Slamming hood or putting it down gently?

[Kimchijiji]

How do you close your hood?


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[AllenR]

I let it down gently, then a little push to lock it in.

[JohnM]

Lower it to about a foot off the lock then drop. Hoods nowadays are built from thin sheet metal and a misplaced hand pushing down the hood might dent it.

[AllenR]

Good to know! I learned something useful today

[travajante]

How do you close your hood?


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Just drop it about a foot above the latch. Pushing will dent the thin sheet metal.

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[_Cathy_]

Just drop it about a foot above the latch. Pushing will dent the thin sheet metal.

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This is what I do as well

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[AllenR]

I've been doing it wrong all this time! Buti at wala pang damage yung hood ko.

[travajante]

I've been doing it wrong all this time! Buti at wala pang damage yung hood ko.

Criminal minds should leave no prints.[emoji16]

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[AllenR]

Criminal minds should leave no prints.[emoji16]

I like the way you think, sir!

[sean-archer]

Just drop it about a foot above the latch. Pushing will dent the thin sheet metal.

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Though the manual tells you this, but I usually drop it lower than 1 foot,the closest na maglolock pa din sya.

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[travajante]

Though the manual tells you this, but I usually drop it lower than 1 foot,the closest na maglolock pa din sya.

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Yup, & should the latch not catch on drops from various heights, it's a sign it's LUBE time.[emoji4]

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[papi smith]

Dropping the hood is more art than science.

Though the manual tells you this, but I usually drop it lower than 1 foot,the closest na maglolock pa din sya.

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[Archerfish]

Same thing here, I just drop it. Newer cars are so thin, You can actually "feel" it whenever​ you wipe it clean. Older cars are thicker, so are heavier.

Sometimes I say, I like the older ones. Not just thicker metals, thicker paints too.

[vinj]

Gentle gentle drop.

For hoods with a damper, you have to push it down from a few inches high with a little force.

[travajante]

Same thing here, I just drop it. Newer cars are so thin, You can actually "feel" it whenever​ you wipe it clean. Older cars are thicker, so are heavier.

Sometimes I say, I like the older ones. Not just thicker metals, thicker paints too.

Hehe...Old excesses weren't eco-friendly.[emoji17]

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[StockEngine]

drop it like its hot

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[Vodka]

w/ some experimentation you can determine the optimum height of the drop. so that you don't drop from an excessive height and thus place too much shock on the components. for most cars it's just around one hand span

[yebo]

ride with no damper, drop it like the others say.

ride with damper takes a slight swing down but not to slam. takes a little practice to get just the right speed.

[JohnM]

ride with damper takes a slight swing down but not to slam. takes a little practice to get just the right speed.

Like some hatchback doors

[kai s.]

Like some hatchback doors

Yup same thoughts. My car's hood and hatchback door both close properly when you just "drop" it from about a hand span above. If you slam the rear door, it will bounce back up and if you drop the hood from too little a height, it won't latch.