Rear Trunk Trim
 

It has been like 2 months since I took everything out of the trunk of my car, like all the trim that holds the tire chocks, towhook, etc. and due to negligence on my part I forgot how to put it back. Starting with exhibit A
A)The tire tray: I removed it so that I could run wires around it's mounting points easier. Does it go on top of, or underneath of the jack?
B) The two shorter, rearmost side pieces come with lots of little plastic nuts, black ones and white ones. Which ones go where? Also when I went to put the rearmost driver side piece, it overlaps a loop with the rear driver side piece. Which one of the two goes on top?

P.S. Sorry I post so many threads, I just have a lot of questions :dunno:

A: Note sure what you mean here. The jack is held in place by a rubber strap, in front of spare tyre, below floor panel. The tyre tray is bolted to the trunk (boot) floor.

https://www.xoutpost.com/attachments...s-img_0485.jpg

B. There are only a couple of black plastic nuts used to hold down each of the two rear trays in my car, as per RealOEM…

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=51_3915

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/photos/16131176747

:dunno:

A) Sorry I should’ve been more clear. I’m talking about the little plastic thing that you can use to pull the tire up easier.
B) Maybe some of mine were lost because I only have 4 black ones and 2 white

I’m still somewhat confused as to what you’re asking in regards to the spare tire removal set-up. In regards to the straps...they should not be underneath anything because they need to be unencumbered from being able to lift or lower the spare tire back into the well.

If putting the spare back inside the car...you have the plastic thingy (#1) plugged into the lock of the lower tailgate and item #13 (the lock pin) in place to keep the tailgate lowered...you slide your spare upon the straps...center it...then remove the locking pin which allows you to use the lower tailgate to lower the spare into the well. You do the reverse to remove the spare. So again, the straps need to be free to do that...if you run them underneath something...you won’t be able to use this apparatus correctly...or as it was designed. :)

Like WPoll suggested...I, too recommend that you use one of the online part database sites to help you reinstall what you removed. The diagram shows you (sort of) how things go together...but more importantly it indicates the hardware (the encircled numbers in the illustration) which also usually includes an additional “key” inside the illustration to help identify what type of hardware is being used.

For example, below item #1 is the spare tire removal device (straps and plastic piece that levers the lower tailgate section):

Wow, thanks for the tip! I never thought you could actually see the hardware that was used for the pieces, but I guess i'm just blind :dunno:

:thumbup: ...no problem. And in most cases (sometimes not)...you can also tell the quantity of the hardware required...just look down at the part number index below the diagram...there’s usually a QTY column or the info is listed.

The only time this can be off is if a particular hardware is used in multiple locations within that diagram. In those situations it may add up the sum of all of the hardware...or it may just list “xxx” because the quantity needed may depends on which piece you are looking to secure.

OK, here ya go - detailed pictures of each side...

Left - three black nuts.

https://i.ibb.co/tqGRmp2/20200404-114334.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/q1dQq12/20200404-114423.jpg

Right - two black nuts.

https://i.ibb.co/HdDKFYt/20200404-114351.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/DrfqFxD/20200404-114414.jpg