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      04-18-2017, 01:03 PM   #1
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Hood Gap

Just want to know from fellow X1-ers what is the gap of your hood to front bumper?
Not sure if it is all in my head, but mine's seem larger than it should.... maybe about 5-7mm wide. The front bumper is aligned and feels solid. The gap b/t it and the front quarters are closer.

If you have photos that would be great!

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Just turn your rubber hood dingus thingies a few turns, that will lower your hood.
Just make sure it is still even up and down with your fenders because that will look worse than the gap between the bumper.
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That some sort of Bavarian dialect?


Thank you Islandtimes for images. Looks like the gap is similar.

Nevertheless I will checkout the rubber hood dingus thingamajig.
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That some sort of Bavarian dialect?
You didn't have to point out my speech impediment.
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I played around with the rubber hood dingus and that didn't make a difference.

Wonder if that gap is to suck air in to cool down the hood. It's just odd because everywhere else the gaps are reasonably close.
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You can minimize that gap by unscrewing the top bumper bolts a little, push the bumper and tighten the bolts back.
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You can minimize that gap by unscrewing the top bumper bolts a little, push the bumper and tighten the bolts back.
Yep I did that a month ago. Fixed it. I think over time it moves.
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You can minimize that gap by unscrewing the top bumper bolts a little, push the bumper and tighten the bolts back.
But wouldn't that cause alignment of the bumper to the headlights and front quarter panels to be too close?
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