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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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Alright, before I go throw money away on such a simple procedure give me some tips.

So I installed my CF hood a while back, but I cannot get rid of that GAP on each side. U can actually see all the white bolts on the side, have a Super white tC.

The only thing I can manage to do is either make one side sit perfectly flush with the fender and the other side adds more to the GAP or evenly distribute the GAP to both sides. I cannot get both sides to sit flush with the fender!!

I have a Seibon oem style hood and a '08 tC. I have spent hours trying to figure this out with no luck. N yes I searched but got nothin'.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Old Dec 9, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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my old hood was like that. just gotta roll with the punches. that's why you get kaminari.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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When i had mine it was like that. Upon further examination, since our cars are white, the black shows the gap more. Turns out i had the same gap between OEM and CF hood. The black just accented it.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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^ditto. You could always paint the inner part of your fender under the hood there black I guess, if it really bugs you.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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yea theres prob nothin you can do.
nothing will compare to OEM when it comes to fitment.
sucks.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 04:08 AM
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And I went with SEIBON because I thought they were pretty good at what they do.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 04:27 AM
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You could loosen the bolts for the fenders and push it in some. Thats what i did to mine.. i have a white car and it was bugging me.. the gap didn't go all away, but it was an improvement.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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And I went with SEIBON because I thought they were pretty good at what they do.
they are good when you compare em to some of the others. lol
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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seibon is a perfect fit. i had it for about a month until i traded it.
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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What bolts did u use for your hood?^^
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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I actually have it now.. they're these black ones.. They're actually these terminator bit philips head screws.
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