Ive got onto clean the whole car inside out mode, and have cleaned out the hood front and engine bay. there is supposed to be a foam rubber pad on the front edge of the hood that rests on the radiator support, asked the dealer who wanted more than 100 bucks for it, too pricey for a piece of foam rubber. Any other reasonable alternatives?

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Junkyard or a forum member stripping a similar model. IIRC, the strip is attached to the hood with plastic snaps that are a bear to unsnap without breaking. Caution is advised.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

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