I was zainoing (new verb) my TL this weekend when I noticed that my hood appears to be slightly misaligned. One side of the hood is slightly higher than the front quarter panel while the other is slightly lower than the other FQP. Has anyone else seen this?? I was hoping that the Acura engineers had a good reason for this, but I have the feeling that it's aligned incorrectly. I don't think that this is a big problem to fix, but I'm just bummed b/c it's my first bug.

 

HI,
My hood is the same way. The passenger side is slightly higher then the driver side.

 

Drive back to your dealer when having your next service check and ask them to fix it.

 

You can adjust it yourself. The hood rest on these 2 black round rubber stoppers at the front that turns like a cap on a bottle. They are at the front about several inches in from the fenders where the hood rests when closed. Turn it clockwise to lower that side or counterclockwise to raise it. Open the hood and turn the lower side up and the high side down only by a quarter turn or less and then close the hood and recheck. That's how I adjust mine. Good luck.

dsc888

 

DSC - While I was really only asking if my condition was normal, you went one step further and told me a simple way to fix it. YOU ARE THE MAN!

 

No problem, man ! Just trying to help out a fellow TLer and others who many have been concerned with the same problem.

dsc888

 

My trunk is misaligned as well. The right side sticks out beyond the tail light and you can see the VIN sticker through the gap.

 

Thanks! That is what makes this forum great. I'm gonna make the adjustment this weekend.

 

It would be great if you guys could let us know how well your adjustment went, thanks.

 

Ooo, Lore. That's unfortunately not a do it yourselfer fix. I believe the hinges come into play and that is something only a dealer can remedy unless you are feeling a little adventurous. Since the car is a unibody design welded together mostly by robots, it really comes down to the assembly line personnel to align the trunk correctly when installing....build tolerance variations not standing. Sorry but I can't do anymore than that. Please keep us all informed of your efforts. I am sure that there are those who either has not noticed the problem or just hasn't gotten around to fixing it. Good luck.

dsc888