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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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anyone else have trouble with the hood vibrating at high speeds? like this morning i was goin bout 80 and it was shut fine but it was vibrating enough to make the car shake.
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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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Check your hood latch...I had the same problem., on the Bonneville, then one day it popped up...thank God for that safety latch
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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 08:32 PM
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Check the adjustement of the two rubber stops behind your headlights, too. The hood should be firmly pushed against them. Get some play-doh (no kidding) and a little vegetable oil or Pam spray. Put a little on a paper towel, then rub it on the rubber stops and the pockets in the hood. This keeps the playdoh from sticking.

Now make a small ball of playdoh, about the diameter of a marble. Place a piece on each rubber stop, and GENTLY close the hood until it latches. This will tell you if you have a gap or not. Check the thickness of the playdoh to determine how much to adjust. Repeat as necessary.
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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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the hood latch works fine im pretty sure anyway. most of the time i cant get it undone but i do need to check the rubber stops. right now its dark and raining though.
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