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      03-03-2019, 10:54 AM   #89
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Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP
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Originally Posted by doogee View Post
I had the 3 Series struts for about a week before I tossed them and got the correct M3 ones.

The amount of force it took to close the hood was clearly going to warp the hood over a long period of time.

Remember the hood is aluminum, not steel.
This, as the M3 bonnet is alu it is a lighter strut than the standard 3 series. Mine is becoming soft enough to just let the bonnet go from a few decimeters to close. Maybe time to change? (although its quite comfy closing it)
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