I have not 100% committed to my nose locating plates. The fitment of my hood looks pretty good, but because of my asymmetric hood issues, closure requires some effort to get the pins to seat in the locating plates. The problem is that they hang in the plate cup and require a nudge in the right direction, like the Fonz with the jukebox. It could be smoother and it causes some wear on the plate.
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I am wondering if I should go with it or shoot for something better. I feel like the locating plate could be designed better to guide the pin into position. I like Forcefed1's design from his Curvy Road build thread. He obviously has access to machining equipment.
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Wondering what others have experienced here. I can't seem to find anything premade that would be better and I am not totally familiar with how to have something custom fabricated.