it seems my passenger side hood hinge is loose
Re: it seems my passenger side hide hinge is loose (aez2g)
Welcome to NICO!!aez2g wrote:has anyone ever experienced this?
Not to my knowledge!!??
How do you know it's loose?
Is the door not shutting flush??
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Re: it seems my passenger side hide hinge is loose (aez2g)
Hey there,
What is the hide hinge?
What is the hide hinge?
typo - should be hood hinge
The back corner of the hood catches the corner of the fender when opening the hood
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Re: typo - should be hood hinge (aez2g)
That's what I highly suspected
Have you have some body work recently or maybe hit a large pothole?
It sound like you have a body alignment issue. The best way to check your body lines is to run your finger in the openings in the body panel (around door,hood,trunk edges).
I would say to run your finger around the sides of the hood. You should expect a gap of ~1/8" around the whole edge of the hood and fenders. I suspect you will notice a larger gap on the left side, if not then your fender is elevated. At that point I would check the gap in the passenger side door to the P/s fender.
If any of these things are found to be excessive you may want to contact a body shop for a thorough estimate and evaluation.
Have you have some body work recently or maybe hit a large pothole?
It sound like you have a body alignment issue. The best way to check your body lines is to run your finger in the openings in the body panel (around door,hood,trunk edges).
I would say to run your finger around the sides of the hood. You should expect a gap of ~1/8" around the whole edge of the hood and fenders. I suspect you will notice a larger gap on the left side, if not then your fender is elevated. At that point I would check the gap in the passenger side door to the P/s fender.
If any of these things are found to be excessive you may want to contact a body shop for a thorough estimate and evaluation.
this one is really wierd, no body damage, lines are all ok
I did take the car to the dealership just before my warranty ran out. they said this was not a warranty problem, did a little minor work at no charge, two months later the problem resurfaces. thats why I suspect that maybe the hood hinge may actually be loose --- I dont know how the hinge is secured to the body, I thought maybe if it is secured with faxteners they were loose.