Loose Hood, Dealer NO help!!
11-05-2008 | 07:12 AM
#21
JK Super Freak
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Asheville, NC
if you're an engineer that works in aerodynamics you could probably have an extremely long answer of why the air dam is there, and also why is so important to have it,
but if you're one of the guys like me, and others, I would tell you to get rear of it doesn't do anything,
probably up to 90% or more of the mod jeeps in this forum don't have it, (its worthless)
but if you're one of the guys like me, and others, I would tell you to get rear of it doesn't do anything, probably up to 90% or more of the mod jeeps in this forum don't have it, (its worthless)
11-05-2008 | 07:12 AM
#22
JK Jedi
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Colorado
I put 5K highway miles on my JK last year on a long vacation, mostly on two-lane roads. We had a ton of hood dancing. With the air dam. The air dam doesn't do a damn thing to stop the hood shake. Two 14" Zip-ties, however, have stopped it absolutely 100%, and cost about fifty cents:
11-05-2008 | 07:18 AM
#23
JK Junkie
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,262
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From: Des Moines, Iowa
I had the same issue. Took off the hood spring and it is fixed. It is completely normal to have the hood flutter, and there is nothing Jeep or a dealership can or will do about it since the only options are taking off the spring, using a zip tie, or using the Day Star rubber pieces.
11-05-2008 | 10:28 AM
#24
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Edna, TX
Here's another fix that I stumbled across a few weeks back. I bet if you combine all the little fixes it'll for sure eliminate the problem.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ight=hood+lift
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ight=hood+lift
11-05-2008 | 10:35 AM
#25
JK Enthusiast
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From: Joplin, MO
11-05-2008 | 05:31 PM
#28
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 195
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From: Upstate NY
I did the Jeep brand bug deflector and that took care of most of it but I do still get a little lift once in a great while in severe wind and a truck passes me.
Sooo, my Hood Wranglers showed up today along with my spare tire cover. Now I need to figure out how to break those pins off and replace them.
The tie wrap worked well until one broke in half. It had been on a couple of weeks. Probably cheap Chinese crap.
Sooo, my Hood Wranglers showed up today along with my spare tire cover. Now I need to figure out how to break those pins off and replace them.
The tie wrap worked well until one broke in half. It had been on a couple of weeks. Probably cheap Chinese crap.
11-05-2008 | 05:55 PM
#29
JK Junkie
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Tyler, TX
[QUOTE=Bayrat;776010]
Sooo, my Hood Wranglers showed up today along with my spare tire cover. Now I need to figure out how to break those pins off and replace them.
QUOTE]
grab both sides of the pins with pliers or channel locks.
Twist.
thats is.
watch out for your paint.
Sooo, my Hood Wranglers showed up today along with my spare tire cover. Now I need to figure out how to break those pins off and replace them.
QUOTE]
grab both sides of the pins with pliers or channel locks.
Twist.
thats is.
watch out for your paint.