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Old 10-10-2011, 07:51 AM
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I removed my bumper to remove my head light, but I when I reinstalled it I could not align the bumper with the headlight or hood.
should it have that big of a gap?
or it the hood that is misaligned?

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Old 10-10-2011, 08:18 AM
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If you only removed the bumper cover, I can't see how the hood would be out of alignment. It would seem to be your bumper is not on correctly. However, you hood does look like it is not aligned correctly. I also notice you have a bend on one of your wheels............have you been in an accident recently? The damage might be caused by a lot more than just the incorrect installation of your bumper cover.
Old 10-10-2011, 08:27 AM
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HR hood on 03-05, might not have been lined up correctly when installed.
Old 10-10-2011, 08:31 AM
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You did not install the bumper correctly, obviously if this wasn't the case prior you did something wrong.

Most likely you didn't install the additional fender screw on the passenger side.
Old 10-11-2011, 07:20 AM
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The alignment on the hood never really bothered me, but I thought maybe the hood had to be moved forward a bit.
I reinstalled it today and it looks a lot better but I'm still getting a big gap in between. I'm going to move the hood latch later today, and keep you guys updated.

That nasty bend was cause by a pot hole, we have a lot because of the hot to cold weather changes over here.
Old 10-12-2011, 07:12 PM
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Are the headlights adjustable to fix their gap?
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