Hood won't close all the way.

Feb 20, 2006 2 Replies

My 62 beetle hood won't close all the way. Looking from below at the front, I can see there is at least 1/2" gap between the hood and the body. My feeling is that the car was in an accident at some point, pushing the nose apron down and back slightly, although I can't see any damage. The hood looks fine.



Does anyone know of a trick to push the apron back up this small amount? Would it work to place a floor jack under the front and try lifting it up?



I pushed it out with a scissors type jack and two blocks of wood in the spare tire well. :)

Jan

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