Vehicle hood

A vehicle, comprising:

• a compartment;
• a hood movable between an open position and a closed position for covering the compartment, comprising:
• a hood body having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface;
• a first bracket attached to the interior facing surface of the hood body, the first bracket including a bottom end having a downward opening slot;
• a rotatable hinge attached to the vehicle in the compartment for moving the hood body between the open position and the closed position;
• a second bracket attached to the vehicle in the compartment, the second bracket being attached to a distal end of the rotatable hinge, the second bracket including a weld stud extending laterally from a side of the second bracket;
• a first fastener for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket;
• wherein the first bracket is configured to be seated on the weld stud only during installation of the hood;
• and
• wherein the first bracket is lifted upwardly off of the weld stud when the first fastener attaches the first bracket to the second bracket.

A hood for a vehicle movable between an open position and a closed position for covering a vehicle compartment, comprising:

• a hood body having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface;
• a first bracket attached to the interior facing surface of the hood body, the first bracket including a bottom end having a downward opening slot;
• a rotatable hinge attached to the vehicle in the vehicle compartment for moving the hood body between the open position and the closed position, the rotatable hinge including a weld stud extending laterally from a side of a second bracket;
• a first fastener for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket;
• wherein the first bracket is configured to be seated on the weld stud only during installation of the hood;
• and
• wherein the first bracket is lifted upwardly off of the weld stud when the first fastener attaches the first bracket to the second bracket.