Sport Hood

[Lee Iacocca]

My hood makes a gap above the black plastic piece inserted in the hole when it is hot. Anyone else have this problem? The truck is brand new, not about to let the dealer order a new hood and paint it to swap out.

 

[jsalbre]

It may have missed a tab on installation. Undo the screws holding it on and pull it out, it’s pretty obvious how it goes back on.

 

[Lee Iacocca]

It may have missed a tab on installation. Undo the screws holding it on and pull it out, it’s pretty obvious how it goes back on.

Is it two pieces, or one?

 

[jsalbre]

It’s multiple parts but they’re plastic welded together, so it comes out as one unit. There’s tabs and slots on the hood and the plastic bit that mate up.

 

[Lee Iacocca]

Checked it cool this morning and same gap, gonna take it out in a while. Your thoughts are that that hood should be clipped to the top of the plastic insert?
Isn’t that where the two bolts go into?
Does the plastic come out under the hood or outside over the hood?

 

[Lee Iacocca]

It may have missed a tab on installation. Undo the screws holding it on and pull it out, it’s pretty obvious how it goes back on.

Are you referring to these teeth?
I don’t see anything that could hold it down.

 

[Lee Iacocca]

I took the 2 bolts out but did not get the plastic out because it didn’t want to go in either direction, so instead of breaking it I put the screws back in.

 

[Lee Iacocca]

Anybody here know how to remove this piece after the two bolts are out?

 

[jsalbre]

Anybody here know how to remove this piece after the two bolts are out?

Mine just pulled out. It should be pretty obvious.

 

[Units]

Can you physically close that gap with your hand by pushing up on it? If so, slide you a piece of double sided trim tape in there and press it together.

 

[Lee Iacocca]

Mine just pulled out. It should be pretty obvious.

Towards the front?

 

[Lee Iacocca]

Can you physically close that gap with your hand by pushing up on it? If so, slide you a piece of double sided trim tape in there and press it together.

Only by pushing down on the steel hood, plastic won’t budge.