To The List Having seen this weekend in Rhode Island many cars I want to alert the list to a potential safety problem. The hood is stopped at closing by two hood bumper stop screws. They can be adjusted up and down. On the hood are two brackets that do not touch the bumper stops, they are called restraining brackets and in the event of a severe front end accident are meant to prevent the hood from breaking the windshield and entering the passenger compartment.If the bumper stops are adjusted too low ie: they are not just touching the hood when closed the restraining brackets would not engage in the event of an accident. Also check that the restraining brackets are correctly angled so as to engage the bumper stops. An added advantage to correctly adjusting the bumper stops is that the edges of the hood won't bounce while you drive. Push down on the corner of the hood when closed and if it moves you probably need to adjust the stops. Alternatively you could put a dab of grease on the bumper stop and close the hood. Afer reopening check to see if some transfered to the hood. Do not raise the bumpers so much that they put an upward pressure on the hood, they should just be touching it. Do not use the bumpers to align the hood with the fenders. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 ps. We had a great weekend in Rhode Island and many thanks to Mike Deluca for making it a great event.