Installation Help: Mesh Grill
 

Can anybody point me to a guide for removing and replacing the mesh grills in the bumper assembly below the Kidney grills?

You need to remove the entire bumper to get to it.

I have to change mine at some stage so let us know how you get on with it keep us posted mate.

yes. you need to take the bumper off. here is the bumper removal link

anyone does this and know the time 3 hours?

3 hours to remove bumper?? no. it's no more than 20 minutes job.

huh, i will have to research more Bmw is quoting 7.5 hours labor...lol...anyone have the DIY...searching now...:wow:

7.5 hours to replace mesh grilles on bumper cover?! I'm wondering how much that dealership charges for oil change.

The various PDC guides on the homepage of this site are worth a look re: removal of front bumper. Good luck.

saw that, just wondering why bmw says 7.5 hours and one member is stating 20minutes? anyone done this and can post a time frame and expierence, thinking about attempting this tonight????? guess it may be a blind attempt...

i spoke to a friend of mine who owns a body shop he said its a real PITA. its a few hours worth of work. the mesh grill on the drivers side is a little crack in the coner on my X, but you cant tell so its not worth fixing. good luck with the repair guys let us know how it went.

will do, trying it out tonight...will post the time and issues...

Worst part of the mesh grill is that after just a few years it becomes quite brittle and gets damaged easier. It should have been better designed in numerous ways (stronger, easier removal, more segments, etc.)

i totally agree, come on you have to take off the whole bumper for something that breaks as soon as you get near it. they should have done a better job on this.

:iagree: it's not a very good design or quality.