Help with a broken hood hinge..
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1989 300CE, 1994 E320 Coupe
Help with a broken hood hinge..
I bought a used '89 300CE from a friend that, with some time, has gone from having multiple little issues to being pretty solid.
The car suffered some mild hit in front in its life - not noticeable unless you really look. But the hood didn't latch closed when I bought it. I put a new hood on it and adjusted the strike plate and it would close, but the edge closest to the windshield always sat too high, and beyond the range of adjustment of the bolts.
So when the passenger side hinge broke yesterday I wasn't happy, but it made sense - the front arm pulled out of the slot, it won't go back in, and with only the one driver side hinge working the hood is WAY off center, so the car isn't drivable with the hood hanging sideways.
Enough of the story, the two main questions are;
1) Who has replaced a hinge on these?
2) Once I take off the fender, how hard is it to remove the hinge assembly?
Thanks in advance..
The car suffered some mild hit in front in its life - not noticeable unless you really look. But the hood didn't latch closed when I bought it. I put a new hood on it and adjusted the strike plate and it would close, but the edge closest to the windshield always sat too high, and beyond the range of adjustment of the bolts.
So when the passenger side hinge broke yesterday I wasn't happy, but it made sense - the front arm pulled out of the slot, it won't go back in, and with only the one driver side hinge working the hood is WAY off center, so the car isn't drivable with the hood hanging sideways.
Enough of the story, the two main questions are;
1) Who has replaced a hinge on these?
2) Once I take off the fender, how hard is it to remove the hinge assembly?
Thanks in advance..
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 41
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From: Los Angeles
1989 300CE, 1994 E320 Coupe
