mcabutti

The hood on my 09 TSX has been shaking at high speeds or when there is a lot of wind. I took soon4tsx's advice and purchased 4 feet of small rubber/plastic tubing at the hardware store. I removed the rubber gasket that seals the back of the hood near the windshield. This gasket runs across the back of the engine bay from driver's side to passenger side. I made a small one inch cut in the gasket and threaded the rubber tube inside this hollow rubber gasket from one end to the other. This insert gives the rubber gasket that touches the back of the hood a lot more support and no more vibration!! I sealed the rubber gasket cut with silicone sealant and that's it.

Thanks for the suggestion soon4tsx!

Twotimer

I am so aggravated watching the hood on a 32k car vibrate.

Will try the remedy to see if it works.
Acura should be paying attention.

lusenuts

lol hell yeah that thing vibrates bad too i mean its small movment but not very good design for the price u pay for the car im going to do it as well would ace have this tube?

lusenuts

and what size is the tubing? 1/4 inch?

mcabutti

I would suggest that you remove the rubber gasket at the back of the hood and bring it into Ace hardware to estimate the size of the tubing you will need. If you cut a small one inch hole, you can insert the tubing pretty easily. I'm really not sure what the exact size is. . .

lusenuts

thanks buddy great tip great fix :-D

mtdew456

So what size tubing did you guys end up using?

lightjak_tsx

can i see some pictures how did you install the rubber tubings...
mine also vibrate but not that much. only enough to catch the eye...