtmtngrv that's some good hood alignment. I'm jealous.
     
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  7. Mar 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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    My OCD is very grateful. Now I just need to add a little washer/spacer to the driver side hinge of the tailgate so that it’s not misaligned anymore. I have a tailgate lock which may or may not be pushing it out of skew a touch.
     

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