deleriumtremor
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Oh maaaan! Here I go again, hobbling out with the walker to check my hood.
I thought sure I closed it by dropping it after I installed my struts. ?
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I thought sure I closed it by dropping it after I installed my struts. ?
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They changed it then. Because mine are nonadjustable
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Meh. You could be right. I have had the truck 15 months and opened the hood only once to take a look at the engine when I first bought it.Oh maaaan! Here I go again, hobbling out with the walker to check my hood.
I thought sure I closed it by dropping it after I installed my struts. ?
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Build is Nov 2020 XLT sport SCAB
deleriumtremor
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OK, here is my report, the definite guide to a 2022 XLT FX4 VIN number ....
The hood will not drop of its own weight with the struts, only a prop rod model option (which mine was before I paid like $85 for the factory struts).
The hood is easily closed by adding just a slight amount of downward pressure to keep it going, removing the hand before engagement (how I did it, after all, not just gravity), basically a momentum thing.
Even with the crease up front acting as a stiffener, I could see the AL hood flexing while closing it by palm pressure, so Adam's point is an important one, I could easily dent it.
Oh and my bumpers are not adjustable, one more delete thing?
Basically, I think everyone who posted is right, bummer.
That's it folks.
The hood will not drop of its own weight with the struts, only a prop rod model option (which mine was before I paid like $85 for the factory struts).
The hood is easily closed by adding just a slight amount of downward pressure to keep it going, removing the hand before engagement (how I did it, after all, not just gravity), basically a momentum thing.
Even with the crease up front acting as a stiffener, I could see the AL hood flexing while closing it by palm pressure, so Adam's point is an important one, I could easily dent it.
Oh and my bumpers are not adjustable, one more delete thing?
Basically, I think everyone who posted is right, bummer.
That's it folks.
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NotBudule
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yours won't unscrew like mine ? (2021) mine were cranked all the way down ...
not really threaded , the rubber itself is cut deep and threads into the slot of the core support ...
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Nope, mine are fastened to collar and will not adjust. That’s why I had to use a spacer. One side of my hood was almost touching the fender I looked like crap let alone was concerned about rubbing and paint destruction. If I ever do want the adjustment will definitely be getting some of what you have down the road.
yours won't unscrew like mine ? (2021) mine were cranked all the way down ...
kpgreenwell
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I have a 2022 and mine adjust as I had the same issue with the hood slightly moving up and down.
deleriumtremor
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Hmmm, I may have to go out and try cranking on mine again. Mine look like yours, but when I tried cranking them, they wouldn't budge.
yours won't unscrew like mine ? (2021) mine were cranked all the way down ...
not really threaded , the rubber itself is cut deep and threads into the slot of the core support ...
Reflecting on it, they probably would be round if they didn't adjust...
Hobbling again with the walker...
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my arrow points to front and I don’t have the plate underneath mine. It won’t adjust
deleriumtremor
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Didn't make it. Things started to get sore and I have my first PT later, so I went back up and started icing again. I will check later today.
If anyone sees a thread: What part number is the FIXED hood bumper, they will know mine wasn't adjustable and I used my normal "bigger hammer" approach to testing the adjustability...
NotBudule
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if it doesn't back out , how is it installed ? It should back out , mine has the same arrow ...
my arrow points to front and I don’t have the plate underneath mine. It won’t adjust
maybe instead of adjusting mine I was twisting it in half ? I'm going back out there!
