The hood is lined up with the fenders. It appears the noise is coming from the plastic pieces on the raise hood part. Hard to tell.Have you tried looking at and adjusting the bumper stops under the hood edge?
Have you found a solution yet? Just picked up a 19 rebel and can hear the same noise you described. Sounds like its coming from the cowl where the windshield wipers are.The hood is lined up with the fenders. It appears the noise is coming from the plastic pieces on the raise hood part. Hard to tell.