Hood slammed into windshield

Robz4 · 10-19-2020, 11:56 AM

Just had the hood pop open and slam into my windshield while going 55 mph. So much for having a safety latch. Didn't seem to work.

Shopping for a replacement hood now. I know the hood latch design changed to a dual latch setup in 2006. Mine is a single latch style from 2004. Anyone know if I can use a later model hood?

I know some have put Z4M hoods on their regular Z4s. I'm not interested in doing that, but if it's been done to an early Z4, I guess they are interchangeable.

Thanks,
Rob

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SD ///M4 · 10-19-2020, 05:01 PM

About 2-3 years ago I took my M Roadster to a collision shop to repair the front end because someone apparently drove into it while parking and cracked the "septum" between the kidney grilles (I know, mixed anatomical terms, but you know what I mean). After the repair was finished, I left the shop and had only about a 1/4 mile drive across a freeway overpass to get on the ramp on the other side to get on the freeway to drive home. Fortunately, before I got to the ramp, I noticed that the hood was moving up and down. I pulled over and checked and the shop had not slammed the hood shut and it was only held closed by the "safety" latch. I was so glad that I had noticed that because I probably would have ended up with the same results. You're lucky it didn't break the windshield.

Bummer that this happened. It's why I always slam my hood closed rather than pull it down and latch it by pushing on it. My S2000 had an aluminum hood so I learned always to slam it, never to push on it.

Huz-Z · 10-19-2020, 06:36 PM

I think that all E85, E86 and M version hoods should fit. A dealer should be able to confirm. What a drag though! I feel your pain. I hope you weren’t hurt and good luck getting this sorted quickly and hassle free.

inTgr8r · 10-19-2020, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Huz-Z

I think that all E85, E86 and M version hoods should fit. A dealer should be able to confirm. What a drag though! I feel your pain. I hope you weren’t hurt and good luck getting this sorted quickly and hassle free.

The M hoods have dual latches on the corners.
I'm sure it can be done but not a straight re & re.

Huz-Z · 10-19-2020, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

The M hoods have dual latches on the corners.
I'm sure it can be done but not a straight re & re.

My 2006 3.0si has the same double side latch arrangement. I wonder if a 2006 - 2008 hood will fit as long as the side latches are removed......

Vanne · 10-21-2020, 07:03 AM

Am i Seeing that right, no smashed window? boy your lucky!! ..

Robz4 · 10-30-2020, 10:13 AM

I consider myself very lucky with this situation. Can't believe it didn't smash the windshield or damage anything else. I couldn't find a hood locally to pickup, so I took a chance and bought a red hood from across the country off Ebay.

Turned out excellent and I can't believe how well the paint matches.

Looks like the '06-'08 hoods fit on the early cars because the threads for the single center latch are still there.

The '03-'05 hoods cannot be used on the later cars though, because there are no threads for the two outer latches in the hood.

Huz-Z · 10-30-2020, 01:08 PM

That’s good to hear! The new hood looks great!

bosstones · 10-31-2020, 11:20 AM

Oi! Glad you're safe. Things could've ended up a lot worse than just needing a new hood!

kaybat · 10-31-2020, 04:49 PM

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Oi! Glad you're safe. Things could've ended up a lot worse than just needing a new hood!

agree, that must have been terrifying!

Efthreeoh · 11-08-2020, 07:34 AM

OP, was there any ancillary damage to the wiring harness, windscreen cleaning plumbing, and mounts for the gas springs?

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Robz4 New Member 11 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Hood slammed into windshield Just had the hood pop open and slam into my windshield while going 55 mph. So much for having a safety latch. Didn't seem to work. Shopping for a replacement hood now. I know the hood latch design changed to a dual latch setup in 2006. Mine is a single latch style from 2004. Anyone know if I can use a later model hood? I know some have put Z4M hoods on their regular Z4s. I'm not interested in doing that, but if it's been done to an early Z4, I guess they are interchangeable. Thanks, Rob
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Huz-Z Brigadier General 851 Rep 4,057 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I think that all E85, E86 and M version hoods should fit. A dealer should be able to confirm. What a drag though! I feel your pain. I hope you weren’t hurt and good luck getting this sorted quickly and hassle free.
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Robz4 New Member 11 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW Z4 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	I consider myself very lucky with this situation. Can't believe it didn't smash the windshield or damage anything else. I couldn't find a hood locally to pickup, so I took a chance and bought a red hood from across the country off Ebay. Turned out excellent and I can't believe how well the paint matches. Looks like the '06-'08 hoods fit on the early cars because the threads for the single center latch are still there. The '03-'05 hoods cannot be used on the later cars though, because there are no threads for the two outer latches in the hood. Attached Images
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Huz-Z Brigadier General 851 Rep 4,057 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	That’s good to hear! The new hood looks great!
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bosstones Lieutenant Colonel 1154 Rep 1,543 Posts Drives: o_0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Suburbia iTrader: (0)	Oi! Glad you're safe. Things could've ended up a lot worse than just needing a new hood! __________________ - Jeff bosstones' flickr
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Efthreeoh General 17303 Rep 18,726 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	OP, was there any ancillary damage to the wiring harness, windscreen cleaning plumbing, and mounts for the gas springs? __________________ 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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