Interior & Exterior (1 Of 2): Hood: Striker: Installation

Fig 1: Striker-Hood

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1. Position the hood striker (3) and any spacers (2) to the hood (1).
2. Loosely install the two bolts (3) that secure the striker to hood.
3. Align the striker to the hood using the previously marked locations and tighten the retaining bolts to 13.5 N.m (10 ft. lbs.).
4. Verify hood alignment and latch operation. The hood should have even gaps aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) to the adjacent body panels.