New CF hood... for $36 bucks off eBay., One problem... fits weird on headlight. Options

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Crummy collision repair (before I purchased car) pics:






One lucky auction and a 1300 mile trip to L.A. and back... gas was cheaper than shipping





I didn't take a closeup of the drivers side headlight, but it's got a gap of about 5/8ths of an inch from the headlight to the actual hood.

I've moved the hood around as much as I can, and it's aligned perfect, but it doesn't drop down as much as I think it should.

Is it the rubber "hood stops" (can't think of a better way to describe em) underneath that are keeping it from going down all the way or what?

Anybody know?

This post has been edited by estaticd: Jun 3, 2005 - 3:26 AM

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Who did you buy it off of on ebay? I wonder if it's the same guy I just got a hood for hella cheap from.
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Link is in first post, it's a business called Quick Drop that sells things on eBay for private parties who apparently can't figure out how to list something, much to their loss and my gain. When I showed up finally at their store they had so much JUNK and alot of car parts like bumpers, wheels, etc... there was a replica of the Titanic that was about 7 foot long behind the counter... lol.

you beat my 75 dollar CF hood
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I bid $125 for it about 15 seconds before the auction ended, but nobody outbid me.

I put the hood in the back (wouldn't fit with the latch down, but SOOOO close) and drove it over to a nearby AutoZone and installed it there, then drove back from LA to Utah with it on. I threw the old one in a dumpster after putting my foot through it.

This post has been edited by estaticd: Jun 6, 2005 - 8:06 AM