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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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i hate pressing down on the hood when closing it. i let it drop and slam closed. less chance of denting your hood this way i beleive.

you guys?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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I do both... I have no real standard. I don't Slam, slam it though.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tonymac
I do both... I have no real standard. I don't Slam, slam it though.
maybe i should have just said, drop it closed.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Drop sounds better. I drop occasionally.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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i bet those cf hoods are more durable then our oem once?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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drop, if it needs an extra push I'll push via the BMW emblem...
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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Drop it from a heighth of just a few inches!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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At first I pull it down by grabbing the locking hook underside of the hood, and then drop it from 10" height.
By this way I don't have to touch the paint.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin
At first I pull it down by grabbing the locking hook underside of the hood, and then drop it from 10" height.
By this way I don't have to touch the paint.

+1, that's exactly how I do it.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bha7176
+1, that's exactly how I do it.
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