06 le mans-hole in my grill!

[bckbear]

just discovered a hole in my grill beside my number plate-is this easy enough to replace?

[lemans4.8]

picture would help!

[Vsmvince]

have to remove the bumper cover.

V&S Motor Service and Collision homepage

[TwinsPoppa]

He's probably talking about the plastic grills on the lower part of the front bumper (right & left of the license plate).

Don't know if you have to actually remove the bumper but if you have to - it's not that hard to do. There's a DIY in the articles section or here's another to look at:

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...tructions.html

It's probably very similar, if not exactly the same, to the US models when it comes to removing the bumper.

[bckbear]

thanks everyone for your help

[X5Sport]

I have exactly the same problem - several holes from stone impacts on the freeway have punched through two of the cheapo plastic grill sections on the front bumper. Yes it's a bumper off job. Part numbers are on RealOEM. I'll probably be doing mine DIY later this year, especially given BMW Dealer labour prices!!

[X5 Meister]

Yep, bumper has to come off.

[vqt]

On my 3.0i, I managed to slide them in without removing the bumper (both the left and the right). Tough but doable.