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EDIT (fixed) Anyone notice poor hood alignment?

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Under the hood there are 2 black rubber pads on threads you can twist them up or down. They are near the corners by grille
Will be trying this soon. Thanks for posting this info!
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My hood sits slightly lower than fender top edge of both sides equally. Visible from drivers seat but others on here have said ot is normal
same mine sits slightly lower
 

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Iā€™ve alredy addressed the issues with my service department but thought Iā€™d ask to see if anyone has noticed crazy bad gaps in the hood/fender area?

You can really see it on the pictures below thereā€™s an almost 1/4ā€ ā€œdipā€ in the middle of the hood on the passenger side where it meets the fender. Also from head on thereā€™s a gap big enough to fit my index finger (again passenger side) between the grill and hood. Itā€™s like a 1/8ā€ on the driver side?

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My truck has a barely noticeable dip right behind the drivers front marker.

At the Off Roadeo I took notice to the hood gaps ā€¦ they were all highā€¦ evidently the fender higher than the hood is normalā€¦

so I readjusted my hood back!!!

I have come to accept my truck with these factory defectsā€¦.

Iā€™m pretty much ashamed of myselfā€¦
I just canā€™t chase my tail anymore
 
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did this work for you?
One side is still higher than the other and I didnā€™t notice much of a difference but I only tinkered with it once. Itā€™s been too cold here in MI to keep doing it since it seems to require trial and error. I notice it every time I drive. Itā€™ll likely be the first thing I do come spring.
 

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I have a very very similar issue. Same spot but on the drivers side.

I decided to forgo having the dealership do anything - figured their body shop would make it worse (alum hood) or a replacement and repaint would not match
Same here. I bet a body shop could tap it straight. I'll see if the dealer can send it over to them while my 2.7 is out for replacement in about 800 miles :geek:

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Same here. I bet a body shop could tap it straight. I'll see if the dealer can send it over to them while my 2.7 is out for replacement in about 800 miles :geek:

Ford Bronco EDIT (fixed) Anyone notice poor hood alignment? PXL_20220131_042537290
Warped hoods are a known warranty issue!

You should by all rights get a brand new painted hood from Ford!
 

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My hood sits slightly lower than fender top edge of both sides equally. Visible from drivers seat but others on here have said ot is normal
same here. there are some adjustments you can make to the posts the front of the hood rests on, but even with mine adjusted it sits a little low. My dealer showed me that it was also that way on their two demo trucks.
 
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Post edited above!

Problem resolved!
 

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Same here. I bet a body shop could tap it straight. I'll see if the dealer can send it over to them while my 2.7 is out for replacement in about 800 miles :geek:

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I have the same exact issue. Did you dealer ever do anything to resolve?
 

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I have the same exact issue. Did you dealer ever do anything to resolve?
I never bothered reporting that bow or the crapiness of the hard top and ultimately sold it instead after seeing Ford decline to fix so many "cosmetic" issues here. I wish you good luck!
 

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Ford Bronco EDIT (fixed) Anyone notice poor hood alignment? IMG_1631

I just took delivery of my new 2023 Badsquatch today. Opened the hood to look at the engine and the hood wouldnā€™t shut! Thatā€™s when I noticed the hood was terribly misaligned (see pic). Just dropped it off at the dealership to get fixed. Makes me glad I bought the extended warranty if this is a sign of things to come. Yikes.
 
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Ford Bronco EDIT (fixed) Anyone notice poor hood alignment? IMG_1631

I just took delivery of my new 2023 Badsquatch today. Opened the hood to look at the engine and the hood wouldnā€™t shut! Thatā€™s when I noticed the hood was terribly misaligned (see pic). Just dropped it off at the dealership to get fixed. Makes me glad I bought the extended warranty if this is a sign of things to come. Yikes.
In my case it was actually a warped hood and they replaced it with a new one.
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