I am looking for any tips or tricks for installing these by yourself. I have read several posts on this install and it seems like the broomstick and unhooking the pistons work best. Thanks in advance for the help!
No cut hood mount purchase help
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My biggest tip is wait until someone can help you. Wife, girlfriend, neighbor's kid. Doesn't need to be anyone strong or smart. Just someone to hold the hood at the right angle while you work the bolts.
Plenty of people have done it solo though, so it can be done, but I have no useful tips.
Ditchplains1
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Cool...no worries...
Eddie
Eddie
Five-O Donut Hole
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Installed the SDHQ mounts and was somewhat of a bitch like others have reported, especially the back bolt. But otherwise it went fine. Now my hood seems to sit back where it meets the headlights about an 1/8 of inch. The sides of the hood are straight and there is no rubbing. I've already loosened the bolts of the hinges and tried pulling the hood forward so it's flush where the headlights meet but it won't move any further forward. Anyone have a clue?
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Just to rule it out you didn't put the mounts under the hinge right? Are they in the same spot as you had before they went on meaning front or rear alignment?
Five-O Donut Hole
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Nope, brackets are on top of hinges and I marked where the hood was prior to loosening the bolts. Look like I'll have to start over and go from there.
Five-O Donut Hole
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Or taser you into submission, then have Ruby drop you off at my front door to fix it for me.
First part, maybe. Second part, I only helped with mine, passenger side was a bitch.
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