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      01-24-2017, 08:04 AM   #1
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Alright, I apparently lost my front bumper hitch cap in the car wash... Dealership wants $30 for the part and $100 to paint... I have black metallic paint. Where can I find one painted for cheaper than $130? Do these things fall off that easily? Yikes that's an expensive piece of plastic!
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Interesting, mine has never fallen off
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had that happen in previous bmw's, so annoying. side streams knock it out.

hassle to buy and then paint correct color
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Alright, I apparently lost my front bumper hitch cap in the car wash... Dealership wants $30 for the part and $100 to paint... I have black metallic paint. Where can I find one painted for cheaper than $130? Do these things fall off that easily? Yikes that's an expensive piece of plastic!
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Alright, I apparently lost my front bumper hitch cap in the car wash... Dealership wants $30 for the part and $100 to paint... I have black metallic paint. Where can I find one painted for cheaper than $130? Do these things fall off that easily? Yikes that's an expensive piece of plastic!
I can get it for you at cheaper price.
Just have to wait since it will be a one off job.
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Do you have an MSport? I have a cap for a non-MSport you can have if not. I bought the wrong one the first time...
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BMW dealership replaced under warranty. Very impressed.
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Well... I asked the dealership to glue it in, but they said it snapped in and felt secure and that I shouldn't have to worry... Well, car wash again and it popped out! This time I checked right after and noticed it... They stopped the car wash and retrieved it. My dealership now has a complaint into BMW... Waiting to hear back. How is this even possible? Cheap design?
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There is a little retaining piece that you need to slide into the hole before snapping it on, so even if the cap pops off it's suppose to stay on.

But the retaining piece can be pulled out of the hole with force, so what I recommend after putting the retaining piece through the hole, put something that stops it from coming back out. I recommend something like a nylon cable tie.
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There is a little retaining piece that you need to slide into the hole before snapping it on, so even if the cap pops off it's suppose to stay on.

But the retaining piece can be pulled out of the hole with force, so what I recommend after putting the retaining piece through the hole, put something that stops it from coming back out. I recommend something like a nylon cable tie.
The 17's don't have that though... I asked.
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Well, once again the bumper cap came off during the car wash... This time I noticed it and retrieved it right away... Dealership had me bring it in to have the foreman look at it... I guess they tried to contact BMW, but knew they wouldn't admit to a design flaw... So, they put it back in and zip tied it in there... Ridiculous. So, it is kind of setup like the previous models.
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Mine did the same thing but my retaining tabs were broken . I think they broke them when they removed it to apply the clear protex to the front end. Dealership replaced under warranty. So far so good but I agree they are poorly designed.
What pisses me off even more is that BMW won't correct the design flaw ( I have a 2014 ) but will pay for replacements !
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Mine has never fallen off and I've removed the caps many times to access the tow hole.
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I use a tow hook plate so my cap is secure in my trunk. Learned a long time ago these things cost more than my oil change at BMW
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I use a tow hook plate so my cap is secure in my trunk. Learned a long time ago these things cost more than my oil change at BMW
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