[Teetran]

Has anyone else notice the X3 hood in not align with the bumper it seem these an overbite?

Also the front tow plate keeping popping out out place. Any solution?

[allinon72]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Has anyone else notice the X3 hood in not align with the bumper it seem these an overbite?

Also the front tow plate keeping popping out out place. Any solution?

Is your car new or used? These aren't common issues and should be taken to a dealer for warranty repair.

[evo-mike]

Originally Posted by allinon72

Is your car new or used? These aren't common issues and should be taken to a dealer for warranty repair.

The front tow plate is common, seen this several times. Happened twice on mine. There's not much holding it on

[Teetran]

Originally Posted by allinon72

Is your car new or used? These aren't common issues and should be taken to a dealer for warranty repair.

Brought it 7k miles
Clean car fax
I did some more research and some reg X3 have the same problem

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Has anyone else notice the X3 hood in not align with the bumper it seem these an overbite?

Also the front tow plate keeping popping out out place. Any solution?

post some pictures dude

[Teetran]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

post some pictures dude

Got ya

[Teetran]

Originally Posted by evo-mike

The front tow plate is common, seen this several times. Happened twice on mine. There's not much holding it on

Yea mines fall off last 3 times in a month it's small issue but it's annoyingly

[evo-mike]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Yea mines fall off last 3 times in a month it's small issue but it's annoyingly

Yeah I was thinking about putting a bit of silicone or something back there so it stays but still can be removed if need be.

The hood thing I'd show it to your nearest bmw dealer. They should take care of it unless it was crashed.

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Got ya

Is the hood lid not properly closed perhaps? You need to let it drop or slam it...

[Teetran]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

Is the hood lid not properly closed perhaps? You need to let it drop or slam it...

I did and still the same
I read ref X3 some are having the same problem

[floating.spirit]

Originally Posted by Teetean

I did and still the same
I read ref X3 some are having the same problem

Surely u tried everything but sure looks like it's simlply not closed. Mine would close and latch on one side only unless I used enough force.

[Parnishka]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Has anyone else notice the X3 hood in not align with the bumper it seem these an overbite?

Also the front tow plate keeping popping out out place. Any solution?

tow hook cover fall off just once on mine. so far all good! hood is correctly aligned. no issues.

[Agent 99]

My 2020's hood was off in the same direction, not quite as badly. My husband is a bit of a perfectionist and couldn't stand looking at it in the garage. He was able to loosen the hood bolts and realign the hood to looking really nice, and working much better, the hood closing function works much better when properly aligned. Don't be afraid to adjust things.
My husband also adjusted 3 out of my 4 doors...Spartanburg needs to look a little closer at what comes off the line.

[aw305]

Originally Posted by Agent 99

My 2020's hood was off in the same direction, not quite as badly. My husband is a bit of a perfectionist and couldn't stand looking at it in the garage. He was able to loosen the hood bolts and realign the hood to looking really nice, and working much better, the hood closing function works much better when properly aligned. Don't be afraid to adjust things.
My husband also adjusted 3 out of my 4 doors...Spartanburg needs to look a little closer at what comes off the line.

Spartanburg definitely isn't the same as built in Germany

[JayM40i]

I absolutely love how this car drives. Makes my commute to work enjoyable everyday. That being said I have been a little disappointed with the build quality as well. I also experienced the same issues as the OP and my car arrived with the front grill scratched up and little parts here and there that needed tightening. Nothing major but just annoying stuff to deal with. My Audi sq5, while not as fun to throw around, seemed to be put together with much more care and the quality of the parts seemed superior.

[forza1976]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Got ya

How about a picture looking straight at the hood from the front. All of the hood leading edge. Wonder I’d one of the stops are slightly high?

[YasM3]

If you are not getting an audible click from the tow hook cover when putting it on, its not all the way in and that is why it falls out. Snap it in with a little force towards the bottom of the cover.

[Agent 99]

I have a few pics of my front bumper, which used to have a bit of an overbite. The back end of the hood also did not sit nicely, but when my husband slipped the hood back it lined up perfectly. The las pic shows how much the hood was moved, you can see the paint line around the bolt. He also adjusted the front attachments so the hood closed easier, but still tightly.( sorry I don't know how to flip a photo in this system...)

[Max Well]

Originally Posted by Teetean

Has anyone else notice the X3 hood in not align with the bumper it seem these an overbite? ...

May, or may not, be relevant to the initial question in your post, but from 2 years ago on our G01 Sub-Forum - https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1562405

Insure closing is being done correctly, and see my post #17. Would seem difficult for a vehicle to make it off the line, go through pre-delivery eval at a Dealer and then have a major hood alignment issue arise thereafter?