Vehicle Closure Panel Assembly and Method

A vehicle hood panel assembly comprising:

• an inner hood panel having a textured surface feature and a crimped edge surface;
• an outer hood panel;
• and
• a layer of adhesive material positioned between said inner hood panel and said outer hood panel;
• wherein said outer hood panel is hemmed and adhesively bonded to said inner hood panel using said layer of adhesive material to thereby form a hem seam, said textured surface feature and said crimped edge feature affixing said first panel to said second panel at said hem seam without heat curing said layer of adhesive material.

A method of forming a closure panel assembly, the method comprising:

• forming a textured surface feature on a first surface of a first closure panel;
• forming a crimped edge surface feature on a second surface of said first closure panel;
• applying a layer of adhesive material to at least one of said first panel and said second panel;
• and
• hemming said second panel to said first panel to thereby form a hem seam such that said textured surface feature and said crimped edge surface feature affix said first closure panel to said second closure panel without heat curing of said layer of adhesive material.