Hood Not Latching

[hank_szeto]

1981 Baur TC Euro

Any ideas on cause (s) and fix for the hood not latching?

[Jeroen]

Hmmmm any pictures to show how far you can go?

[hank_szeto]

The hood can make contact with the front latch but not engage in locking down. I tried several attempts but hood goes down to latch only.

I adjusted the two front hood flanges (left and right). No luck.

[Jeroen]

Weird! Can you get the latch to lock if you stick a screwdriver inside? Dos the hood sit way too high? Bump stops extended too much?

[e21Keith]

From my own experience I'd suggest that you check the release cable and latch are all working properly and are lubricated.

I once had an issue with the bonnet opening while I was driving due to it not latching properly because of lack of lubrication. Luckily the design of the e21 means that it just popped up, there was no damage.

[uwbuurman]

First try to latch the lock with a screwdriver or a piece of round bar.

If that works, it is the lock itselve that is sitting to low. Just undo the locking mechanism a turn or two and slide it upwards.

If that doesn't work either, than the lock is broken.