bumper grill replacement

[bckbear]

Hope someone can help-
how easy/hard is it to change one of my bumper grills on my 06 le mans?it is the one situated on the drivers side of the bumper
thanks

[rooroo]

I have a '03 pre-facelift x5, and unless things changed dramatically, all you need is a flat head screwdriver and some patience. You just need to pry the plastic tabs under the hood and pull the grill out.(FYI, grill is pulled off from outside of hood) The trick is to keep the tabs from clicking back to their locked position as you go around the grill prying them open. The chrome accent surround also detaches from the vertical grill bars. Putting a new grill in is as easy as pushing it on and pressing until the tabs lock into place.

I hope this helps,
Rui

[binhly101]

Originally Posted by rooroo

I have a '03 pre-facelift x5, and unless things changed dramatically, all you need is a flat head screwdriver and some patience. You just need to pry the plastic tabs under the hood and pull the grill out.(FYI, grill is pulled off from outside of hood) The trick is to keep the tabs from clicking back to their locked position as you go around the grill prying them open. The chrome accent surround also detaches from the vertical grill bars. Putting a new grill in is as easy as pushing it on and pressing until the tabs lock into place.

I hope this helps,
Rui

I think he means the grids within the bumper, and when changing those out you need to remove the bumper.

[rooroo]

sorry, I guess I wasn't paying attention