Hood Alignment
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08 C300 Sport
Hood Alignment
I just notice my hood isn't aligned correctly. Right side i can fit a finger in and left side i cant fit any fingers in. How do i adjust it or should i take it into the dealer to get it fix? Anyone else have this problem?
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I am not sure if this is the case on our cars, but there are stoppers under the hood that can be adjusted. I noticed what appeared to be such stoppers under my hood toward the front on each corner sticking up out of the core support area. They are the color of the car. On most cars, you can lower and raise them by twisting them. Other than that, you need to go to the dealership.
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2008 Black Out C350 Saks Edition / 87 VW GTI
I am not sure if this is the case on our cars, but there are stoppers under the hood that can be adjusted. I noticed what appeared to be such stoppers under my hood toward the front on each corner sticking up out of the core support area. They are the color of the car. On most cars, you can lower and raise them by twisting them. Other than that, you need to go to the dealership.
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My hood wasn't latching FROM THE FACTORY. Some lady flagged me down and made a flapping motion with her hand. When I got home and checked it, I noticed that the right side wasn't even latched!!!
I had to turn the latch to make it "catch" when the hood closed.
If you are unsure...take it to the dealer. I had owned the car for a good 3 weeks before I even found this out.
I had to turn the latch to make it "catch" when the hood closed.
If you are unsure...take it to the dealer. I had owned the car for a good 3 weeks before I even found this out.
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i had the car for one week hahaah and i guess i was babying it by lookin all over for tiny details. so i went to the dealer and they said that since its a dual latch u have to slam it.. problem solved ahha now my gaps are even onces again
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yep, i took mine in for the same reason... appearently i wasnt closing it right, it must be closed evenly(from the middle) and at a pretty decent amount of presure is needed.
So just open her up, and close it from the middle, a little hard.
So just open her up, and close it from the middle, a little hard.
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When I bought mine- the dealer told me you have to slam the hood to close it. He said there are 4 latches on this hood and if you don't slam it (btw which I was always told not to do on any car) the hood won't close all the way. Just make sure nothing is obstructing before you close it.
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when i took delivery of my car, i noticed the right side of the hood was a bit higher than the left side. but because i constantly read this forum, i knew to expect it - in fact, i had my mental checklist of items to check from other experiences on this forum. so when i took delivery, i popped the hood, and slammed it down a bit harder than i normally would...and then it was in perfect alignment. im sure as things loosen up a bit it won't need as much force to latch.
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I "adjusted" the right side....and I don't have to slam it at all...just drop it normally. I don't like the idea of having to SLAM the hood of a $40K car!
Even slamming wouldn't have helped mine...the latch needed adjustment with a wrench.
Even slamming wouldn't have helped mine...the latch needed adjustment with a wrench.
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-1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. ......................
I think it's just utterly stupefying that we're even having this discussion.
I think it's just utterly stupefying that we're even having this discussion.
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I think my headlight is not alined properly? My hood is unifrom with the body, but around the headlights on the passenger side I can easily fit in a finger, where I can not on the driver side? What gives?
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Hmm... so how do I adjust the hood height then? The passenger side seems somewhat higher than the driver side. And when the hood is closed and I press down on it on the passenger side, it does come down a bit more before it hits this adjustment knob, but it bounces right back up when I take the hand off.
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'08 C300 4Matic Sport, '02 530i
Doh!
I actually tried loosening that nut before, but it wouldn't move. Now I gave it another more forceful try, and it did move and I was able to adjust it. Thanks.
But like jctevere, I think my headlights are a bit off because the space between the headlight and the hood is still a bit uneven. Oh well, it's not that big of a deal.
I actually tried loosening that nut before, but it wouldn't move. Now I gave it another more forceful try, and it did move and I was able to adjust it. Thanks.
But like jctevere, I think my headlights are a bit off because the space between the headlight and the hood is still a bit uneven. Oh well, it's not that big of a deal.