Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood TS Style
 

Just wondering if anyone else with this hood has experienced that it does not sit straight when put down and just resting, not latched. Is one side higher than the other before latching the sides shut?

This can be adjusted by raising or lowering the latches that surround the center latch with the spring. Also it could be that your hood was mounted slightly crooked, which is easily fixed by loosening the bolts that attach the hood to the hinges, then the hood can be repositioned to your liking.

I just realized, what you asked here...but why do you care how it sits when it's not latched?

Because when i latch it down on the drivers side i'm practically bending it to force it to latch because 1 side is sitting higher than the other. I'm worried about the stress thats putting on the hood and it may crack. I also dont think it's normal to sit uneven like that so wanted to see if others had the issue.

I even put the hood on my living room floor with no hardware on it at all and one side is lower than the other.

Seibon is trying to tell me it's normal.

Having experienced Seibon hoods before on other cars, I would not be surprised if the mold was imperfect resulting in an imbalanced car. You're getting what you pay for with these mass produced hoods.

I bought a "Type-TA" hood for my S14 and it was completely warped. Uneven gaps on both sides, just ****** up.

It's not a cheap hood though so to say getting what I paid for isnt quite right. At a minimum it should sit straight.

I also cannot close mine by just pushing the hood down. I actually let it drop from about 6 inches above the core support and it locks in place and i don't put stress on the drivers side. The whole hood absorbs and distributes the impact. I don't know if that's something you're willing to try but i have been closing mine like that for 2 years now and it hasn't damaged the hood at all.

having to drop the hood with force to latch it seems sub optimal . . . are hoods from Varis or Amuse like that?

When your hood is not latched and just resting down is it sitting even?

Even the stock hood should be closed by dropping it. It's the best way. Pressing any hood down is not optimal.

I have a Fugimura vented hood and of the same quality as the two you mentioned and I dropped the hood as Eagle has suggested. It is actually the proper way to close the hood.

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My hood wont catch the driver's side latch if i drop it. It's too far away and needs to be pushed down separate from the passengers side. Seibon told me to push down hard on the drivers side to see if it latches. lol

This is what I'm dealing with... and the rubber bumpers dont help. I've tried.
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Have you tried realigning it...loosen the hinges and then close it to were the pins line up if possible. Then raise it so it doesn't move and tighten it up.

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I'll take a pic of mine when i head out to lunch and you can see what it looks like. I don't think mine is that crooked but you may just need to raise or lower those latches to make it work.

Mine didn't fit right initially either until i adjusted the latch positions

Yes I have.

LMAO I was just on the phone with Seibon and they are trying to tell me the right way to close a hood is to push down on it (any kind of hood) and you should never drop it. I'm debating sending them a copy of my owners manual. They also said that it's normal to "flex" the carbon fiber hood to make it fitment. Its a normal "adjustment".

After 2 weeks of taking it off and putting it on all kinds of videos and pictures only to have them feed me that crap and say its not a defective hood...I'm ******* done with these guys. Never buy Seibon again.

Your hood sits a lot higher than mine when not latched, if you can screw the latches in more to reduce their height and maybe try removing the rubber stoppers to see if they are causing the problem

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I had the exact same problem, drivers side latch would essentially bounce off the locking mechanism when dropped. Screwing that latch further into the hood a few turns did the trick, but make sure those rubber stoppers aren't sticking out too far also. Don't give up so quickly, I think you can make this work with a few adjustments.

I can definitely "make" it work i just feel like i shouldnt be contorting a carbon fiber hood to make it fit the way it should naturally. I'm probably going to end up opening up the holes in the hinges to let me slide it side to side a little and shim up one side to even it with the other.

I have the seibon vs11 and have had similar issues

You're definitely right, you shouldn't be contorting the hood to make it fit and it's pretty moronic that Seibon was telling you to do just that. I really don't know what's going on with them.

Let us know how it goes

Here is mine unlatched.

Please dont take these measurements as the holy grail but might be able to see if there is a drastic difference between ours.

The way your hood sits unlatched is exactly what i would expect mine to sit like. The fact that mine didnt sit straight when it was off the car means it's the hood yet seibon refuses to admit to that. I should just sue them.