Hood not sitting flush with bumper..

socalAG2

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I’ve had the car for 5 months and just caught this walkin my dog at night.. Passenger side of the hood is definitely not sitting flush with the bumper and it’s bugging the fuck out of me now even though it’s slightly off..

what do I do from here? Dealer?

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Is it latched on both sides? I know I tried to close mine gently one time, and only the driver side latched, looked quite similar.
 

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I can't tell, but it might be that the latches are individually adjustable up and down (or shimmed) allowing that front edge to sit more flush when latched, although it looks like the shroud needs to be removed in order to do that. If it was me, and it was simple, I'd adjust it myself to avoid the trip to the dealer. As near as I can tell, it's not simple and I would take it to the dealer.
 
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Yeah she’s latched on both sides. Guess it’s pretty common for our cars though is the feedback I’m getting
 

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Adjust the hood bumper and/or striker.
 

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Is it latched on both sides? I know I tried to close mine gently one time, and only the driver side latched, looked quite similar.
Yep same happened to me. Soon as I pushed down and heard it latch it was all level.
 

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ive got more gap on the passenger side than the driver on my 2024 NISMO and had it on my 2023 Z too.
 
 





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