10-31-2018, 10:36 AM | #23 |
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Well worth doing now the gritters are out.
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When I did my grilles . I took the four bolts out under the rubber strip at the top and the managed to get behind them.
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10-31-2018, 11:06 AM | #26 | |
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I might as well swap my chrome grills for gloss black at the same time.
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10-31-2018, 11:14 AM | #27 |
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Once you get one out. It's much easier to remove the second.
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10-31-2018, 12:33 PM | #28 |
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Took me about 10 mins to pop the old grills out,without breaking the old one's. I did this with just putting my hands through the slats and slowly working my way round unclipping each clip.
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10-31-2018, 03:44 PM | #29 |
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I just made sure I did it on a warm day, stuck my fingers through the slats, held my breath and yanked HARD. Both just popped out with no broken tabs.
I think if the plastic is old or cold my method would break the tabs but on a newish car in the warm it's fine
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Finally got round to doing this today, but can't figure out how you mounted the lower plastic, there's no X-cross bars to mount to.
How did you mount the lower portion? |
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06-23-2019, 01:45 PM | #31 |
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I put mine on outside but the OP explains how he did it in post #1
It's an interference fit.
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Digging up an old thread but, discovered this week when in for some warranty work, that at 18K miles my AC rad has stone damage and has lost all the gas. Dealer was quoting £825 all in to replace
So as it's not a cheap job to replace suggest that you guys seriously consider protection as described. The rock guards are available separately from BMW if you prefer OEM rock guard x2 Part no. 1711 848 5042 left mount Part no. 1711 948 7032 right mount Part no. 1711 947 7033 I was quoted £132 for the above parts from Cotswold inc delivery etc. Needless to say that my specialist indi will be doing it but it's still a 3 hour job and with complete refill regas, rad & guards, it's still around £630. Just a heads up, hope it helps. |
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I can take some pictures of it on the car for you later but not in such great detail as most is hidden The rock guards are horizontal plastic type units that fit over the upper and lower sections i.e. behind the front grille and lower mesh. I looked for instructions on how to replace the units and it seemed that you had to remove the standard radiator first to then remove the low pressure one. However, my indi, did it the simple way and removed the front bumper so easy access from the front and didn't have to disturb the cooling system. Have to say that considering the work / cost of the guard protection, if I hadn't needed to replace the rad part due to damage, I would just do a DIY guard as per the others on here, which I am sure is just as effective as the OEM parts. |
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03-20-2020, 04:29 AM | #38 | |
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i stumbled across this concept of needing a radiator guard after a totally random comment on youtube! jeez! was already worried about corona, but now i'm REALLY panicking i'm assuming there's an OEM part for the F32 as well? I'll have a look now - please do post pics etc once you get it done. |
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many thanks for this, i'm going to do the same rather than enquire about OEM - your ebay part still exists too. I was wondering if you could take pictures of exactly where you've put the cable ties? i know yo'uve described where to put the ties for the top mesh, how about for the intercooler? thanks EDIT: You did say "no fixing for this piece" (reading properly now) - ok so it's just sort of been slotted in there 'freely' and wedged in? didn't quite get what you meant by making the piece a bit bigger etc... Last edited by gippy; 03-20-2020 at 04:46 AM.. |
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Hi Gippy,
...to do the area in front of the intercooler... No fixing for this piece, i just made it slightly longer (wider) than the area available, so that it bows forward to keep it clear of the intercooler and prevent it rattling about. To clarify this piece sits at the base so it cant drop down any further. This rock guard has worked a treat, no issues at all since fitting. An update in regard to power available since I have now had a remap. Attained 363bhp on a rolling road with a custom / live remap to my requirements last Autumn. A pre-map run giving 309bhp so no obvious issue. |
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i retro fitted the guards to mine not long after i got my car, i didnt go for the brackets as i figured id be able to attach them with cable ties. And i did.
Washing the car before i came offshore last week and there was a decent size stone in between the front grill and my protected charge cooler rad ... needless to say im certain with out that guard id of had a hole int he charge cooler rad! so yeh money well spent and i would highly recommend doing this if you have a b58 engined car. |
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Your dimensions were also pretty much spot on for an F20 (I ended up with the bottom piece a little less than 73cm). Removing the grills was the biggest hassle, harder on an LCI than a standard F20, ended up unbolting the top of the bumper and jamming my arm in. Thanks for sharing. |
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