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Hood Removal/Installation

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WARNING:
  • Always perform the procedure with at least another person to prevent the hood from falling. Otherwise, the hood may fall and cause injury.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
  2. Remove the bolts shown in the figure and remove the hood.
    Fig 1: Removing Hood
    G11447590Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  3. Remove the following parts:
    1. Set plate (See SET PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Front bumper (See FRONT BUMPER REMOVAL .) (See FRONT BUMPER INSTALLATION .)
    3. Front combination light (See FRONT COMBINATION LIGHT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    4. Front fender panel (See FRONT FENDER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the bolts shown in the figure and remove the hood hinge.
    Fig 2: Locating Hood Hinge Bolts
    G11447591Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
  6. Perform the hood adjustment. (See HOOD ADJUSTMENT .)
  7. Adjust the headlight aiming. (See HEADLIGHT AIMING .)
  8. If a front fog light is removed from the front bumper, perform the front fog light aiming. (With front fog lights) (See FRONT FOG LIGHT AIMING .)