Civic EG

Ok, so my sedan has the hood a little tilted ( left side is higher than the fender, right side is lower than the fender) and I havent been able to get it right. I tried screwwing and uncrewing the front rubber threads that help you rise it or lower it but it hasn't fixed the problem.
Anyone know which bolts, screws, or what do I need to move/ adjust to get it even on both sides?

i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps

TrailerTrash wrote:i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps

hahaha i think he means "look for bends in your hinge."

TrailerTrash wrote:i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps

consider yourself lucky.
often this results in a broken windshield.

Came in expecting to see mAd JdM hOoDtIlTzZzZ Where to buy washerzzz.

I'm glad i didn;'t see that.

i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps [quote]

Hahaha I'm going to take the hood off and get a look at those hinges to see if they have any bending. Thanks for your story.


Came in expecting to see mAd JdM hOoDtIlTzZzZ Where to buy washerzzz.

I'm glad i didn;'t see that. [quote]

No, my tilt isn't the "JDM" one, is only lifted on one side and the other side is lower than normal. But I have to say that it does help to keep the engine cooler. My temp needle is always lower than 1/4 when running as more cold air gets to the engine, and it only reaches 1/4 when I stop. I believe this is because the tilt on the hood is letting most of the hot air get out.
Anyways, I just want the car to look straight.

d-mon wrote:

TrailerTrash wrote:i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps

consider yourself lucky.
often this results in a broken windshield.

I got lucky once... then I was changing my wiper blades and the arm snapped down without a wiper blade on it and broke my windshield.

I forgot to mention that I was never able to get my hood alignment right again. it was perfect before and i can't get it exact again for the life of me

^^^ i got lucky too! my ex girlfriend tried jumping out of my car on the highway and i slammed on the brakes, resulting in the head hitting my windshield and putting a nice crack in it. RIP windshield

dbrooks wrote:^^^ i got lucky too! my ex girlfriend tried jumping out of my car on the highway and i slammed on the brakes, resulting in the head hitting my windshield and putting a nice crack in it. RIP windshield

WOOOW your ex girlfriend had issues hahaha, she wanted to jump out of the car while in the highway? was she kind of psycho?
and on top of that she broke your windshield with her head!
What a girl!

TrailerTrash wrote:

d-mon wrote:

TrailerTrash wrote:i don't think there is much room for adjustment.

I had this same problem when i tried to put my hood on by myself... i was holding it with one hand and had the hood resting on my head while i was trying to put the bolts in the side that i didnt have bolted to the hinge yet... well i lost my grip and the hood slid sideways and belt the hood hinge and it made that side stick way up higher than the other. so i unbolted the side that didnt get bent and bent the bent hinge back to where it should be.

quite a mess of an answer for you but i hope it helps

consider yourself lucky.
often this results in a broken windshield.

I got lucky once... then I was changing my wiper blades and the arm snapped down without a wiper blade on it and broke my windshield.

I forgot to mention that I was never able to get my hood alignment right again. it was perfect before and i can't get it exact again for the life of me

That is bad luck, the hood didn't break the windshield but the wiper did!
Well, I hope I can get the alignment on my hood right or atleast to improve. I dont mind if it was lifted a little on both sides as it helps to keep the engine cooler, but it just doesnt look nice with one side raised and the other sinked belowe the fender line.

I'm thinking either..

A) the hood is twisted
B) your fenders aren't aligned
C) you've started a new trend

ogxandrew wrote:I'm thinking either..

A) the hood is twisted
B) your fenders aren't aligned
C) you've started a new trend

Hahahaha It could be all three.
Although I think the first one is the mos appopiate because my fenders look straight and they aling very well with the bumper and doors. However, I could checka that too.

tatan1106eg wrote:Ok, so my sedan has the hood a little tilted ( left side is higher than the fender, right side is lower than the fender) and I havent been able to get it right. I tried screwwing and uncrewing the front rubber threads that help you rise it or lower it but it hasn't fixed the problem.
Anyone know which bolts, screws, or what do I need to move/ adjust to get it even on both sides?

Is it the back of the hood on the windshield end or the front of the car near the corner lights thats uneven?

On the driver side is lifted on the windshield side, and on the passengers side is below the fender line towards the headlight.

dbrooks wrote:^^^ i got lucky too! my ex girlfriend tried jumping out of my car on the highway and i slammed on the brakes, resulting in the head hitting my windshield and putting a nice crack in it. RIP windshield

haha i'd say that should be your title under your name "chooses cars better then girlfriends" haha