Did anyone DIY the Vorsteiner CF hood??

werly · 02-24-2012, 02:05 AM

Before the hood arrives next week I would like to get some advices on installation, yes I am doing it by myself and possibly another friend or my brother

From what I heard it is basically a easy swap without modification. I was inspecting the OEM hood the other night and found some areas that I am not 100% sure how to:

1. Driver's side lift: how to remove them to fit onto the cf hood? just yank it out?

2. Located a bit below the hood lift there is this as picture shows. Do I unscrew all 3 including the silver one and transfer them to the cf hood? Do I have to disconnect the battery before I unscrew the silver nut?

3. The rest: I assume they just need to be unscrew and transfer to the cf hood?

I haven't really seen the construction underneath the Vorsteiner hood hopefully it is easy swap like I have heard.

THE TECH · 02-24-2012, 08:21 AM

Should be fairly simple assuming it fits well. Also, you will probably have to delete the hood struts when you put the new one on.

werly · 02-24-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

Should be fairly simple assuming it fits well. Also, you will probably have to delete the hood struts when you put the new one on.

So I can't have hood struts for my the cf hood?

either way, do you know how to remove it

BimmerM · 02-25-2012, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by werly

So I can't have hood struts for my the cf hood?

either way, do you know how to remove it

There's a metal clip that you pop out with a flat head screw driver. Once that clip is out it will slide out. Do not attempt to yank it out before you remove the retaining clip.

werly · 02-26-2012, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmerM

There's a metal clip that you pop out with a flat head screw driver. Once that clip is out it will slide out. Do not attempt to yank it out before you remove the retaining clip.

I see, but the two struts still go on to the CF hood?

THE TECH · 02-26-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by werly

I see, but the two struts still go on to the CF hood?

You will need to ask Vorsteiner, but I would recommend against it. The struts are too strong for a CF hood and you could run into some issues if you use them.

02-24-2012, 02:05 AM	#1
werly First Lieutenant 53 Rep 341 Posts Drives: 2011 MR E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Did anyone DIY the Vorsteiner CF hood?? Before the hood arrives next week I would like to get some advices on installation, yes I am doing it by myself and possibly another friend or my brother From what I heard it is basically a easy swap without modification. I was inspecting the OEM hood the other night and found some areas that I am not 100% sure how to: 1. Driver's side lift: how to remove them to fit onto the cf hood? just yank it out? 2. Located a bit below the hood lift there is this as picture shows. Do I unscrew all 3 including the silver one and transfer them to the cf hood? Do I have to disconnect the battery before I unscrew the silver nut? 3. The rest: I assume they just need to be unscrew and transfer to the cf hood? I haven't really seen the construction underneath the Vorsteiner hood hopefully it is easy swap like I have heard.
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THE TECH BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 307 Rep 13,093 Posts Drives: BPMsport 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kansas iTrader: (45) Garage List 2013 Nissan GTR [0.00] 2019 Sierra Denali ... [0.00] 1999 Nissan Silvia [0.00] 1999 Nissan Skyline ... [0.00] 1998 Toyota Supra [0.00]	Should be fairly simple assuming it fits well. Also, you will probably have to delete the hood struts when you put the new one on.
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