I will be yanking mine, the waffles ages the X. I have a friend that yanked his and we put our cars together at night to see if there was any effect, and the answer is a big fat NO. There was no glear or difference in the light direction, just makes the car look cleaner. Yank em with no ill effect.

Peace

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E53 Titaniun/Grey 4.4i - Sold
E70 Black/Black - 4.8i - Sold
F07 SpaceGrey/Black 4.4i Twin Turbo - Current
X5 & GT is the Ultimate Driving Machine