Went to see a car yesterday - it was close to what I'm looking for so took a good look. One thing that struck me, though it may be a 'feature' to facilitate smooth bonnet open/close. The gap looks uneven, both sides.
Happens the car wasn't right for me anyway, but I'd like to know if it's a concern.
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Not got a e89, but that doesn't look right an looks different from one side to the other
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I will check mine later, but I think mine looks a bit like that...
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They have a lot of adjustment so it may just need setting up properly.
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Mines looked like that. I gave them a slight adjustment with a 10mm socket but beware you get paranoid and can over do the adjustments and make them look worse, granted it's just a case of loosening and readjusting.
Also the angle and light can make the gaps seem perfect or slightly out sometimes. Same with taking pictures, it can make them look more off than they are.
Also the angle and light can make the gaps seem perfect or slightly out sometimes. Same with taking pictures, it can make them look more off than they are.
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Thanks all. Reassuring to know - I assumed the worst and it was a dodgy repair job.
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Mine is the same, may mean that the front bumper has been taken off and replaced at some stage.
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I would still check to be honest for peace of mindlordgrover wrote:Thanks all. Reassuring to know - I assumed the worst and it was a dodgy repair job.
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What Tim said ^^TitanTim wrote:Was the bonnet latched correctly on both sides?
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Mine looked like this & when I pressed down on the bonnet I heard it click into the latch on the "odd" side-panel gap fixed
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Mine the same interesting to know you can adjust them with 10m spanner any Info on wear and how to adjust 