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Old 09-02-2013, 10:27 PM   #1
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What's with the Yaris hoods?

Anybody else notice how all the Yaris hoods are too short? Toyota needed a whole extra half inch (or centimeter) to make the hood reach the bumper cover. When you look at it, it actually looks pretty bad. I've even thought of taking mine to a good body shop and having the gap fixed. They just weld on a another piece of metal and then do all the body work and paint it.

My uncle did that with his old chevy truck that had the same problem, just in a different area. Turned out great. So what is the deal? Toyota screwed up pretty big with that one.
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Old 09-04-2013, 02:31 PM   #2
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I've noticed this too, and thought maybe my bumper wasn't aligned correctly. But as far as I can tell it is, so I got some weather stripping similar to what Garm sells and it make it look much more "finished".
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Old 09-04-2013, 02:43 PM   #3
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yes...the gap is for the most part unacceptable and frustrating, but do you really want to go to the expense of having the issue resolved? Or do you have a hook up for that type of stuff?
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Old 09-04-2013, 02:55 PM   #4
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Just get this and call it a day. It will look 100x better.

http://shop.microimageonline.com/Hoo...is-hs-ys-1.htm

I tried to go the cheap route and got something similar off of eBay that's actually made for Corvettes, and it's about 6" too short on each side. So it looks a little better, but also kind of retardo.. lol
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Old 09-04-2013, 03:52 PM   #5
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^ yeah, I had one, but was never able to put it on. My ex-wife threw it away thinking that it was garbage from a car that was taken apart.
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Old 09-04-2013, 04:11 PM   #6
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Anybody else notice how all the Yaris hoods are too short? Toyota needed a whole extra half inch (or centimeter) to make the hood reach the bumper cover. When you look at it, it actually looks pretty bad. I've even thought of taking mine to a good body shop and having the gap fixed. They just weld on a another piece of metal and then do all the body work and paint it.

My uncle did that with his old chevy truck that had the same problem, just in a different area. Turned out great. So what is the deal? Toyota screwed up pretty big with that one.
2013 Yaris L - 1/4'' gap between the hood & bumper cover neatly fitted with a factory weatherstrip to keep the engine compartment clean.
What year Yaris are you talking about here?
Welding on metal to make the hood longer? Sounds like a disaster to me. Can you loosen the hood nuts and adjust the hood closer to the bumper cover?
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Old 09-04-2013, 04:18 PM   #7
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2013 Yaris L - 1/4'' gap between the hood & bumper cover neatly fitted with a factory weatherstrip to keep the engine compartment clean.
What year Yaris are you talking about here?
Welding on metal to make the hood longer? Sounds like a disaster to me. Can you loosen the hood nuts and adjust the hood closer to the bumper cover?
I assumed OP was talking about an '07-'11, but I don't know actually.

I thought about adjusting the hood myself, but then it would put the hood out of line with the upper front fenders..

And that weatherstrip on your 2013 looks great. Is that standard on all the new Yarii?
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Another thing to realize is that with the plastic fasteners that are used they wear as well as the throughput holes causing sagging to occur.
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Old 09-04-2013, 06:01 PM   #9
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^^ Good point.
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Old 09-04-2013, 06:06 PM   #10
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I assumed OP was talking about an '07-'11, but I don't know actually.

I thought about adjusting the hood myself, but then it would put the hood out of line with the upper front fenders..

And that weatherstrip on your 2013 looks great. Is that standard on all the new Yarii?
I was assuming it was an older generation Yaris myself...I looked at my hood underneath where it bolts to the hinges & there does not look like there is any play at all to move the hood forward or back.
I'll have to take a look at an older Yar if I see one parked...I usually see them and they are driving by...
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Old 09-04-2013, 06:09 PM   #11
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And that weatherstrip on your 2013 looks great. Is that standard on all the new Yarii?
I imagine it is standard on all the new 3rd generation Yarii - it is another nice added bonus on this car.
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Old 09-04-2013, 08:23 PM   #12
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Mine wasnt bad until it got backed into...now its eh...
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Old 09-04-2013, 09:23 PM   #13
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This is the only fitment issue on the Yaris, compare that to most American cars!! My Wife's company truck, 2013 Ford F-150 has fitment issues all over the place, passenger side doors are so far out of line, they never look like their closed all the way. And nearly ever Chevy, Ford, and Dodge I see around town looks like some school kid lined up the body panels at the Factory, guess that's what $40-60 an hour gets you these days.

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My Wife's company truck, 2013 Ford F-150 has fitment issues all over the place, passenger side doors are so far out of line, they never look like their closed all the way. And nearly ever Chevy, Ford, and Dodge I see around town looks like some school kid lined up the body panels at the Factory, guess that's what $40-60 an hour gets you these days.
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Old 09-04-2013, 11:41 PM   #16
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2013 Yaris L - 1/4'' gap between the hood & bumper cover neatly fitted with a factory weatherstrip to keep the engine compartment clean.
What year Yaris are you talking about here?
Welding on metal to make the hood longer? Sounds like a disaster to me. Can you loosen the hood nuts and adjust the hood closer to the bumper cover?
Welding on extra metal to fix factory defects is very commonplace in the autobody and automotive restoration world. You should see all the difference it can make. As for the 1/4 inch gap in your car, that's still way too wide. It should be half that. Seems they started putting that weatherstrip in there simply to try and address the issue. As and example, take a look at the gap between the doors in a 2010 dodge Challenger. That's what your gaps are supposed to look like these days. Very small. In modern cars the gaps are all getting smaller and smaller, because wider gaps have a big affect on aerodynamics, and thus gas mileage. So they're tightening up all the gaps as best as they can.

My car is a 2009, and is nearly black. So that weather strip will do the job for me. Until I finally sell the car. I hope that by the time I buy another yaris, Toyota will have fixed the issue.

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I was assuming it was an older generation Yaris myself...I looked at my hood underneath where it bolts to the hinges & there does not look like there is any play at all to move the hood forward or back.
I'll have to take a look at an older Yar if I see one parked...I usually see them and they are driving by...
This is the first thing I did. Won't work. Hood is plain too short.
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Old 09-05-2013, 02:10 PM   #17
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I call this a character line, it sets the Yaris apart from other cars, and it helps with under hood air passage! Seems like an Engineer was trying for additional cooling to me.

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Old 09-05-2013, 02:41 PM   #18
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I call this a character line, it sets the Yaris apart from other cars, and it helps with under hood air passage! Seems like an Engineer was trying for additional cooling to me.

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Well if I met him or her, I'd let them know that their additional cooling inlet is letting dirt and rainwater into my engine bay mucking it all up!
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