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Old 03-24-2010, 09:21 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.
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Old 03-24-2010, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS
drop, if it needs an extra push I'll push via the BMW emblem...
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Originally Posted by Bimmer_Love
+1
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A "gentle" drop has yet to fail me.
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck
Drop it from a heighth of just a few inches!
Is that a measurement term akin to "widt?"
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Originally Posted by CWS530
A "gentle" drop has yet to fail me.
+1. I drop from about 8-10 inches.
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worst thread and poll ever

this is how boring e60.net is now lol polls on how you close your hood

whats next? how you position the nozzle when you fill up for gas or if you just use the latch so you dont have to hold it at all?
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered
worst thread and poll ever

this is how boring e60.net is now lol polls on how you close your hood

whats next? how you position the nozzle when you fill up for gas or if you just use the latch so you dont have to hold it at all?
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered
worst thread and poll ever

this is how boring e60.net is now lol polls on how you close your hood

whats next? how you position the nozzle when you fill up for gas or if you just use the latch so you dont have to hold it at all?
then don't reply....

you've seriously been on another level as of late PTL...
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What about that darn trunk lid and spring tension required to close it? Very awkward and I learned that the lid doesn't require a hard closing just a til it clicks closed.

Front lid..drop from 12 inches. I once had a 911 SC Targa with a nice ding on the engine cover from some knucklhead slamming with his/her hand on the soft spot.


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