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Thread: Vertical hood placement

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    Vertical hood placement

    Do any of you guys know about your 202 hood being able to go vertical while working on it? There is a pull out lock on the drivers side hood-hinge that lets the hood stay upright at 12 oclock! I didnt know about it until I was hangin around my indie shop getting my tranny fluid changed out. I was like "wtf"? All the 202's in the shop had the hoods straight up! I bet AMG didnt even take the hoods off when the C280 motor came out & the C36 motors went in?(BTW, what did C43 cars start life as - 4 bangers or 280's???) Makes it ALOT easier to get to your oil-filter & stuff - plus it looks cool at the GTG's!!!! I dont think it is in the owners manual???

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    1996 C36 /////AMG..(sold).....now rolling an \'05 EVO VIII

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    Yep, even 201, 124, 203, 210, etc... can do this too. Beats having to hit your head on the hood everytime you work on your car.
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    and yet i still hit my head on it after i lower it LOL
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    Yep, the 90 degree hood is one of the best things on a Mercedes!!!


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    I also did not know this either until the first official benzsport gtg. Nokia and JRE320 showed me and I was like DAMN! That's cool!

    They also taught me I did not need the dealership to swap my OEM corners for clears, d'oh! My, how much I have learned since then

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    I didn't know this at all! That's badass! I've only had the car for four months so i really haven't been under the hood much. Damn, you learn something new everyday, I'm gonna check this out after work tonight.

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