Gap between hood and bumper?

M3DIA · 12-11-2018, 09:07 AM

I have an 07 335i and there's a huge gap between the hood and fender. I used a few washers underneath the top bolts, but the gap is still there. Any other idea?

Volasko · 12-11-2018, 10:40 AM

lol thats way worse than I was expecting when I opened this thread. It looks like the combination of after market parts gets you that. The hood seems to be the main culprit as it doesn't even line up with your headlights. Even if you recheck everything from an install perspective I doubt you'll fix that canyon of a gap.

M3DIA · 12-11-2018, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Volasko

lol thats way worse than I was expecting when I opened this thread. It looks like the combination of after market parts gets you that. The hood seems to be the main culprit as it doesn't even line up with your headlights. Even if you recheck everything from an install perspective I doubt you'll fix that canyon of a gap.

so maybe slide the hood down a little more?, hood seems pretty flush with fenders, i honestly don't know what else to do

Bimmer_Engineer · 12-11-2018, 01:34 PM

I like it...it looks like a ram air induction scoop!

srey · 12-11-2018, 01:36 PM

Dang. That's rough. Can you adjust the hinges any more? Or slide it forward. Did the test fit look like this before you painted it?

M3DIA · 12-11-2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by srey

Dang. That's rough. Can you adjust the hinges any more? Or slide it forward. Did the test fit look like this before you painted it?

i can lift up the bumper and it'll align with a very small gap, i heard something about the 07 models having very weak support.

Bimmer_Engineer · 12-11-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RisingSun335

i can lift up the bumper and it'll align with a very small gap, i heard something about the 07 models having very weak support.

It does look like the bumper is hanging low. The front edge of the hood is well aligned with the fenders...

Wolf 335 · 12-11-2018, 03:27 PM

Hood needs to come forward and bumper needs to come up (you have a gap between the bumper and the headlight).

What are the gaps like near the a pillars?

M3DIA · 12-11-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolf 335

Hood needs to come forward and bumper needs to come up (you have a gap between the bumper and the headlight).

What are the gaps like near the a pillars?

no gaps between a pillars

Socket · 12-12-2018, 05:52 AM

Remove the spring from the hood release lever

Fritzer · 12-12-2018, 10:21 AM

Who made that hood? Bring it up to them and see if they can either send you a replacement, or the proper mounting hardware. I'm sure they have a solution of some kind.

Is that painted or wrapped?

Fritzer · 12-12-2018, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer_Engineer

It does look like the bumper is hanging low. The front edge of the hood is well aligned with the fenders...

Oh yeah, I didn't see that but now you mentioned it I do blatantly!

RisingSun335 you should definetly try and mount the bumper higher up. After closely inspecting, it does look like it is sagged quite a bit.

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srey Lieutenant 220 Rep 418 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i 6mt Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0)	Dang. That's rough. Can you adjust the hinges any more? Or slide it forward. Did the test fit look like this before you painted it?
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