How to Remove BMW Grilles The Right Way!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- How to Remove BMW Grilles The Right Way!
In this video I show you how to Remove the BMW OEM grille and install black kidney grilles in your BMW the right way. Using this method to install and remove the kidney grilles will ensure you don't break any tabs and can swap the OEM grilles back in if you need to.
The F chasis of BMWs have the grills as part of the front bumper. Older BMWs would sometimes have them as part of the hood which made the installation of black kidney grills much easier. For BMW's where the grille is part of the front bumper like this F22 M235i, you will need to first loosen up the top of the bumper. This will give you access to the back side of the bumper. Once you have access to the back side of the bumper you can start loosening the clips that hold the oem kidney grilles in and remove them. Once the oem kidney grilles are removed, you can easily install your M performance or other aftermarket black kidney grilles into the bumper. Changing the kidney grilles of a bmw is very easy when you do it the right way as I show in this video.
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Just received them, about to put them on my 118 now. That's the first video that i found that actually shows the locking mechanism of the plastic and how to press it. Jeez, Thank you for this. I really did watch around 20 videos till now and every1 is just saying "Press them out" leaving us to guess how. T30 in hand im going downstairs now, thanks again!
Thanks a lot for the video - I’d class myself as a novice at doing things like this - took me about 35 minutes from start to finish (taking my time). Was thinking of getting it done at my local bmw body shop - they quoted me 2 hours labour + 20% VAT. Thought I’d have ago myself after watching this - very glad I did - a lot easier than I thought it would be. Thanks again!
Awesome! Glad it was straight forward enough for you to follow and save some money by doing it yourself.
2 hours labour for 5 min job
Shops are robbing people. 2hrs labor WTF???? And VAT WOW. No wonder BMW shops are sitting empty lately
Just followed this and worked great, a bit of a fight with the first one, but after that it's easy!
Camera angle didn’t even show what u did
He needs to watch...How to record a video, the right way.
Chris E 😆
This is infinitely harder on the 1piece LCI M2. fuck my life.
how did you do it? want to do it on my lci m2 aswell. i might cut it cuz i dont want the chrome ones anymore anyways
Just cut the bars off the old grills since you gonna throw them away anyways!!! Smh then reach ya entire hand in there
Exactly - I'm switching mine next week and have no intention of put the old ones back on.
Just gonna cut or break em gently with a hammer - done in 10 minutes - hopefully 😂
I just yanked mine out. It wasn’t like I was gonna use them again anyways
Did you do a active grille delete at some point? If so has it had any effect on the car? I want to be able to see my cross brace and radiator behind the grille
THIS MUSIC IS FUCK!$ EPIC!!
Where did you get the black grills?
jbspeed.com, they were $115.
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Ricardo Gonzalez They also have them on Amazon and other sites for less than $50, just ordered some.
Any chance you could bend the bumper?
Do you mean permanently? The bumper plastic is very flexible so bending it up to access the grill isn't an issue.
With those black kidney you got at list 15 hp extra then stock ones 😅
I have tried to remove the OEM grills four times and still have not succeeded. I can't seem to push the tabs down far enough. I have even tried a long screwdriver pushing as hard as I can on a tab and it wouldn't move. Any suggestions? I've got the new all black grills sitting on my bench. Tomorrow I'll try to reach the tabs through the slats. I have pretty small hands and because of that I originally thought I'd have no problem getting the OEM grills out. No such luck. Thanks for any suggestions.
The key I’ve found was to make sure you are pulling out on the grill while your other hand is on the inside pushing the tabs down. It can help if you have another set of hands to do that part while you work on the tabs. If you don’t care to save the OEM grill you can always cut out some slats to gain access to the tabs through the grill instead of going behind the bumper.
Great video but my hands and forearms just aren't this method ...just left with sweeping my knuckle and wrist skin off the floor ...I have no doubt it works I'll just need to get someone with smaller hands ...
My bumper when bolts all removed is still to tight to get my hand down, like somthing is gripping it, no where near a loose as yours.
I have the same issue, did you ever manage to do it?
@@mezmooriizegaming4706 yes after several attempts managed to get the bugger off.
Mine as well. There is a styrofoam thing that doesn't let them go loose. I have no idea how to remove them.
