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Aluminium Hood to soft?
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The reason it would be soft is for the European Pedestrian Crash Safety Standards, I guess.
How do you dent a hood when closing it? Jeremy must have slammed it...
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Wasn't there that person who had an accident in his brand new X5, and there was a surprising amount of damage...........
http://www.x3world.com/x5-e70-forum/...x5-crunch.html For some reason, I'm getting the nagging feeling that this BMW isnt as........solid (?) as previous BMWs. |
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to me, they used to be more bulgy and creased everywhere...
now body panels are sort of plain and rounded.
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trueX5er, he apparently left two hand sized dents as he closed it.
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still not good...
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ah, I see.
I just remember something about hoods being soft enough so it a car hits you, your head is cusioned.
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I mentioned that a while back when someone did a review. I believe it's made of Aluminum. Thin stuff. When i first saw it and opened the hood i was surprised at how cheap it felt.
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Exactly the same way I felt when I lifted that hood, feels like I'm lifting a piece of paper compare to E53's hood. They should really get rid of the aluminum hood, so what if it's few hundred pounds heavier, I rather have a stronger hood/fenders.
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BMW wanted to reduce the overall weight but.... some things should not be compromised. Now I need to look my hood over.
I checked the hood the other day as I walked up and to the passenger side of the logo... there is a slight depression!!!!!! Like someone pushed it with their palm!
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2007 4.8i, Space Gray, Dark Burl Walnut Wood, Black Nevada Leather Packages: ZCW Cold Weather, ZPP Premium, ZRC Rear Climate, ZSP Sport, ZTP Technology Options: 217 Active Steering, 322 Comfort Access, 328 Running Boards, 496 Heated Rear Seats, 610 Heads Up Display, 655 Sat Radio, 840 Increased Top Speed to 150 MPH ,2LE 20" Y Spoke Wheels. Mods: Stainless Steel Pedal Pads Last edited by X5 Guy; 03-21-2007 at 05:41 PM. |
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