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Originally Posted by sturach
Hi all
Has anybody changed there bonnet and boot badge to carbon fibre
the bonnet is 82mm so easy to get hold of off fleabay
the boot / tailgate is about 77mm so can't find that size anywhere (original part no. 51.14-1970248)
any ideas
thanks in advance
stuart
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Did a customers ,2002 x5 recently and like you,I also measured around 77mm ,so I bought the 74mm available instead of the 82mm!WRONG!
..It caught me out too
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When you the buy the badge ,including the bit with 2 pins, where the emblem sticks too,it does measure 82mm ,but they come separated and what you do is just use the carbon sticker and this measures the 77mm
Hope this is useful for those who havent done it ,yet
Oh,sod it,may as well ,tell all!To remove the front emblem ,you need to simply push the tips up,from the inside of the bonnet,while the on the rear emblem ,you will only need to replave the sticker.To pull out sticker,heat it up a bit with a hairdrier (no heat hgun!!!!!) and use a credit card on the edges to pull it out (no screwdriver!!!)
The wrong size 74mm ,I got from China ,but the 82mm I got from this nice UK seller,where I also bought the wheel caps.
1x BMW Carbon Fiber Front/Rear Emblems Badges 82mm with 2 pins Black | eBay