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Originally Posted by ohiobimmer
That sucks! I had to stretch the bags down pretty hard to get them to clip. Frankly even once installed they are 'loosely' in place.
I'm no expert but I don't think it matters much anyway. The weight of the car is always putting downforce on the bag to perch anyways. I think that if you can keep them lined up while lowering it may not matter.
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Yes, it does suck.
I just went ahead and ordered a new bag and set up a return for the broken one. I agree that the pressure of the bag would probably keep it in place, but I don't like knowing that if the car is lifted for service, the bottom could come out of the perch/housing. Then who knows? Maybe over inflate or not go back into the housing, etc. I also wouldn't feel right about selling the car, which we will probably do within a year or so.
Good to know that it fit in "loosely". I honestly don't think the two clips on the bottom of the bag were pushing out enough to secure the bag to the perch/housing. If that the case with the replacement bag, I'll just lower the car after installation and guide the bottom of the bag into the housing.
My only issue now, which I'll call Arnott about, is how do I get the air line out of the bag? It's self securing, unlike the OE BMW bag.
Fun times.
Oh, I'm also really surprised that these two little plastic clips on the bottom of the air bag are strong enough to hold the weight of the wheel/tire/arm when the car is lifted off the ground.