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Alternative Offroad No-Cut Hood Mount Light Brackets!!
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<blockquote data-quote="AlternativeOffroad" data-source="post: 780662" data-attributes="member: 2296"><p>Sorry to hear about your install issues! Here's what we recommend if that back bolt is giving you problems.</p><p></p><p>Have a friend hold the hood up from the front, lifting the base of the hood bracket off the truck. Slide the bracket in place, then carefully tell your friend to lower the hood down so you can get both bolts threaded on. You'll have to make sure your friend is paying attention or else if he/she lets it down to low, it will scratch the hood. Carefully thread both bolts in equally, then using a ratcheting wrench or a small 1/4" ratchet, tighten both bolts down.. The reason it helps to lift the hood, is if there is too much pressure from the hood pushing down on our brackets (or the hood brackets even) the back bolt won't thread on or will start to strip or crossthread. Easing the load on the bolt helps 100000x and I can pretty much guarantee your bolt will go in no problem if you try this <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlternativeOffroad, post: 780662, member: 2296"] Sorry to hear about your install issues! Here's what we recommend if that back bolt is giving you problems. Have a friend hold the hood up from the front, lifting the base of the hood bracket off the truck. Slide the bracket in place, then carefully tell your friend to lower the hood down so you can get both bolts threaded on. You'll have to make sure your friend is paying attention or else if he/she lets it down to low, it will scratch the hood. Carefully thread both bolts in equally, then using a ratcheting wrench or a small 1/4" ratchet, tighten both bolts down.. The reason it helps to lift the hood, is if there is too much pressure from the hood pushing down on our brackets (or the hood brackets even) the back bolt won't thread on or will start to strip or crossthread. Easing the load on the bolt helps 100000x and I can pretty much guarantee your bolt will go in no problem if you try this :) [/QUOTE]
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