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Originally Posted by andrewwynn
One last point: BMW is very subtle about the reuse factor it's almost just a footnote it's not like the verbiage of driving without the plate.
Paraphrasing: "under no condition drive the car without the stiffening plate*"
*And if it's not too much trouble you should really consider using new bolts.
The first time through the repair manual I actually read "replace the bolts" meaning re place the bolts you just removed back into the plate. It took a half a dozen re-reads of the TIS before I was confident they do actually recommend using new bolts.
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This caution is more for people that remove the stiffener plate but don't reinsert the bolts to secure the sway bar bushing back onto the subframe. People are stupid and don't realize that when they remove the bolts for the stiffener plate they are also detaching the sway bar from the subframe.
It would be a lot more dangerous driving around with the sway bar detach than it is with the stiffener plate removed.