Engine Compartment Partition Broken - Replacement Help

[Doug Huffman]

Ham fists under the hood.

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Ordered new ones from Leebmann.de

These new ones were broken out of the box.
Original BMW, but they just seem super brittle.
Right side had a crack at the middle section almost halfway, while the left one was cracked only slightly at one side.
Going to return these ones, but afraid I will only get another 2 that is equally bad.

Didn't BMW redo these in a different plastic the original version?

Maybe I got some old-new stock??!!

Is there a way to see when the part was made looking at the BMW p/n sticker?

[Tomaz]

Originally Posted by Ron07x5

I see in my x5s.service.history bmw replaced.These .... why did.the first.ones.fail is my question

I replaced mine too. Apparently BMW is not above designing a few Achilles heal parts into their vehicles. Like the notorious coolant expansion tank.

[fsd350]

Originally Posted by Tomaz

I replaced mine too. Apparently BMW is not above designing a few Achilles heal parts into their vehicles. Like the notorious coolant expansion tank.

Yep, I have had many Bimmers over the years and the plastic is not always fantastic as of late.

[ard]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Ordered new ones from Leebmann.de

These new ones were broken out of the box.
Original BMW, but they just seem super brittle.
Right side had a crack at the middle section almost halfway, while the left one was cracked only slightly at one side.
Going to return these ones, but afraid I will only get another 2 that is equally bad.

Didn't BMW redo these in a different plastic the original version?

Maybe I got some old-new stock??!!

Is there a way to see when the part was made looking at the BMW p/n sticker?

Could be an NOS issue...depending on the vagaries of your markets.

Ive seen lot numbers and control markings on plastic parts, but usually we have no idea what they mean- what is new and what is old. For example on many parts there will be a screw inside the mold that they turn to 1,2,3,5, etc o'clock, which signifies different runs.