I'm at a lose here...
I never noticed anything odd until it got this bad. The hood isn't sitting flush anymore on the passenger side closest to the windshield. I thought it may have been the coil hinge but when I took that out the hood didn't drop. With the hinge in place, it pushed it up and created a dent from the underside. The hinge still appears just like the other side & under tension evenly. It's almost as if the connection bracket was bent up from the inside.
What can cause this? Is there an easy fix?
Thanks all.
2011 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.8 Z71
(pics attached to show both sides)