Passenger Side Hood Vent

HANIFM3 · 02-04-2010, 11:05 AM

Hi Guys,

I just got my e90 M3 a few weeks ago and absolutely love it!

As we all know the passenger side hood vent is actually sealed with some kind of rubber material.

I noticed on my car, the passenger side hood vent rubber material has about a 1 inch cut in it. Is that normal?

I'm concerned cause I don't want water entering the engine bay from this cut in the hood vent.

thanks

M3_LIN · 02-04-2010, 11:54 AM

yes it is normal.

Ed Lin

saeedg48 · 02-04-2010, 12:31 PM

BCA · 02-04-2010, 01:41 PM

Definitely normal...so that water can drain through there. Don't worry, it's designed to drain that way and doesn't hurt anything. If it didn't drain then it would just fill up with water!

skywalker562 · 02-04-2010, 01:44 PM

actually mine fill up w/ water so i have to open my hood and drain the water out. and clean it again. XD maybe mine is plug-up? better check when i get my car back

Green///Hell · 02-04-2010, 02:18 PM

Mine has like 3-4 slits in it, I've never had to physically drain it.
The water just disappears. I'm starting to get worried as to where it actually goes.
Do you think someone is stealing it? Maybe I should file a police report?

BobsM3Coupe · 02-04-2010, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda///Monic

Mine has like 3-4 slits in it, I've never had to physically drain it.
The water just disappears. I'm starting to get worried as to where it actually goes.
Do you think someone is stealing it? Maybe I should file a police report?

Evaporation from heat and the sun are real felons.

HANIFM3 · 02-04-2010, 06:31 PM

Sweet! Now I can chill. Thanks for the quick responses.

ooowowizstev · 02-04-2010, 08:16 PM

I had the same question before, turns out its normal lol.

M3 vert · 02-04-2010, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda///Monic

Mine has like 3-4 slits in it, I've never had to physically drain it.
The water just disappears. I'm starting to get worried as to where it actually goes.
Do you think someone is stealing it? Maybe I should file a police report?

Nawaaz · 02-04-2010, 11:21 PM

I took mine off.

02-04-2010, 11:05 AM	#1
HANIFM3 Private Drives: 2009 BMW M3 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alameda County, CA Posts: 64 iTrader: (0)	Passenger Side Hood Vent Hi Guys, I just got my e90 M3 a few weeks ago and absolutely love it! As we all know the passenger side hood vent is actually sealed with some kind of rubber material. I noticed on my car, the passenger side hood vent rubber material has about a 1 inch cut in it. Is that normal? I'm concerned cause I don't want water entering the engine bay from this cut in the hood vent. thanks
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02-04-2010, 11:54 AM	#2
M3_LIN LM-R Whore. Drives: 2009 White M3 Sedan Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA Posts: 847 iTrader: (1)	yes it is normal. Ed Lin __________________ 09AWE90M: Light headlight tint, Full front end clear bra wrap(Harris@InstyleGraphics), Ceramic tint(40%), Piaa GTX H3 bulb, HID 8k AE, 6k Low, INT Luxer1 lights, RD springs, LMR 20X9 +8, 20X10 +18 (Dave @ Status), Vertice CF hood Ducts(Dat @ VertexUSA), Tecnocraft FULL Envy Intake system+plenum(KEVLAR)+cabin filter covers, Meister GTC exhaust, Arkym F LIP.

02-04-2010, 12:31 PM	#3
saeedg48 Brigadier General Drives: 2008 6MT E90 M3 & 2012 CLS63 P Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Unknown Posts: 3,354 iTrader: (1)	__________________ _______________

02-04-2010, 01:41 PM	#4
BCA Captain Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 764 iTrader: (0)	Definitely normal...so that water can drain through there. Don't worry, it's designed to drain that way and doesn't hurt anything. If it didn't drain then it would just fill up with water! __________________ 2013 E92 M3 \| Mineral White Metallic/Black/Carbon Leather \| M-DCT \| ZCP \| Premium \| EPS \| Sirius \| Michelin PSS 255/275 \| 3M Tint 35% Sides & 20% Rear \| IND Light Smoked Reflectors \| LUX H8 5000K \| OEM Black Chrome Grilles & Gills Past BMWs: 2012 F10 535i, 2011 E90 335i, 2009 E90 M3, 2008 E70 X5, 2006 E90 330i, 2004 E46 330i

02-04-2010, 02:18 PM	#6
Green///Hell Colonel Drives: E92 M3 6MT AW Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sydney/Chicago Posts: 2,587 iTrader: (5)	Mine has like 3-4 slits in it, I've never had to physically drain it. The water just disappears. I'm starting to get worried as to where it actually goes. Do you think someone is stealing it? Maybe I should file a police report? __________________

02-04-2010, 01:44 PM	#5
skywalker562 Private First Class Drives: 08 AW M3 E93 6MT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC CA Posts: 194 iTrader: (0)	actually mine fill up w/ water so i have to open my hood and drain the water out. and clean it again. XD maybe mine is plug-up? better check when i get my car back

02-04-2010, 06:31 PM	#8
HANIFM3 Private Drives: 2009 BMW M3 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alameda County, CA Posts: 64 iTrader: (0)	Sweet! Now I can chill. Thanks for the quick responses.

02-04-2010, 08:16 PM	#9
ooowowizstev Brigadier General Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine Posts: 3,774 iTrader: (4)	I had the same question before, turns out its normal lol. __________________ '08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come...

02-04-2010, 11:21 PM	#11
Nawaaz Brigadier General Drives: . Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: . Posts: 4,647 iTrader: (0)	I took mine off.

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