Hood not closing tight on one side!
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So, I notice that the right side of my hood is bouncing up and down while driving, specially in the freeway. The right side shuts tight and the left has some play in it. After driving in the freeway you will notice the hood is open a little bit and there is a gap between the hood and the headlight. Two people already stop my wife, telling her the hood is open but its really not. Im going to bring the car in this thursday for the recall. I was wondering, if I should bring it up with the service advisor and see if they could fix it. Hopefully, Its covered with the cpo warranty. Has anybody had this issue before? Let me know thanks.
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Originally Posted by bmdavid79' post='934725' date='Jul 6 2009, 09:35 PM
So, I notice that the right side of my hood is bouncing up and down while driving, specially in the freeway. The right side shuts tight and the left has some play in it. After driving in the freeway you will notice the hood is open a little bit and there is a gap between the hood and the headlight. Two people already stop my wife, telling her the hood is open but its really not. Im going to bring the car in this thursday for the recall. I was wondering, if I should bring it up with the service advisor and see if they could fix it. Hopefully, Its covered with the cpo warranty. Has anybody had this issue before? Let me know thanks.
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Originally Posted by skeeter' post='934729' date='Jul 6 2009, 11:40 PM
There are 2 hooks with bump stops....Take the bump stop off and turn the hook a couple of times....This should pull the hood down more....Just do the side that is sitting up...Its really easy to do....Hopefully that will fix it....
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Its not the one in the center...There is one on each side, can't miss them....They are oval....Pull the bump stop off and turn them a couple of times...Its basically a threaded oval hook that you can tighten....I would suggest doing only a few turns at a time...Keep playing with it until its good....
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 525D M-SPORT // Grey // SB attached
I had the same problem and fixed it by lubricating the latch. See here
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...st__p__1324081
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...st__p__1324081
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