# I have a hood bolt missing. the one i had needed to be tightened **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 13, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140 "2024-06-13T21:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/21 "2024-06-14T00:16:30Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > I thought you said you were a mechanic in the military Would need to fill out a requisition form, three weeks later the bolt arrives. ---
**Author:** ![itouring2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/22 "2024-06-14T00:17:18Z")
it seems “m8 1.25x25mm” threads. can i go to home depot or lowes? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/23 "2024-06-14T00:29:22Z")
> [@itouring2010](#): > > it seems “m8 1.25x25mm” threads. can i go to home depot or lowes? Are you freaking kidding me now??? You have been told no less than 7 times to go to a freaking HARDWARE store… How many different ways or times is it going to take for you to understand Hardware store, Hardware store, Hardware store, Hardware store!!! ---
**Author:** ![itouring2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/24 "2024-06-14T00:33:25Z")
ive been to ace hardware they dont seem very competent and they dont have anyone staffed to answer questions its just a store ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/25 "2024-06-14T00:34:55Z")
Then go to another one or any hardware store… go to the dealer… I am sorry you have a crappy ACE, but you may not have much better results from other places and if you don’t know/understand how to measure a bolt correctly, then you really should just go to the dealer, or find an old maw and paw auto repair shop and ask them if the have one, they probably have a few and will give you one… worst case, go to a salvage yard and take one off another car… ---
**Author:** ![itouring2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/26 "2024-06-14T00:47:16Z")
is there a reason why i cant use the aforementioned hex flange bolt? the m8 1.25x25mm?? it threads. i took it to my car and tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/27 "2024-06-14T01:02:10Z")
It you purchased a bolt that fits, there is no reason to visit another hardware store. “25 mm” is the length of the bolt, if it appears to be long enough, use it. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/28 "2024-06-14T01:19:38Z")
IDK what you mean by “tried it” - but if you could easily thread it in and it wasn’t too much longer than the other one that you pulled out, then you have the right thing. It’s not rocket science and I - along with others - explained this many many posts ago. If it threads in easily, install it. Snug it and the others down firmly - call it just before the “grunt.” Don’t over do it. Check them after a week of driving to see if any came loose. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/29 "2024-06-14T01:38:59Z")
Go to a dealer; they have diagrams to get you the exact right part. Or…go to an online Mazda parts website. Google “Mazda parts online”. They will have diagrams, and you can order the part you need. Don’t make this too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/30 "2024-06-14T01:44:36Z")
> [@ledhed75](#): > > Don’t make this too hard Too late!!! ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/31 "2024-06-14T01:51:14Z")
> [@ledhed75](#): > > Go to a dealer; they have diagrams to get you the exact right part. Travel to a car dealer, order the bolt, then return to the dealer after the bolt is shipped from the warehouse. Burn $10 in gasoline for a common bolt? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/32 "2024-06-14T01:56:53Z")
Why do some people think everybody has dealer just down the road? I know of some people who would have to drive 30-40 miles to get to the closest dealer. Tester ---
**Author:** ![itouring2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@itouring2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/itouring2010)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/33 "2024-06-14T02:08:39Z")
i fixed it. i feel proud. had to replace the top bolts for both sides cause with just one it didnt want to let the other one in. ![IMG_0359](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/5/1579dad8581cbdc0629662a3b6a00a1554896022.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/34 "2024-06-14T03:11:58Z")
> [@itouring2010](#): > > cause with just one it didnt want to let the other one in. ?? Grappling with the meaning of that. The picture is blurry worthless-ness. If you had the right thread it should have just threaded right in. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/35 "2024-06-14T06:20:57Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > I thought you said you were a mechanic in the military and you can’t take that bolt to a hardware store and let them match it for you? “F - Troop” maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/36 "2024-06-14T19:40:58Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > Why do some people think everybody has dealer just down the road? > > I know of some people who would have to drive 30-40 miles to get to the closest dealer. > > Tester 45 minutes to get to my Lexus dealer. lol. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/37 "2024-06-14T19:46:12Z")
> [@Clueless33](#): > > 45 minutes to get to my Lexus dealer. lol. Why the Laugh out loud ? Not sure why we need to know how far you are from a dealer. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/38 "2024-06-14T19:48:54Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Why the Laugh out loud ? Not sure why we need to know how far you are from a dealer. Cheers, Volvo 🍻 It’s a lovely day here in Newyork. The weather is cool and nice. And I felt like verifying tester’s statement on distance to get to a dealer 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/39 "2024-06-15T05:35:52Z")
Yeah the Acura dealer is 60 miles away so I like late morning appointments. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140/40 "2024-06-16T02:29:17Z")
The bolts at hardware stores are usually SAE 2. Most automobile bolts are at least 5. It may not matter for the hood. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-a-hood-bolt-missing-the-one-i-had-needed-to-be-tightened/195140.md?page=3)