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MarkXR · May 16th, 2008, 10:38 PM

My upper bumper grill has faded marked beyond the help of BlackWow etc and a eBay bargain has landed me a new one for a tenner

Question is how does the old one come off the bumper?

captint · May 17th, 2008, 12:02 AM

use a socket set is the easiest way doesn't take long, thats what i did to put mine on

..Blackadder.. · May 17th, 2008, 07:57 AM

As captint said the upper one is dead easy socket set you might be better getting new nuts for it thought as sometimes when you take the old ones off for some reason they don'y screw back on.

As for the lower one on the bumper it clips off best way off getting of safely is to remove the bumper and push it from behind.

MarkXR · May 17th, 2008, 09:00 AM

sockets?
replacment looks to clip in

it s the upper bumper grill (the thin one) not the bonnet one

..Blackadder.. · May 17th, 2008, 09:07 AM

Yeah the bumper one just clips in had mine off without removing the bumper, normal s grill just had to be really carefull.

MarkXR · May 17th, 2008, 09:30 AM

you guys had me worried for a minute lol

..Blackadder.. · May 17th, 2008, 09:33 AM

Ha ha thought you'd been scammed off Ebay

hoojkel · May 18th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ..Blackadder.. (original)

Yeah the bumper one just clips in had mine off without removing the bumper, normal s grill just had to be really carefull.

Blackadder, were you able to get the lower bumper grill off without removing the bumper, im going to do mine but thought you had to take it off. This is for an r53 ?

..Blackadder.. · May 18th, 2008, 04:23 PM

Yeah i took mine off to spray it black, the chrome piece left the body coloured piece on and yes mines an R53

hoojkel · May 18th, 2008, 04:37 PM

right, i'm looking to take the whole lower grill off and replace it with an aero grill so i might have a play about with it first to see if it'll come off without removing the bumper. Cheers

..Blackadder.. · May 18th, 2008, 04:46 PM

Just been out side and the coloured strip does come off and has double sided tape holding it on as well so yes it will come off, i need to do this mod as well just need to sort a dremel out for trimming the grill

hoojkel · May 18th, 2008, 04:56 PM

nice one mate, getting my lower aero grill soon from chris at woodmans so i'll get that done soon as well!!

May 16th, 2008, 10:38 PM	#1
MarkXR XR3i / JCW MCS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Full Throttle Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 295 Offline	Aero Grill Removal My upper bumper grill has faded marked beyond the help of BlackWow etc and a eBay bargain has landed me a new one for a tenner Question is how does the old one come off the bumper?

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May 17th, 2008, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
captint MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 168 Offline	use a socket set is the easiest way doesn't take long, thats what i did to put mine on

May 17th, 2008, 07:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 909 Offline	As captint said the upper one is dead easy socket set you might be better getting new nuts for it thought as sometimes when you take the old ones off for some reason they don'y screw back on. As for the lower one on the bumper it clips off best way off getting of safely is to remove the bumper and push it from behind.

May 17th, 2008, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
MarkXR XR3i / JCW MCS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Full Throttle Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 295 Offline	sockets? replacment looks to clip in it s the upper bumper grill (the thin one) not the bonnet one

May 17th, 2008, 09:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 909 Offline	Yeah the bumper one just clips in had mine off without removing the bumper, normal s grill just had to be really carefull.

May 17th, 2008, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
MarkXR XR3i / JCW MCS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Full Throttle Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 295 Offline	you guys had me worried for a minute lol

May 17th, 2008, 09:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 909 Offline	Ha ha thought you'd been scammed off Ebay

May 18th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
hoojkel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Belfast Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ..Blackadder.. (original) Yeah the bumper one just clips in had mine off without removing the bumper, normal s grill just had to be really carefull. Blackadder, were you able to get the lower bumper grill off without removing the bumper, im going to do mine but thought you had to take it off. This is for an r53 ?

May 18th, 2008, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 909 Offline	Yeah i took mine off to spray it black, the chrome piece left the body coloured piece on and yes mines an R53

May 18th, 2008, 04:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
hoojkel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Belfast Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 338 Offline	right, i'm looking to take the whole lower grill off and replace it with an aero grill so i might have a play about with it first to see if it'll come off without removing the bumper. Cheers

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May 18th, 2008, 04:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 909 Offline	Just been out side and the coloured strip does come off and has double sided tape holding it on as well so yes it will come off, i need to do this mod as well just need to sort a dremel out for trimming the grill

May 18th, 2008, 04:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
hoojkel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Belfast Local Time: 08:31 AM Posts: 338 Offline	nice one mate, getting my lower aero grill soon from chris at woodmans so i'll get that done soon as well!!