What's with the Yaris hoods?

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Originally Posted by BennyLava

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?