hahaha lulz for the day

 

Did you remember to install the little rubber things from the oem hood onto the carbon fiber hood?

 

what rubber things lol

 

can i just adjust my hood lock assembly? any one ever do that ill just have to raise it an1/8 cm to clear maybe less

 

That big of a gap woudl still be an issue.
You shouldnt need to adjust anything up front. If you took off the strut bar and you are still having issues you need to adjust at the hinges.

 

i havent removed the bar lol but im sure if i can adjust it itll be fine.can i adjust it?

 

Whenever I installed my oem hood back on, I had to replace the two rubber fittings under the hood. ( they were worn) there is one on each side of the hood, where the hood meets the front bumper. They screw in place with slight force. They help the hood stay closed.

Its dark or I would go outside and take a picture. If you notice on your cf hood there are two holes, place them in there.

 

oh the small stumpy things lol yea the dude i bought from left them in lol

 

I have seibon hood too. my car is an 04, fitment is wack because it hits the strut bar. i havnt installed my plenum spacer yet because i need an 07-08 hood to clear the extra height. i just push down on the front of the hood until it locks in and closes. I could feel it bending but its the only way to close it.

 

after reading this thread I am glad when I bought my hood they sent me the HR hood with the hump for my 03 by mistake it fit on my car perfect and I prefer the look

 

install ceiling cat cut out under hood .. his omnipotence will find your problem now... and always.

 

ive tried that but nothing i ordered my cusco bar so hopefully in about 2 weeks its all ganna be good lol

 

Whats the difference between the strut bars throughout the years? I have the exact same hood on my 07 and it fits perfectly. Simply plug and play.

Forgot to mention that I did have to move some of the rubber dampers that were attached to the oem hood around on the cf hood. Still fits snug though.

 

^^^is your cf hood for 07+?

 

Yes, I told the vendor I had an 07, not quite sure how you would be able to tell. Why wouldnt all the hoods fit between 03 to 08? Maybe we should ask this question to the op..

 

you might need to move the recieving end of the hinge. Just a tiny tiny bit,

 

From what I hear, the 03~06 oem hood won't fit in a hr model. Never confirmed this myself. Even in seibon's website, the hoods are listed as a different part number. If you notice your oem hood has a hump in them middle.

 

Yea I was just assuming at the time that it was just a different design that they were trying to pull off. That is interesting none the less, so furthermore, OP you should check with the people you bought it from to see if its the right model year accessory.

 

you sir are correct. that hump gives the extra clearance nesc. for the additional height on HR's

 

the guy i bought it from has the exact car as me an 03 lol that why its wierd it wont fit.the hood latsches but just cant shut and i really dont want stress the hood to much does any one know of a thinner strut bar then cusco?