Gen 1 to Gen 2 Hood Refresh question: Hood Striker help needed.

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Hi. So I finished my front bumper refresh conversion on my 2014 MS P85 to a 2017 MS bumper. Looks great but the overbite between the edge of the hood and bumper has been driving me. I saw a few posts where fellow owners installed a Gen 2 hood to eliminate the overbite. IMO it also completes the look.

I decided to purchase a Gen 2 hood that obviously has the single striker set up. Problem is my '14 MS has the double latch/striker set up. I "thought" I could just install the double striker that's currently on my Gen 1 hood to the Gen 2 hood, but the holes do not line up. Gen 2 holes are wider. I'm not sure where to go from here so I'm reaching out to the community. Any creative ideas or has anyone come up with a solution that they're currently using?

(I found one source that makes a custom double hood striker to fit the Gen 2 single hood setup, EVFIXME and Rockwell, but they're not making any until next year which would be too long.)

 

[DrakeM]

I’m having the same issue. Can anyone out there help. Trying to figure out what to do with the double latch?

 

[DrakeM]

@ Carl, did you come up with a solution?

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

@ Carl, did you come up with a solution?

Wound up buying a custom hood striker from EVFIXME. Once the hood comes in all that needs to done after removing the current hood and installing the new is just installing the new hood striker with the current bolts and making a few alignment adjustments.

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Wound up buying a custom hood striker from EVFIXME. Once the hood comes in all that needs to done after removing the current hood and installing the new is just installing the new hood striker with the current bolts and making a few alignment adjustments.

$250 plus shipping. Pretty expensive IMO but, it's proven to work. Saw one today at their shop. Looks great.

 

[DrakeM]

Have you seen a refreshed bumper with the refreshed hood? just wondering if it looks that much different. Also what did you do about the gap. I'm really thinking about going the unplugged way but I know that overbite would drive me crazy!

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Yep, I saw one over the weekend. The hood fit perfectly and it had the refresh headlights as well. It looked just like a newer model so if you can examine one up close, that's exactly how your car will look if you installed a refresh hood and bumper. I have the original hood on mine with the refresh bumper and you can tell there's a difference. It's not bad, but it does look different with the bumper sticking out past the edge of the hood. I even had my Tesla emblem slanted to help with the profile... It helps a little, but again, IMO it's not quite what I'm ready to live with anymore.

I purchased a gap filler made by TheCharlesChen about a year ago. I've switched it out for a foam insulation strip. Looks a little better IMO. I still have the other one sitting around somewhere.

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Up close pic of my underbite.

 

[DrakeM]

Yep, I saw one over the weekend. The hood fit perfectly and it had the refresh headlights as well. It looked just like a newer model so if you can examine one up close, that's exactly how your car will look if you installed a refresh hood and bumper. I have the original hood on mine with the refresh bumper and you can tell there's a difference. It's not bad, but it does look different with the bumper sticking out past the edge of the hood. I even had my Tesla emblem slanted to help with the profile... It helps a little, but again, IMO it's not quite what I'm ready to live with anymore.

I purchased a gap filler made by TheCharlesChen about a year ago. I've switched it out for a foam insulation strip. Looks a little better IMO. I still have the other one sitting around somewhere.

I would love to see a picture of one with the refreshed hood. I’ve been looking on eBay but I can’t find a refresh hood or a bumper with all the tabs. Was the install of the bumper difficult ? If it’s not too much can you give me a call? 302 218 8048

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Hi, I'll hit you up tomorrow.

 

[DrakeM]

Okay cool. the bumper looks really good but the underbite would eat at me to.

 

[rolling18]

Any interest in selling the nose cone if it is in great condition?

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Sorry I sold it.

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Recent pics.

 

[Evolved8]

Looks great, I have the unplugged performance front bumper but would like to swap the hood.

Did you buy a new one from Tesla? Or used..

Any other issues that came up when swapping?

 

[Carl_Blue_Ivy]

Hi, sorry for the delay. I bought my hood aftermarket (carbon fiber hood) but I ordered one for 2017 to 2021. I only had to buy a new hood latch (I have the double latch). I bought it from EVFix Me here in Cali. (I think it was around $300)

 

[jaycup]

Which carbon fiber hood did you go with? Does everything other than the latch work plug and play? Was also wondering if the frunk seal would be different

 

[Z85+]

No hood pins? I have a damaged hood and a CF hood is cheaper than a replacement and paint blending to the bumper and fenders so... thinking about that. Very few options for 1st gen (i.e. nosecone) hoods.