Cant get the bottom ones
you dont need to do all that - the tabs can be reached through the slats simply with your fingers. I did it last week, took about 3 minutes all in.
I was wondering if it could be done this way.
Lol yeah. This is the "right way" .
Could you make a video about how you did?
Not if you have big hands
You must got baby hands because my hands don’t fit
Ummmm, I don't usually do negative, but this was bad.
I'm trying this for over an hour now. How did you remove it in a minute😂 the bottom ones just don't work
TERRIBLE CAMERA ANGLE! WTF!
"star bits" = Torx
Amazing explanation,clear and understanding…well done!!!
On newer models you’ll have this like black foam that hides the clips. Just done on my 2018 220i. Thought they’d removed the clips or something for my model 😅
Bro how did i access the bottom ones? I tried and couldnt do it. Feels that I need some tools
I just pulled them out. No need for all of this.
I'm replacing mine next week and after watching & reading comments, I'm going with smash with a hammer - I'm not going to put the old ones back on anyways lol.
Thanks for the vid tho
If you don't want the old grills, just smash that shit so you can reach in comfortably. I had mine in under 3 minutes in and secure. Good video though.
Dealer wants to charge me more for the install than the parts themselves, which is ridiculous. I'm doing this myself. Even if it takes half an hour for an idiot like me, it's a 5-minute job for an experienced mechanic with a fully equipped workshop. Hope it won't be too hard, the only thing that scares me is getting those clips on the first one but we'll see, how hard can it be?
Great video -- two questions: I have the night vision option and thus left grill has that camera, any suggestions/pointers on how to do the replacement with NV camera in there? Second question, I noticed that you plugged the licence plate screw holes with alpine white colored screws of sorts, where did you get those? Thank you.
I think the night vision camera is part of the grill so you'll have to find specific black grills that include the camera housing. What model do you have?
The bumper plugs you can get from Bumperplugs.com, they look much better than the ugly holes left by front plate brackets.
Thank you for the link. I have 2014 535i M-sport. Internet search didn't result in a proper solution yet. Still looking around.
I'd try this site, looks like it may be what you are looking for.
ind-distribution.com/product?sku=IND-F10-FG
isn't the bottom mesh flat black? iv'e been going back and forth gloss/matte. then their is carbon for 100 doll hairs more. with the price of the carbon lip and the carbon diffuser i want i might just take them out and plastic dip them. lol. now you got me wanting double slats. grrrr!
how far can you pull the bumper? my arms ain't as thin as yours i think!
You can remove it, with no need to remove any screws. Just use the fingers to bent the tabs
Just got mine fitted they’re a bit loose on the bottom right on the left side grille any suggestion on how to solve it
Hi how much is this and where u from buy this plz
Well i cant even bend the clips, do i bend them in or out,
Great video. Sadly the bumper on my f22 is nowhere near that flexible so really struggling to get the bumper off enough for access 😢
Same here....
Mw to
The bottom part is very hard to release
My hands must be oversized impossible to get in or anywhere near the grills i gave up they look ok in the boot....
Same here, cut the fins off the grill if your not keeping it, ypu can get your hands in no problem
How do you remove the grill that has night vision
I’m having trouble getting the side tabs out
Thanks, worked just as you described it 👍
Very clear, thanks for voice over and description !! Great
Buddy you just clip them on and off😂 wydddddd
You can’t pull them off because of the clip design, you have to push the clip down and pull which can’t be done from the outside.
Well that was a complete waste of time.
Thanks for the demonstration this help a lot.
where did you get the license plate hole screw cap things
They are from BumperPlugs, expensive for what they are but look good and last
@@TunerTestDrive cool yeah those do look good. I ended up just ordering a euro plate cause carvana put 4 holes in my bumper lmao
Nice video. Thanks. Have you seen these in mesh?
I have not, only in the single slat or dual slat designs
You're making me want a bmw as a daily LOL
Seb, I mean, it's not a bad idea lol
Lol this didnt work thanks for nothing
Seemed to work for him
Can you tell me where your white front bumper vacant license plate caps are from? thanks.
They are from Bumperplugs.com . There’s a video on channel showing how to install them. Expensive for what they are but look much better than the open holes.
@@TunerTestDrive Thanks a million.
Thanks for the heads up! both went in like a breeze, thank you!!!
No problem, Glad it helped!