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UPDATE: I was able to close the gap with the help of a friend by removing the front bumper and carefully trying to figure out how it adjusts and what kind of damage had been done. (the car has been in an accident before, and guessing the bumper wasn't put on correctly.) We found a few broken pieces that look like/probably caused the misalignment and also found the support foam completely gone. Which is probably why I'm able to move the bumper up and down while grasping the middle vent area. I'll replace that in the near future. But what we did was we adjusted the plastic bracket that has the kidney grill shapes in them and moved them upward towards the hood. After some trial and error we were able to getting real close. Spec calls for 4.1mm, +1.8,-0.9 gap from the bottom of the center hood to the top of the bumper. I started at 8 and now am at 6mm. So I'm almost within the +1.8 threshold but I think replacing the bumper foam will resolve the issue. For now its good enough and a lot better from when I got it.
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