Johnnyz4

My hood looks popped up all the time. what can i do to make it look more flush. i tired taking off the engine dust cover i tried turning the two rubber ****/ stoppers anyone got an idea for me. the car fax is clean but now i feel it's been in a accident.

thomastan

hmmm...if you try all the things you said...i suggest you take to a good body shop and have them take a look at it...i don't think they will charge you for that....they would also tell you if your car has been in an accident.

Johnnyz4

thanks for the advice, i went to lexus and they told me there is nothing they can do about it

thomastan

did Lexus tell you any sort of info as in if the car has been in an accident or did they tell you to take it to their body shop?

dunnojack

damn that's a huge gap. maybe it was invovled in a light fenderbender.

the hood is over $500 unpainted

maybe you can remove it and bend it a little

how flexible is it? if you sit on the front edge, does the gap close up?

The G Man

Is there an adjustment on the hood's latch?

EyeKutr

iTrader: (5)

this almost has to be an adjustment issue....perhaps the latch can be lowered somehow, take it to a body shop and have it looked at

newgs3

i think there should be a vin sticker on the hood, if you do find a vin sticker, then the hood has not been replaced before. the hood is made out of alum so it's best that you don't bent it. the latch will not adjust the gaps on the hood.

boxcarfan

get back about 15 feet...take a light sprint and about 3 feet from the car take a jump with a half twist. center your body (make adjustments on the fly) to land on the center front part of the hood.

repeat as needed.

EyeKutr

iTrader: (5)

LOL, bending the hood in any way whatsoever is obviously out of the question

Johnnyz4

lexus didnt tell me any of that info. they just told me sometimes cars dont report the car being in an accident

Johnnyz4

the hood vin is on there and the paint also matches perfectly. it an eye sore but i guess i can live with it

Johnnyz4

sounds like you were quite the diver in your day, if you can fix it doing that I give you a 10

thomastan

Lmao......

The G Man

I can get my mother in law to sit on that hood, that will surely fix it