04-07-2015, 06:54 PM | #45 | |
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05-29-2015, 09:02 AM | #46 |
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Done it. No big deal.
Done it by myself. Willing to help those who need. I am in Bucks Co area in PA. It will take less then 15 min for the whole thing. ))))) Before grill was black and chrome, now it is Titanium.))))
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06-09-2015, 02:01 AM | #47 |
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How did you guys make it look quite easy to do? I couldn't remove anything after trying for 1/2 hour before heading out for dinner. :-(
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06-09-2015, 05:09 AM | #48 |
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To be honest I lost patience with it. I tried everything but could not get my hands into the lower part to unclip the bottom ones.
In the end I just pulled with brut force and the cam out. Lost a couple of clips in the process but not really an issue as the Black Grilles are on for good |
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06-10-2015, 12:18 PM | #49 | |
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To my eyes it looks better with chrome frame on black car. |
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09-06-2015, 07:19 PM | #50 | |
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09-07-2015, 08:41 AM | #51 |
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Anyone have the official BMW instruction for the night vision ones? Just curious if its rocket science. There is a link in the pdf in the second post but I "don't have access" to it apparently.
Also, love the tools recommended in this thread. Girlfriends finger, dough-scraper and chopsticks.... |
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09-08-2015, 12:58 PM | #52 |
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I really want to do something like this with mine, but I am not sure that Mineral Silver Lux line is as amenable to this look as other colors and those with M sport aesthetics. With the M sport, there is so much more of the front that is black that it looks good. With mine, it may be the only black section on the whole front of the car....may look wierd
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09-08-2015, 01:53 PM | #53 | |
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01-09-2016, 10:33 AM | #54 |
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Just switched mine .. 10 Minutes, went for the "take of chrome first" strategy and it worked almost without problems. ... lost one of the chrome ring latches in the process, but will this will not affect a reinstall. Error was mine, I took off the entire chrome ring, not just the upper part ... reading carefully would have helped.
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01-30-2016, 07:51 AM | #55 |
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Anybody try the method listed here by IND? http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1163241
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01-30-2016, 08:46 AM | #56 | |
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I did some online searches and there's this ridiculous youtube clip of some dudes taking bolt cutters to their stock grilles in order to just cut out the vanes which could make removal easy. Of course, they nuked the original grilles, but I don't think I'd ever be putting the originals back on anyways. Either way, I ain't yanking those things out that way. Looks like a massive recipe for total disaster... |
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01-30-2016, 09:04 AM | #57 |
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I might try this method tomorrow since the weather is supposed to warm up by then. It SEEMS simple enough so I will give it a shot.
If the tabs give too much resistance to me while applying reasonable force, then I will have the break out the tools and go for the more conventional approach.
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01-30-2016, 10:28 AM | #61 |
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It looks easy enough, but here are the reasons I wouldn't do it:
1. Break a clip or some on the original one. 2. Made the clip holes on the bumper bigger than what it supposed to be. 3. Break the slats and cuts your fingers like a knife. 4. Fell back, landed on the back of your head, and got a concussion at the very least.
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I did mine. Took 30 minutes (or less). No cuts on my hands, no mars nicks or scratches on the paint. The how-to is very good, but might make it seem harder than it is.
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08-27-2016, 12:16 AM | #66 |
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ok, it took me 40 min to figure out the mechanics of the clips, and 10 more minutes to finish the process. Though I broke couple of bottom clips on the first grill.
Sorry, shots are taken under different light, so the white balance is off and the car appears to be in different colors. Should be Imperial Blue. Black one looks much better in reality, I may retake some pics. |
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