Removing kidney grille

[ad78]

how do you remove it? im planning to plasti-dip the chrome

thanks

[soldmystang]

every kidney grill i have ever removed involved a tire wall.

they typically have tabs that hold them in. open the hood and push them out i would guess.

it's two pieces BTW.

[ad78]

oh i guess they are simple to remove unlike my 135i.. man you need tool to remove it.

thanks!

[hiren04]

what is plasti-dip?

[M6X]

Originally Posted by hiren04

what is plasti-dip?

a rubber coating spray

[Penguin]

> im planning to plasti-dip the chrome


Have you done this before on plastic chrome? I've used Plasti-dip before, and I'm not sure how that would work on chrome grills. I would think bugs and such would be hard on it.

Please post how it turns out, and how you prepared the surface/applied the plasti-dip as I'd be interested in details.

[hiren04]

i think i would be interested in diong this as well... i have painted my chrome kidneys black but its starting to chip already... and i have another set so i want to do a better job and re-install.

[ad78]

Originally Posted by Penguin

> im planning to plasti-dip the chrome


Have you done this before on plastic chrome? I've used Plasti-dip before, and I'm not sure how that would work on chrome grills. I would think bugs and such would be hard on it.

Please post how it turns out, and how you prepared the surface/applied the plasti-dip as I'd be interested in details.

yeah ive done this but on my VW R32 front grille. it works really well. but they are different. the kidney is more shiny and i might sanded them.. we will see.

[HaroldC]

I recently went back and plasti-dipped the front kidneys after I had painted them flat black. There were tons of chips. I just sprayed the plasti-dip over the paint and no problems so far. I did however scuff up the chrome before painting.....