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Old 03-01-2021, 05:44 PM
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My Bonneville hood isn't closing at the rear. I can push it down, most of the way, but it's still up just a bit. I've adjusted the hinge as far down as it will go. Springs seem decent, as they still hold the hood up.

Is it an adjustment? My hinges bad? Are there any replacements? (I'm wondering what could be wrong as they are not rusted and don't look tweaked at all. So I'd have no idea what to look for in a used pair...)

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Old 03-01-2021, 06:32 PM
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Hinges bad.

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Old 03-01-2021, 07:55 PM
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Send hood hinges to Rowland Hall in Burbank, California. 40 years experience restoring hood hinges. Hood will close smoother than when they were new...

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Old 03-02-2021, 10:27 AM
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OK, so if my hinges are bad, how can I tell if the next set from Ebay or whatever is any better? I guess if I buy a set, install them and they are the same, I then have a set I can send off for repair and still drive my car.

I'm guessing that means that there are no replacements available either, right?

These big car specific?


(Found Rowland btw... hoodhingerestoration.com I might try that option)

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Old 03-02-2021, 10:39 AM
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Bad hinges.....your rivets are probably all loose and worn...been there ,done that

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Old 03-02-2021, 11:49 AM
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Can you push the rear of the hood down and it only raises back up on the lift/close next cycle? My understanding is that if you can push it down, it's worn out...if you can't, it's more likely to be an adjustment issue.
Makes sense to me....I'm nowhere near an expert though...

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I have never looked to see how much repop hinges go for, but I know Rowland gets about $125.00 back a few years ago, for his work. He makes the rivets and stamps them if you want. He makes the bushings so the tolerances are tighter than factory hinges. Stay with OEM if possible.

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Old 03-02-2021, 08:20 PM
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I can push it back down, so I'm guessing rebuild. Yeah, $125 is what he gets. Each. So $250 the pair these days.

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Try this: loosen the hinges at the bottom mounts where they bolt to the body/fenders. Open the hood and push it all the way up as far as you can while having a helper tighten the bolts back up. Works like a charm on A body cars, may work for you.

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Once you take your hood off...you’ll be able to tell if they are shot. Just grab them a pull up and down....they should not have any play or movement .

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Rowland did my hinges and hood latch, very happy with them.


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Try this: loosen the hinges at the bottom mounts where they bolt to the body/fenders. Open the hood and push it all the way up as far as you can while having a helper tighten the bolts back up. Works like a charm on A body cars, may work for you.
We've also found the same results on A-bodies, but haven't used it on the B-bodies but hinges are similar. You've already changed the adjustment without success so trying this can't hurt.

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^^Not likely to work if the hinges are worn out though. Since that is already part of the adjustment process, I would expect that anyone trying to adjust the error out would have already tried that?

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Well except going up with the brackets to make the hood go down is counter intuitive. We kind of fell on it by accident after following the book failed.

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Have you tried lubing the contact points where the halves rub together with some grease?

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Well except going up with the brackets to make the hood go down is counter intuitive. We kind of fell on it by accident after following the book failed.
Yep...counterintuitive...like a LOT of bodywork is!
Once you think about it though it makes sense. It's a pivot effect. Up in the front, down in the rear.

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Tried the adjustment above, and it actually helped (a little) but not nearly enough. I opted to buy a set of springs, hoping that they are in better shape. If not, I at least have a spare set to send out for rework and I don't have to have my car out of commission while they get fixed.

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