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BROOMY
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:04 pm

How do you take this piece off
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I tried pulling with no avail.
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:06 pm

look at the plugs across the top and you will see a smaller pin/plug inside them,you knock the small plugs out and down to remove it but collect the pins as you need them to re-fit it .
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:09 pm

Thanks . Got something to do now. Anyone know this car bought it a few days ago?
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:09 pm

Dig out or drill out the plastic pins on the expanding rivets (seen on the top edge) :D
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:21 pm

I'm more to try magpies
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:34 pm

BROOMY wrote:Thanks . Got something to do now. Anyone know this car bought it a few days ago?
That plate is familiar - I am almost certain it was owned previously by an infamous zoner called armanib :eek:
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:56 pm

scallyally wrote:Dig out or drill out the plastic pins on the expanding rivets (seen on the top edge) :D
Wtf !!! You don't drill out

There are 4x pins , you push/tap/knock them up from below
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:24 pm

knock them down into the boot it's much much easier than fookin around upside down :roll:
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:30 pm

Welcome back Armanib :D :D
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:37 pm

magpie wrote:knock them down into the boot it's much much easier than fookin around upside down :roll:
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:44 pm

capri_rob wrote:
BROOMY wrote:Thanks . Got something to do now. Anyone know this car bought it a few days ago?
That plate is familiar - I am almost certain it was owned previously by an infamous zoner called armanib :eek:
It is!
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:11 pm

Still playing golf from the doormat ? :D
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:16 pm

Make sure you take plenty of pics of whats lurking beneath for pacer pete, especially around the number plate lights :D
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Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:23 pm

DanThe wrote:Make sure you take plenty of pics of whats lurking beneath for pacer pete, especially around the number plate lights :D
?? I'm confused
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