What's with the Yaris hoods?

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

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.

Like I said, that sounds like a disaster...welding on extra metal to fix gaps? Never heard of that...and would NEVER try to fix gaps on a 15,000 + dollar car...never. I am perfectly fine with this 1/4'' gap. The car panels line up excellent. It is like night & day versus an American made car.

I would imagine that weatherstrip has helped to keep the engine bay a lot cleaner. My Yaris has been driven 3,600 miles since 4/11/2013 - we have had a lot of rain this Summer, and the engine is barely dusty. It's really pretty amazing how clean the engine is after all the roadspray I've endured driving these past 5 months