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i just got a VIS Racing OEM style CF hood today. i have a 2005 civic ex coupe. after installing, i noticed that the space between the hood and headlight on the left side was too high, but on the right side was perfect. if i push down on the left side, everything lines up just fine, but when i let go its out of line again. anybody know anything i can do to fix this problem. im getting hood pins soon, do u think that will hold the hood closer to the car, or do hood pins not push the hood down. please help!

 
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No carbon fiber hood is a perfect fit.

 
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i get that, but is there anyways to make it better, or will the hood pins push it into place.

 
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actually I had this same problem when I got my CF hood a few years ago. the owner of the shop I bought it from knew the owner of a body shop that did custom crap and he brought the hood to him and the guy put the hood on some machine and bent it a little bit and when installed back on the car it fit perfectly. charged me only $20. that may be what you need to do.

 
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u need to adjust the hood loosen up the 4 screw alil bit soo the hood can sway from side to side a lil bit...when u find the right place n everything is straight then just simply tighten the screws back up...i did this n it fits perfectly....i also thought the hood pins would keep it in place...but they didn't after adjusting it everything was fine

 
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Should have gotten a Kaminari. Perfect fit.

 
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i did that with the screws and stuff, but its not a side to side problem, that is fine. its that one side sits higher then the other. maybe ill try to do what that other guy was talking about, having a body shop bend it or something. but ill wait and see how the hood pins work. and i didnt have the choice of what company to get it from, i know kaminari stuff fits really well. but my sponsor snet it to me for free, so im not gonna be picky about what company to use.

 
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i have the same problem on my hood and so do 2 of my other friends with 05 civics. i guess its normal...

 
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just a suggestion and im not too sure if it will work or not but have you tried trimming the bump stops??...maybe trim that one side off just a little bit and it will line up..

 
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When you get your pins on, you can adjust the height and that should help.

 
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just make sure you dont put too much pressure on the hood at that one spot with the hood pins or it might slowly start cracking the clear coat...

 
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you can actually adjust the "bump stops" by screwing them tighter or looser to adjust the hight

 
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its not the bump stops though. adjusting it wont help me.

 
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By adjusting the bump stops and rasing and lowering your hood pin height you should be able to even things out.
How bad is it anyway?