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Hood, aligning.

Screw in both rubber stops completely. After hood is adjusted, these are to be screwed out until the hood rest on them with slight pressure when closed.

Horizontal adjustment :

Loosen bolts on both sides of the hinge at the hood. 410008.jpg (15844 bytes)
Close and align hood between fenders. Gaps should be even and equal.

Vertical adjustment :

Loosen bolts on sides of hinges, at radiator support. 410009.jpg (15133 bytes)
Adjust front hood height by raising or lowering the hinge at the front bolt. Hinge pivots on rear bolt. 410010.jpg (15183 bytes)
Adjust so that closed hood is approximately 1mm below the fenders.

Rear height adjustment :

Loosen bolts on rear catches. Raise or lower catch until hood is level with fenders at the rear. 410011.jpg (14168 bytes)

Rear guide adjustment :

Loosen bolts on rear guides mounted to hood

Adjust guides horizontal position until guides slide easily into catch.

410013.jpg (10055 bytes)

Part Numbers :

Fender mounted catch : 51 23 1 884 271
Hood mounted guide : 51 23 1 884 272
Front hinge assembly : 41 61 1 906 239

 

 

 

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E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7.  Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson