Bonnet Alignment

[bassjamm]

Hi all,

Got my E30 back from the mechanics this week. They needed to remove the bonnet, but they've not lined it back up properly when refitting it.

How to I adjust how it's aligned so I can make it square again please?

Thanks
Jamie

[mrLEE30]

its an easy job as there is a bit of play in the mounting bolts, basically you loosen the bolts that hold the bonnet to the hinges and then its trial and error.

its a two/three man job so why no take it back to the garage and ask them to help you with it, should not take more than five mins

[Brianmoooore]

The 'shadow' of the paint on the hinge where it bolts to the bonnet should allow you to line it up exactly as it was. A competent garage would know this"

[Green]

Unfortunately a garage wouldn't give a damn about bodywork usually and see it as bolt off bolt on whatever.
As mentioned above try and line the hinges up the paint marks where they're attached. It's not a hard job but can be a little tedious. If all else fails like said try the garage again or pop to a bodyshop and see if someone can spare you 5 mins.

[bassjamm]

So basically it's all about the nuts and bolts at the front of bonnet where it attaches yeah? Undo them a bit, line them up a bit differently, and see if it's fixed?

[318isPMK]

Yip