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      08-18-2013, 02:56 PM   #67
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Just did fronts and rears took me 30-45 mins.

Well worth the time and money, looks great!

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Just did fronts and rears took me 30-45 mins.

Well worth the time and money, looks great!

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      11-16-2013, 06:44 PM   #70
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Just did fronts and rears took me 30-45 mins.

Well worth the time and money, looks great!

I just tried doing mine, and I am having the hardest time removing the original orange reflectors. I ended up giving up---I didn't wanna scratch my wheel well more.
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I just tried doing mine, and I am having the hardest time removing the original orange reflectors. I ended up giving up---I didn't wanna scratch my wheel well more.
Use a heat gun or hair dryer and a plastic putty knife. One you get it started it's easy.
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      11-17-2013, 04:28 PM   #72
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Use a heat gun or hair dryer and a plastic putty knife. One you get it started it's easy.
Where do I aim this hair dryer? Outside the bumper directed towards the orange reflectors or inside the bumper directed at the back of the reflectors?
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      11-18-2013, 09:38 AM   #73
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I did outside just all around the reflector. Inside wouldn't hurt either.

The goal is to head the adhesive and loosen it up.

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Where do I aim this hair dryer? Outside the bumper directed towards the orange reflectors or inside the bumper directed at the back of the reflectors?
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      11-18-2013, 03:32 PM   #74
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I just ordered mine.

I can't wait to install mine over the weekend.
I hope the heat can make this install easier on me because I heard from few members saying that getting the stock one was bitch.
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      11-18-2013, 03:37 PM   #75
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I just ordered mine.

I can't wait to install mine over the weekend.
I hope the heat can make this install easier on me because I heard from few members saying that getting the stock one was bitch.
It's even harder if you have surround view camera to work around!
I just pulled from the top and ripped up my hands but once you get it started it popped off!
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      11-18-2013, 03:38 PM   #76
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not gunna lie, these are a little bit of a bitch to remove. i felt like i was going to crack my bumper from all the bending it was doing.
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      11-20-2013, 12:29 PM   #77
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It's even harder if you have surround view camera to work around!
I just pulled from the top and ripped up my hands but once you get it started it popped off!

Yeah, working around the camera is going to be a bitch. I really hope my heat gun can make things easy.

I will take your advice and start work from top to bottom. Did you just use your hand or some sort of pry tool? I was wondering if I should pick one up or not...
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I finally got it done. It took a lot of profanity, but I did it!
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I finally got it done. It took a lot of profanity, but I did it!
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      11-20-2013, 01:39 PM   #80
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This is what I used, just some cheap plastic putty knifes.



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Yeah, working around the camera is going to be a bitch. I really hope my heat gun can make things easy.

I will take your advice and start work from top to bottom. Did you just use your hand or some sort of pry tool? I was wondering if I should pick one up or not...
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      11-20-2013, 02:01 PM   #81
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^^^ Good idea! I probably use my putty knife as pry tool.
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It can be done without tools or a heat gun, you just need to have a medium/high tolerance to pain. If you can withstand the pain at your fingertips for about 5 seconds they'll pop right out.

What I did was just reach and and grab the lip at the top, forward corner of the reflector from inside the wheel well, pull back and try and slide my fingertips behind the reflectors lip. There is enough flex in the bumper to allow that. Once you have enough grip with your fingertips, just pull with force, you'll hear the sticky stuff starting to give and after a few more seconds, BOOM it pops right off. Then just remove the adhesive from the bumper, clean it up and pop the new one in.
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It can be done without tools or a heat gun, you just need to have a medium/high tolerance to pain. If you can withstand the pain at your fingertips for about 5 seconds they'll pop right out.

What I did was just reach and and grab the lip at the top, forward corner of the reflector from inside the wheel well, pull back and try and slide my fingertips behind the reflectors lip. There is enough flex in the bumper to allow that. Once you have enough grip with your fingertips, just pull with force, you'll hear the sticky stuff starting to give and after a few more seconds, BOOM it pops right off. Then just remove the adhesive from the bumper, clean it up and pop the new one in.
Yeah... I pretty much just used my hands and pain tolerance and pushed the passenger side reflector in, after giving up on prying. The driver's side was more pry-able.
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Yeah... I pretty much just used my hands and pain tolerance and pushed the passenger side reflector in, after giving up on prying. The driver's side was more pry-able.
Worth the pain ! Car looks great
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      11-26-2013, 12:03 PM   #85
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I received my package yesterday!

Over all quality is amazing and nice touch with white rag to wrap my reflectors.
I can't wait to install them over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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      11-27-2013, 07:01 PM   #86
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lesson learned for me from the first reflector to the 2nd one...

just leave a hair dryer blowing on the reflector for 5 or so plus minutes. i used something to hold the dryer in position so I could do something else. let it get good and hot. then just push it out easily with your thumbs.

no need to pry at it at all.
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      11-28-2013, 12:12 PM   #87
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Super easy with the heat gun (hair dryer)

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      11-28-2013, 04:09 PM   #88
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Bravo! Looking good. Eurostyle... The way BMW meant her to look
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