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Thirty seconds to detach the grill from the car, but then you have to unhook the camera. There are three plastic prongs holding the camera in place and you only have two hands to hold them back to release the camera, so that was a little tricky. At least that was my experience, maybe somebody else knows a simpler way.
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You have to remove the entire grill off the vehicle and on the back side, there are tabs there to release the slats.
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First of all, this is one HOT video. Secondly, what's going on with that back bumper? Not stock right? They painted it black or is there a replacement part for this? Looks great on the white along with the black exhaust. The black mirror caps too are nice. The lighting/camera setting used on the interior shots are fantastic. I think that's Tartufo, right?
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back looks factory except for the black exhaust surrounds
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Has anyone had the exhaust trims painted whilst in situ? I assume a good job cannot be done but the time/cost to remove them just does not stack up (no way I would try and butcher the car myself!).
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02-20-2019, 12:28 PM | #276 |
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The shutters are already black and the front grille swap is fairly easy.
Here is how to install it. https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post24276162
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I just finished wrapping the grill inserts with Gloss Black Avery Dennison vinyl. It took 3.5 hours to do both sides. It was my first time working with vinyl wrap and the learning curve was steep.
Overall the results are OK. Only time will tell on durability. I just cut the vinyl for the grill surround and will attempt to wrap that today. |
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...and done. Definitely not perfect but I am pretty pleased with the results.
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I recall reading on this thread that paint was a concern as well due to it chipping. I spoke to my guy who did the wrap and he had concern of any paint properly adhering to the chrome and to do properly, the surface would need to be prepped correctly like sanding it down. I just wish bmw would have have released an oem one but i'm happy with my wrap
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