Front Grill Panel Removal

[Mitchen]

Guys, it's stupid question time..

Can the metal grill be removed from the plastic surround that it comes on?

I wont to give it all a good clean and polish and have removed it from the car.. but the metal grills are held on by 4 little plastic clips/screws which I cannot get off, and I've a feeling if I push any harder on them, someits gonna snap!

Is there a knack to this, or are they just unremovable!

[jimbom30cab]

mmmm

every time I tried to do this I snapped the little tabs

if money is not a problem, they are about £40 for the whole lot new from BMW...

[Mitchen]

Yeah £48.91 plus VAT lol... guess I'll just have to work around it! I polished the front and got rid of a load of marks, but wanted to spray the plastic and get in the little craneys! Guess it'll do! Thanks anyway.

[MrWhite]

The chrome bit is held on with little plastic rivets. To remove the rivets you push the centre out of them and they just pull out. A small pin punch is ideal but a little screwdriver would do it.

[Mitchen]

Yeah I've been trying that with a knife... but these rivets are tough as nails! I've given it a metal polish and cleaned the plastic up.. not perfect but it's back on the car and looking pretty good! Cheers mate

[Brianmoooore]

Centre pin has to be pushed right out of the rivet, then they come out easily. If you use a small screwdriver to push out the pins, it will need the tip cut off first, or it will cut into the pins and spread them, rather than pushing them out.

[martauto]

Have a try using some silicone sealant used in descret places .

Mart.

[martauto]

Have a try using some silicone sealant used in descret places .

Mart.