Missing something under hood?

phickson · 08-15-2015, 01:05 PM

I have an 2008 Z4si roadster. Today when I opened the hood, I noticed what appears to be something missing from near the hood latch - a piece/part that would normally be screwed in there? Does anyone know?

Varinn · 08-15-2015, 02:33 PM

Just checked my 07 coupe, nothing there. Looks the same, only difference is yours is abnormally clean in comparison

Efthreeoh · 08-15-2015, 04:15 PM

I asked the same question a few months ago when I got my Coupe. There is not supposed to be a hood latch there. It looks like something was screwed into the boss because they probably use a hook there during manufacture of the vehicle (i.e. transport the hood on a overhead conveyor.

phickson · 08-15-2015, 09:26 PM

Thank you for the replies - won't worry about the hood flying open or wondering what's supposed to be there.

kaybat · 08-16-2015, 04:11 PM

I believe they changed the hood locking design(not sure when).

sudoer · 08-17-2015, 01:07 PM

Part number 11 and 12 in the link below occupy that space on my '04 3.0i. I guess the hood latch design was changed in the facelift.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=41_1453

08-15-2015, 01:05 PM	#1
phickson Enlisted Member 2 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Missing something under hood? I have an 2008 Z4si roadster. Today when I opened the hood, I noticed what appears to be something missing from near the hood latch - a piece/part that would normally be screwed in there? Does anyone know? Attached Images
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08-15-2015, 02:33 PM	#2
Varinn Private First Class 57 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (0)	Just checked my 07 coupe, nothing there. Looks the same, only difference is yours is abnormally clean in comparison
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08-15-2015, 04:15 PM	#3
Efthreeoh General 17309 Rep 18,733 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I asked the same question a few months ago when I got my Coupe. There is not supposed to be a hood latch there. It looks like something was screwed into the boss because they probably use a hook there during manufacture of the vehicle (i.e. transport the hood on a overhead conveyor. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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08-15-2015, 09:26 PM	#4
phickson Enlisted Member 2 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Thank you for the replies - won't worry about the hood flying open or wondering what's supposed to be there.
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08-16-2015, 04:11 PM	#5
kaybat First Lieutenant 126 Rep 355 Posts Drives: '06 Z4MR, '14 Cayman S Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ormond Beach,Fl iTrader: (1) Garage List '06 Z4M [0.00]	I believe they changed the hood locking design(not sure when). __________________ Ken B.(BMWCCA/PCA/ZSCCA/SCCA)
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08-17-2015, 01:07 PM	#6
sudoer New Member 3 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2004 Z4 3.0i, 2006 X3 3.0i Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Francisco, California iTrader: (0)	Part number 11 and 12 in the link below occupy that space on my '04 3.0i. I guess the hood latch design was changed in the facelift. http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=41_1453
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