Hood assembly for a vehicle and method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle

The invention relates to a hood assembly for a vehicle and a method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle. The hood assembly for a vehicle includes a hood having a top side and an underside. Also included is a hood latch-striker reinforcement plate operably coupled to the underside...

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Hauptverfasser: GAZDA ROBERT T, TOWNSON JAMES M, FELZIEN MARK L, PATTERSON DEREK L
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to a hood assembly for a vehicle and a method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle. The hood assembly for a vehicle includes a hood having a top side and an underside. Also included is a hood latch-striker reinforcement plate operably coupled to the underside of the hood and having a retaining recess. Further included is at least a portion of a centering tool removably disposed within the retaining recess and extending downwardly away from the underside of the hood. Yet further included is a centering bracket operably coupled to a top support member of a positioning and reinforcement structure and having an aperture configured to receive the centering tool therein for locating the positioning and reinforcement structure to the hood.