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Hood not even

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Fwhite, Apr 20, 2016.

  1. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:37 PM
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    Fwhite

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    Hey TW, I stalled a new color matched grille recently and noticed that there is a larger gap where the hood meets the headlight on one side than the other side. Is my hood not aligned correctly ? Does anyone else have this problem?
     
  2. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:39 PM
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    Was the hood fine before you swapped out the grille? Maybe the grille is the problem
     
  3. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:41 PM
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    Yea that's what I thought, I never noticed it before with the chrome grille. I checked to see if the grille wasn't level but it seems to be fine.
     
  4. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:42 PM
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    You probably need to adjust the little bumpers that set the height of the hood when it's closed.
     
  5. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:43 PM
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    This :D
     
  6. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:47 PM
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    Did not know that was even something I could do. Let me check that out. Here is a pic for reference image.jpg
     
  7. Apr 20, 2016 at 7:59 PM
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    That was def the problem, thanks so much guys. That was bothering me for weeks
     
  8. Apr 20, 2016 at 8:03 PM
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    That pro grille looks awesome on that color
     
  9. Apr 20, 2016 at 8:05 PM
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    Thanks man, it looked ok when I had the original chrome but that color match made all the difference
     
  10. Apr 23, 2016 at 6:14 AM
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    off topic, but I assume you did not change rear bumper to color match as well? Been thinking about doing the front myself, but not sure it'll look balanced with the back chrome bumper...
     
  11. Apr 23, 2016 at 9:11 AM
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    I matched the front and haven't yet matched the rear. I was concerned about the balance as well but it really isn't a big deal. Not sure if I will get to color matching the rear. Pics:
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/baja-tx-pro-kit-icon-aal.385619/page-2#post-10688141
     

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