Hood adjustment

[yakboyslim]

After an intercooler install my hood is sitting lower than my fenders and I think basically with it the inside of the headlights is too low as well.

I don't remember any adjustable bolt holes during the intercooler install, everything seemed to go together the only way it could with no slop. I'm not seeing anything adjustable for the hood latch.

Does anyone know how to adjust this? I found another thread talking about adjusting the headlights, and I could do that but I think once the hood gets adjusted those will come with it.

http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16292&highlight=hood+adjustment

 

[yakboyslim]

Kinda tough to tell in the photo, but the hood is below the fenders.

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[GTI Jake]

Looks like you must have the whole core support mounted lower now.

Or it was like that before and you never noticed

 

[yakboyslim]

I'm racking my brain real hard, and I don't think it was like that but I never specifically checked. I am thinking the core support is lower now but I don't know how that would happen or how to raise it since I don't think that any of those bolt holes had any wiggle in them.

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[yakboyslim]

Nevermind... I didn't feel this when I did it, but I guess the whole thing is adjustable...

Right at 6:54 it falls a little bit once it is loosened.

https://youtu.be/g2abu2DZIO0?t=6m54s

Well, looks like I am taking the bumper off soon... Hoping that the original bolt position has left marks to line it back up with.

 

[amritdesai]

Nevermind... I didn't feel this when I did it, but I guess the whole thing is adjustable...

Right at 6:54 it falls a little bit once it is loosened.

Well, looks like I am taking the bumper off soon... Hoping that the original bolt position has left marks to line it back up with.

Having the same issue after my intercooler install. Any luck adjusting?

 

[anotero]

You can adjust the bolts on the lever hinges that the hood rotates about (by the windshield). You can also raise the latch mechanism (remove the grille first).

 

[amritdesai]

Great news - I don’t have to pull everything apart again! Thanks man

 

[anotero]

Great news - I don’t have to pull everything apart again! Thanks man

My hood was sitting a little low before. I flipped through the service manual and found the instructions. Pretty easy job save for the hinges wanting to push the hood out when you loosen the hinge bolts (my hood was uneven not just in the front, yours may be fine so no hinge adjustment may be needed).

 

[beanbag]

2024 bump to say #me_too.
A bit upset because NONE of the intercooler install guides said anything about marking the positions of the bolts before taking them out. I tried to put them back in the same position due to dust marks, but just noticed today (1 month later) that "hey, the front of the hood looks about 3/16" low." Also realized that the headlights are also pointed a bit low. Is there any reason to adjust at the radiator / IC / AC core support frame and / or the bumper carrier, instead of just the hood latch mechanism and headlights separately?