Rubicon hood alignment

[signals34]

Has anyone have their front hood alignment off....noticed mine was a little off at the front corners , by the hood latches....no big deal for me, surprised it passed jeep inspection......

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[blessidsoul12]

Mine is spot on. Not to add frustration but if I were you that would drive me crazy. I'd take it and get it fixed under warranty.

 

[TekSupt]

Mine is a touch off, noticed it when I put on a bug/rock guard. One of the latches is also a bit harder to open/close.

 

[frizille]

I picked mine up on Monday (ordered 2/8) and have the exact same thing.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/jl-delivery-checklist.3453/page-24#post-603077

I tossed an email to the dealer, maybe they know an easy way to adjust it.

 

[Fays4]

Mine is a touch off, noticed it when I put on a bug/rock guard. One of the latches is also a bit harder to open/close.

One of my latches is a touch tighter than the other too, but my hood alignment is spot on.

 

[jayvis]

Should be a pretty easy adjustment. Have it done at your first oil change under warranty.

 

[signals34]

I picked mine up on Monday (ordered 2/8) and have the exact same thing.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/jl-delivery-checklist.3453/page-24#post-603077

I tossed an email to the dealer, maybe they know an easy way to adjust it.

let me know what dealer has to say about it...thanks...

 

[frizille]

All I got was crickets. Nothing back from them. I'll send them another nudge today.

 

[MadDog27]

I just noticed my hood on the driver side is tighter than the passenger side. There is a noticeable gap as well. Kinda annoying. I guess I’ll have my dealer check it when I take it in for it’s first oil change.

 

[frizille]

I was at the dealer

I just noticed my hood on the driver side is tighter than the passenger side. There is a noticeable gap as well. Kinda annoying. I guess I’ll have my dealer check it when I take it in for it’s first oil change.

I was at the dealer last week (or maybe week before, it all blurs together) and had them look at it. The body shop manager had never noticed the issue on any JL before. We walked around the lot looking at new JLs and all the Rubicons are like that. Saharas and Sports were all completely symmetrical. I think it may just be a "Rubicon thing".

 

[MadDog27]

LOL, well......mine’s a Sport S and has it! I’ll mention it for sure when I get my oil change done.

 

[W1ck3d]

If its on the corner near the driver side.... 9/10 times its the grill causing it to look off... You could also take rubber mallet and bang on the corner of the hood (bang outwards) to adjust the gap

 

[Rhinebeck01]

I was at the dealer


I was at the dealer last week (or maybe week before, it all blurs together) and had them look at it. The body shop manager had never noticed the issue on any JL before. We walked around the lot looking at new JLs and all the Rubicons are like that. Saharas and Sports were all completely symmetrical. I think it may just be a "Rubicon thing".

@frizille

My 2018 2dr. JL does not have this issue....

 

[signals34]

my hood was a little off when i picked it up....no big deal, put a AVS deflector on, looks fine.....

 

[OllieChristopher]

If something like this is a concern then do not take it off road. A few cycles of the suspension and all kinds of body parts move and misalign.

I'm very curious as to why these kind of issues are not caught by the customer during the purchasing process. I never understood the emotional excitement that has customers overlooking everything except getting the vehicle off the lot. Only then do they go over it with a fine tooth comb.

Before pulling off the lot do your own PDI and have it up on a lift and inside a well lit bay to go over every single item you can put your hands on. Bring a flashlight also.

I get it though. It's called tunnel vision. When my ex wife and I purchased a new Tahoe I drove the sales and service guy crazy. I brought my own check list and treated it as a used car sell going over everything.

After I got it home I wanted to kick myself!! I completely forgot to get the tow package included in the sale. I ended up purchasing the factory transmission cooler, trailer hitch/harness and installing it myself. Lesson learned.

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