For all those with cooling panels Options

[Sinyk]

I can't close my hood with the cooling panel installed. Every time I try to close the hood, it bounces back up because it collides with the hood stand. The only way I can seem to get the hood to close is by slamming it about as hard as possible which is unacceptable, so how can I get my hood to close WITHOUT removing the hood stand bar? I do not want to install hood shocks nor do I want to carry my hood stand in the trunk. It seems like a lot of people are using these panels and must be able to close their hoods, so how do I do it?

With it in place:


Where the hood prop keeps hitting the bar.


I noticed that the frame bends inward to accommodate the hood stand, but the cooling panel straightens this section.


Please help. I'm very frustrated...

[stetsonaw]

here's what you've all been waiting for. plate is not bent (where the rod is, yes, the front piece is bent a lil to get to the open latch), i did however bend my rod a little bit so that it would "stick" under the front. the first few times, yes, i did have to slam it, but now it closes just fine. oh, and my clip is broke, but it doesn't look like it has to be.
and yes, i know it's dirty


This post has been edited by stetsonaw: Apr 9, 2009 - 10:59 PM

[trdproven]

here's what you've all been waiting for. plate is not bent (where the rod is, yes, the front piece is bent a lil to get to the open latch), i did however bend my rod a little bit so that it would "stick" under the front. the first few times, yes, i did have to slam it, but now it closes just fine. oh, and my clip is broke, but it doesn't look like it has to be.
and yes, i know it's dirty

This is what I meant, it won't be a clean close hood. If you are still determined to get it closed with the hood prop and you treasure your cooling panel from being bent, don't try. Well really its your car so do whatever.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Apr 10, 2009 - 12:11 PM