What's with the Yaris hoods?

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Originally Posted by yougojay

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?