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Adjusting rattling hood

There has been a rattle in my truck for a while and I finally fixed it.  Originally I thought it was the skid plate being loose so last oil change I made sure to tighten it good.  No change.  I then went to the old fashioned way of pounding here and there until I narrowed it down to the grill itself.  I couldn’t ever figure out what was hitting what and it only did it when completely closed. I just let it go until I couldn’t stand it anymore.  Today I was looking at it a little closer and I realized that there were rubber bump stops that could be adjusted for this on either side of the hood itself. I turned them a couple of times each and the rattle went away.  All I had to do is look up for the solution rather than fussing with trying to tighten the grill or adjust the hood latch.