Warped Hood

[KrayzieFox]

I have a DGM hood that I bought last fall, and after keeping it in the garage over the winter it seems to have warped a little bit. Can anyone give me some pointers on what to do to make it warp back and sit flush with the fender again? Here's some pics to show ya what I mean.

 

[CrazyCaker]

Have you tried lowering your latch? I would try lowering the latch and then raising the rubber stops on each front corner to bring the front back up. Another option is to wait until it gets hot out and park it in the sun, it MAY go back into shape. Btw, how did you have it stored to cause this?

 

[susamafone]

yikes, good luck with that.

 

[Lord_Zath]

do you have hood props?

 

[KrayzieFox]

Yea.. but the props only caused it to go up a little bit more. It was like that beforthem being installed.

The hood was stored in the box it came in and laid flat the whole winter so I'm not sure how this happened myself..

do you have hood props?

 

[Kansei]

oh no, that's really warped! Well I'd at least disconnect the hood struts for now, they aren't helping the matter. I hope my fiber images hood still fits when I put it on today

 

[zumzumzoom03]

oh no, that's really warped! Well I'd at least disconnect the hood struts for now, they aren't helping the matter. I hope my fiber images hood still fits when I put it on today

Word has it you have multiple hoods

 

[Kansei]

I'm on #5, why, who asked?

 

[zumzumzoom03]

I'm on #5, why, who asked?

I need a hood. My VIS looks like crap

 

[zumzumzoom03]

Got any hoods you want to get rid of?

 

[Kansei]

no I only have two in my posession still traded one, sold another, one died in the accident

you could just get the whole hood painted to match your car, cheaper than a new hood my fiber images EVO (the newer evo vent style) hood is painted sunlight silver (upbum)

 

[zumzumzoom03]

no I only have two in my posession still traded one, sold another, one died in the accident

you could just get the whole hood painted to match your car, cheaper than a new hood my fiber images EVO (the newer evo vent style) hood is painted sunlight silver (upbum)

Well my car is 4sale so I'm looking the cheapest way and getting it painted is not that cheap.

 

[Kansei]

~300 dollars to get it done well with brand name paint. If my new winter hood wasn't just painted yesterday I'd be willing to sell it

 

[Lord_Zath]

yea take off the hood props

 

[fishman138]

I need a hood. My VIS looks like crap

How long have you had your hood?

 

[zumzumzoom03]

How long have you had your hood?

2yrs

 

[KrayzieFox]

Ok .. then what? Heat? Hood pins? I talked to DGM and they said to just leave it on there and it should go back.

 

[CrazyCaker]

I don't understand why these lastest hood props being offered are causing a flex in the middle of CF hoods. When I was making them and offering them to our local guys, it was not an issue in the slightest form. Prehaps it has to do with the way the brackets are made?

Do as DGM suggested.

 

[gimpo2]

I need a hood. My VIS looks like crap

my hood looks like that too!!

 

[Ham*Sammich!]

I've never seen a hood warp like that before. But i hate it when the finish becomes cloudy.