[soundman98]

my hood doesn't 'flutter' or 'flap' per se.

the sides of the hood forward of the strut humps will visibly raise up from the quarter panels about a 1/4"-1/2" at any speed over about 45mph. air is definitely running over the top of the headlights and raising up the hood

lately i've noticed that the hood towards the front is about 1/8" raised over the side panels, and i could've sworn it was closer to flush/even when i originally got the car.

my plastic front bumper, i've got no issues with alignment with the hood for that. but my plastic bumper cover is also pretty loose from curb strikes, so any alignment issues there are pretty easily faulted elsewhere.