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01-03-2010, 02:31 AM | #1 |
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HOOD NOT LINING UP and BUMPER QUESTION...
alright, so my car is brand new, had it for about a week now... today was the first bath she got, and i noticed that the front hood does NOT line up... also, there's an overhang where the front bumper meets the corner of the side panel... i'm hoping someone can run out to their car and tell me if that is normal?? the hood not lining up, i already know that's not normal, especially considering the other side is lined up correctly...
and no, it's not the hood being properly shut, i opened and closed it quite a few times, and on the last attempt, shut it with more force than one should with an aluminum hood... |
01-03-2010, 02:46 AM | #2 |
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you gotta twist the rubber bump stops under the hood to adjust the spacing between the hood and the bumper
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My front fender didn't align well either, the dealer adjusted it while I waited.
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Yes, that's the issue, you probably don't have the left side latch on the hood engaged. I had this same problem. Don't push on the hood or the roundel you are liable to bend it. Solution, and I'm not a big fan of "slamming" either but I read somewhere, and this works for me, is to drop the hood from about 20" up. Latches every time for me.
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I gotta look for this. Does anyone have a picture of this rubber bump stop? I took off the headlight housings twice and never noticed this rubber bump stop.
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you are not alone...
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...light=hood+gap ... & possible solutions. (1) http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292548 (not M3) Quote:
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The driver's side of the hood needs to slammed a bit more than the passenger side since the hood intake is closing on the air box to make a good seal. I kept driving away with the driver's side of the hood not totally latched.
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