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      02-16-2015, 09:10 PM   #153
Mike_L
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Drives: 2015 335xi GT M-Sport MPPK
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: New York City

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Originally Posted by smithf32 View Post
I had to break my old ones off due to extreme cold lol.

It was so cold in NY when I got my grills that the bumper would not flex enough for me to fit my hand in there after removing the 6 top screws or so.

Only other option was from the front but I couldn't get my hands in there good enough to actually release the clips, so I went ahead and cut two of the slats out LOL! I figure I can leave the black grill on on return in 3 years or I can just buy one right side grill, it won't kill me.

I will recommend people just don't even bother to do this when its freezing cold out. I came close to breaking a tab on the bumper itself due to lack of flex and one of the plastic pieces from the grill getting bent and then stuck in one of the clips. If I didn't break it then I came damn near close LOL but I'm pretty sure I did not because my grills sit perfectly flush.
Thats why my flat black ones are still on the car. I'll put on the gloss ones when I get to Florida. They don't take up that much space that I can't take them.
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