[RJC-1]

Since it was determined a while back that we shouldn't have to slam the hood closed, has anyone had theirs fixed yet? I also don't think the forced extreme slamming, especially with one side not latching properly is very good with it being aluminum. So anyone had/having this addressed? I'm waiting for my oil service and have to show them the TSB as my dealer was also peddleing the "ya gotta slam the $hit out of it!" stuff...so much for advocating precision German engineering lol

[Ozzie8]

My contribution and perhaps the answer to your question.

Slammin' to the Big Beat by Dirty Looks, from the aptly titled album Turn of the Screw!

[RJC-1]

^lol

[bloozemanAZ]

Originally Posted by Ozzie8

My contribution and perhaps the answer to your question.

Slammin' to the Big Beat by Dirty Looks, from the aptly titled album Turn of the Screw!

Okay Ozzie8 you just gave me the LOL moment of the day. In 1988 I spent a lot of time with Dirty Looks as my fellow partner in guitar crime aka George Lynch was instrumental in getting Bob Ludwig involved to master Cool from the Wire which is still the quintessential Dirty Looks album.

In fact I have a set of memories forever emblazoned into my mind from when Paul (Dirty Looks), Warren (Ratt), Mick (Bulletboys) and I all gained entry into the Aerosmith Permanent Vacation tour stop in Long Beach CA given Dokken was the opening act. While Aerosmith was onstage we (including George since his gig was over) literally drank all the alcohol in their dressing room. The rest of the night after that is privileged information and cannot be posted on the Internet.

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by bloozemanAZ

Okay Ozzie8 you just gave me the LOL moment of the day. In 1988 I spent a lot of time with Dirty Looks as my fellow partner in guitar crime aka George Lynch was instrumental in getting Bob Ludwig involved to master Cool from the Wire which is still the quintessential Dirty Looks album.

In fact I have a set of memories forever emblazoned into my mind from when Paul (Dirty Looks), Warren (Ratt), Mick (Bulletboys) and I all gained entry into the Aerosmith Permanent Vacation tour stop in Long Beach CA given Dokken was the opening act. While Aerosmith was onstage we (including George since his gig was over) literally drank all the alcohol in their dressing room. The rest of the night after that is privileged information and cannot be posted on the Internet.

Like I've said before...party at Bloozeman's house! Bring lot's of Bombay Sapphire!

[Ozzie8]

bloozemanAZ your musical heritage is a rich tapestry with a high thread count!

My question, is that you on the album cover of Turn of the Screw? Obviously the young lad....

[tg_vegas]

Its a simple adjustment of the hood latch loop on the underside of the hood. Both of my M8s needed a slight adjustment on the drivers side.

13mm open-end wrench. Open your hood and look at the hood latches, you'll see one end of the hood loop has a 13mm "nut". This is an adjustment point. As you turn the wrench one way or the other, the loop will extend to make the hood close sooner, the opposite will pull the hood down more.

This is literally a 2 minute job.

[Ozzie8]

Thanks tg_vegas I will explore things on the weekend...while I'm listening to Slammin' to the Big Beat.

[bloozemanAZ]

Originally Posted by Ozzie8

bloozemanAZ your musical heritage is a rich tapestry with a high thread count!

My question, is that you on the album cover of Turn of the Screw? Obviously the young lad....

Definitely not me as in 1989 I was in my early 20s and had hair down to my waist. However, the rich tapestry (love the high thread count analogy) still lives on as I still meet up with Warren and George a couple of times a year to see an up and coming band they are dialed into. George owns a couple of studios (one here in Phoenix and another in CA) so he's usually the instigator of the get together given the bands we see have done some recording in them.

I just love the opportunity to hang out with both of them as they are a couple of my guitar gods although both are extremely modest and do not view themselves as such. Of course the first hour of any get together includes both of them peppering me we "how's the IT world?", "getting bored with that career?", "you're wasting your talent away", etc. However, in reality they understand the decision I made career wise as they both understand if you can make a living via a passion in life (music or technology for me) you are absolutely blessed. In other words technically you are actually not working but rather pursuing that passion with a paycheck to boot.

Sadly with COVID-19 I do not see a get together on the horizon whatsoever for 2020. Generally that means a trip to LA or Austin (their music scene squelches LA for the most part) and that is just not in the cards for now. Fingers crossed that in Q4 we are back to some level of normalcy and I'll have the opportunity to see an up and coming band plus hang out with my heroes.

[bloozemanAZ]

Originally Posted by tg_vegas

Its a simple adjustment of the hood latch loop on the underside of the hood. Both of my M8s needed a slight adjustment on the drivers side.

13mm open-end wrench. Open your hood and look at the hood latches, you'll see one end of the hood loop has a 13mm "nut". This is an adjustment point. As you turn the wrench one way or the other, the loop will extend to make the hood close sooner, the opposite will pull the hood down more.

This is literally a 2 minute job.

Good to know and thanks for sharing as it will help many fellow 8-series owners. I seem to be the odd one out when it comes to the hood issue as my 2020 M850i's hood closes without having to do the proverbial "slam it shut like no tomorrow".

[redhot47fla]

Originally Posted by tg_vegas

Its a simple adjustment of the hood latch loop on the underside of the hood. Both of my M8s needed a slight adjustment on the drivers side.

13mm open-end wrench. Open your hood and look at the hood latches, you'll see one end of the hood loop has a 13mm "nut". This is an adjustment point. As you turn the wrench one way or the other, the loop will extend to make the hood close sooner, the opposite will pull the hood down more.

