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Hood will not go down after install all parts

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Old September 12th, 2009, 6:08 PM
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Default Hood will not go down after install all parts
I installed all the hinges , brackets and new hood on my silverado, but the hood Sticks straight up in the air...Will not budge at all...Do i need to do something to the springs to get them to move....Already bent new hood trying to install it and hate this thing...Please help!!!!!! thank you so much!!!
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Old September 12th, 2009, 6:51 PM
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what year is the truck?
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Old September 12th, 2009, 6:58 PM
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did you oil the hinges that should make it easier to go down
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Default my hood......2000
It is a 2000. It is just killing me!
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what year is the truck?
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are the corners of the hood hitting?
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Perhaps the hinges are stiff. Did you lubricate and flex them prior to hooking them up to the truck?
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and are they the stock hinges or aftermarket?
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