@Dmorty217 is right. I posted about this last year. Here is a quick recap for you and others experiencing this problem.
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W@Dmorty217 is right. I posted about this last year. Here is a quick recap for you and others experiencing this problem.
My hood doesn’t flutter, even with wind gusts and semis passing on the freeway, but I carefully adjusted my hood bump stops, like I do on all my vehicles. Although the hood is fabricated from aluminum, it has honeycomb stiffeners below the skin that increases rigidity. If your hood is properly anchored in all 5 locations (i.e., 2 front bump stops, 2 rear hinges, 1 front latch), I doubt you will notice any flutter. Conventional wisdom about what is “normal” is not always right.
I attached a photo below. In the middle of the photo, next to the hood support rod, is the hood bump stop on the driver’s front corner. There is an another one just like it on the passenger’s front corner. Twist it clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust it up or down to improve alignment.
You want your hood properly anchored in all 5 locations.
When the hood is properly anchored, there should be very little movement when you press down on the front corners. The more slop in this adjustment, the easier it will be to close the hood. The less slop in this adjustment, the harder it will be to close the hood.
I am pretty anal about this, so mine is adjusted with so little slop that I have to drop my hood from about 10” to close it, and then it doesn't move on the corners when pressed down. You may not want to remove that much slop, but that’s the secret to achieving zero flutter.
I hope this is helpful. Happy holidays!
many thanks for your comments and detailed explanation. Will adjust and revert. Peace!@Dmorty217 is right. I posted about this last year. Here is a quick recap for you and others experiencing this problem.
My hood doesn’t flutter, even with wind gusts and semis passing on the freeway, but I carefully adjusted my hood bump stops, like I do on all my vehicles. Although the hood is fabricated from aluminum, it has honeycomb stiffeners below the skin that increases rigidity. If your hood is properly anchored in all 5 locations (i.e., 2 front bump stops, 2 rear hinges, 1 front latch), I doubt you will notice any flutter. Conventional wisdom about what is “normal” is not always right.
I attached a photo below. In the middle of the photo, next to the hood support rod, is the hood bump stop on the driver’s front corner. There is an another one just like it on the passenger’s front corner. Twist it clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust it up or down to improve alignment.
You want your hood properly anchored in all 5 locations.
When the hood is properly anchored, there should be very little movement when you press down on the front corners. The more slop in this adjustment, the easier it will be to close the hood. The less slop in this adjustment, the harder it will be to close the hood.
I am pretty anal about this, so mine is adjusted with so little slop that I have to drop my hood from about 10” to close it, and then it doesn't move on the corners when pressed down. You may not want to remove that much slop, but that’s the secret to achieving zero flutter.
I hope this is helpful. Happy holidays!
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smile and wave boys, smile and wave! Even the wife is hitting 83 mph. Working on that Eco Goat mode average !!!I thought most of us just took these postings as suggestions.
Yeah they're pretty squishy.
I've got that flutter too. Like I said, crappy hoods.