This is literally a 2 minute job.

This works!

As I believe was most common, my hood issue was on the passenger side. Three turns to the right - lengthening the loop a few threads - brought that latch into perfect alignment with a gentle close of the hood.

Unfortunately, now the driver's side was unaligned. So, three turns to the right on that nut - lengthening THAT loop by a few turns - did the trick.

Now, the hood closes nicely (and with perfect spacing) without using a jackhammer.

Thanks tg_vegas. Much appreciated.

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by tg_vegas

Its a simple adjustment of the hood latch loop on the underside of the hood. Both of my M8s needed a slight adjustment on the drivers side.

13mm open-end wrench. Open your hood and look at the hood latches, you'll see one end of the hood loop has a 13mm "nut". This is an adjustment point. As you turn the wrench one way or the other, the loop will extend to make the hood close sooner, the opposite will pull the hood down more.

This is literally a 2 minute job.

Thanks for this. The hoods mostly appear not to be latching on the pasngr side, yet yours required adjustment ot the drivers side, so is it the drvs side cauisng the pasngr side not to latch?

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by redhot47fla

This works!

As I believe was most common, my hood issue was on the passenger side. Three turns to the right - lengthening the loop a few threads - brought that latch into perfect alignment with a gentle close of the hood.

Unfortunately, now the driver's side was unaligned. So, three turns to the right on that nut - lengthening THAT loop by a few turns - did the trick.

Now, the hood closes nicely (and with perfect spacing) without using a jackhammer.

Thanks tg_vegas. Much appreciated.

This is great news. If it's not too much trouble can you please make quick video of what you did and show how easy it is to now close? Thanks

[Ozzie8]

Indeed very positive developments.....

[tg_vegas]

Glad I could help !

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by tg_vegas

Glad I could help !

Originally Posted by redhot47fla

This works!

As I believe was most common, my hood issue was on the passenger side. Three turns to the right - lengthening the loop a few threads - brought that latch into perfect alignment with a gentle close of the hood.

Unfortunately, now the driver's side was unaligned. So, three turns to the right on that nut - lengthening THAT loop by a few turns - did the trick.

Now, the hood closes nicely (and with perfect spacing) without using a jackhammer.

Thanks tg_vegas. Much appreciated.

Did the adjustment today only needed one turn on psngr side and 1/2 on drivers and it closes much easier and no longer gets hung up on psngr side, but it still is not able to close just by dropping it from 2 feet like in my MB. Do I need to further adjust, or is this is good as it gets? Redhot47fla What exactly do you mean by a gentle close? Lowering it so the hood rests on the latches then a gentle push on the roundel?

[redhot47fla]

Originally Posted by RJC-1

Redhot47fla What exactly do you mean by a gentle close? Lowering it so the hood rests on the latches then a gentle push on the roundel?

I just close it like...a normal car. Yes, that way. But I sometimes just pressure it down a bit to relieve it from the de-tents and then I let gravity take over. No real muscle action is required.

I think maybe you should try another turn or two and see what happens.

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by redhot47fla

I just close it like...a normal car. Yes, that way. But I sometimes just pressure it down a bit to relieve it from the de-tents and then I let gravity take over. No real muscle action is required.

I think maybe you should try another turn or two and see what happens.

My other vehicles with heavier type hoods closed by gravity from about 2 feet above. Those with lighter hoods/boot covers like 911's are to rest against the latches, then a light follow through type push to lock it down.

Amazing so many dealers still tell everyone they must slam it on their 8 series...this is not what German precision engineering is supposed to be all about

[limeypride]

Originally Posted by RJC-1

My other vehicles with heavier type hoods closed by gravity from about 2 feet above. Those with lighter hoods/boot covers like 911's are to rest against the latches, then a light follow through type push to lock it down.

Amazing so many dealers still tell everyone they must slam it on their 8 series...this is not what German precision engineering is supposed to be all about

I forget where I was on my journey down but it was the mid-west somewhere and the car asked for an oil top up. I obliged and asked Skippy to take me to the nearest dealer. They were great as expected and topped her up on the forecourt. I literally had to jump out of the seat to stop them pushing down on the driver's side of the hood when it didn't close on attempt #2. I explained it requires finesse and proceeded to demonstrate how to slam the shit out of the thing... I departed with an, "et voila and thanks" and continued on my way.

[RJC-1]

Originally Posted by limeypride

I forget where I was on my journey down but it was the mid-west somewhere and the car asked for an oil top up. I obliged and asked Skippy to take me to the nearest dealer. They were great as expected and topped her up on the forecourt. I literally had to jump out of the seat to stop them pushing down on the driver's side of the hood when it didn't close on attempt #2. I explained it requires finesse and proceeded to demonstrate how to slam the shit out of the thing... I departed with an, "et voila and thanks" and continued on my way.

Have you adjusted yours since? It's very simple.

[limeypride]

Originally Posted by RJC-1

Have you adjusted yours since? It's very simple.

I have not. To be honest, the albeit-sarcastic description of how we need to close them hasn't really been a problem. I remember reading someone's post—perhaps yours—but never felt the need to do anything about it.

[Ozzie8]

I also have not adjusted mine. I did attempt to follow the thread instructions but I was worried I would do something stupid like screw up the gap clearances, shut the hood and chip paint of the edges or similar. The other point is I have perfected my "hood slammin' with follow through to the floor" technique. Its firm but not too aggressive.