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e30bmlover
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:13 pm

as above! shes sterling silver to match the rest of the car. i would like to give a MASSIVE shout out to goosiegander, without his help it wouldnt have got done....... simple, so a massive thanks to him! ... the hardest part was getting the @ucking bumper bolts to thread :x she looks like a newun now :D i also added my new nearside grille(but she dosent have a schnitzer badge on her :cry: ) so the mark of schnitzer will be added another day.
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Andyboy
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:09 pm

e30bmlover wrote: the hardest part was getting the @ucking bumper bolts to thread.
Aah yes, that a c**t that can be. What you do is sharpen the bolts to a point, smack them in with a hammer and wind them in.
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:12 pm

Will be doing this in the very near future, so thanks for that tip Andyboy.
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:16 pm

Different on yours Rob, the bolts on metal bumpers are less troublesome.
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:18 pm

Chris-W wrote:Different on yours Rob, the bolts on metal bumpers are less troublesome.
That,s a bleedin result Chris, i hate fiddly little jobs :D
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:19 pm

Andyboy wrote:
e30bmlover wrote: the hardest part was getting the @ucking bumper bolts to thread.
Aah yes, that a c**t that can be. What you do is sharpen the bolts to a point, smack them in with a hammer and wind them in.
thanks for the tip andy... but i have no facilities to sharpen the bolts... i am armed with your bible... and the bentley manual... oh and not forgetting my halfords tool set! @uck its @hit... makes me wonna go out and spunk a load of bread on snap-on tools or some @hit like that.
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:41 pm

Thanks for the thanks Mate lol! (feedback thread up)

...also for finding me when i got lost on the way over!
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:21 pm

no worries mate... we had fun at least!
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:47 pm

Had the same issue with my bumper bolts when I renewed my indicator lamps.

They also corrode really badly which renders the torx engagement useless and sometimes bind up so tight it's impossible to get them off.

As above, I just tapped them in with a hammer then wind them up.
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:06 pm

Thanks for the advice as i need to do mine too. Are the spurious (spelling) ones a bad fit? Anyone know what an OEM one costs?
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:19 pm

BMW one new is between £100-140.

Ask in the Part section.
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