Guide to install lower front honeycomb grill

[ano0oj]

Road trip...a piece of tire hit me in the front and broke my lower right honeycomb grill (passenger side)

Already have the part, and BMW is quoting me $200 for labor.

Anyone know if I can do it myself without having to mess with the entire bumper?

[MMnut]

You have to remove entire front bumper to replace it. The grills are clipped in the middle with the outer bumper and the inner plastic trim. There is no other way.

[BMWM4CX]

Originally Posted by ano0oj

Road trip...a piece of tire hit me in the front and broke my lower right honeycomb grill (passenger side)

Already have the part, and BMW is quoting me $200 for labor.

Anyone know if I can do it myself without having to mess with the entire bumper?

There's some install videos on YouTube with regards to fitting the carbon fins in place of the honeycomb. If you watch those, it'll be the same process for getting to your honeycomb part to replace. From what I've seen, it's a bumper off job.

R44 and What's Your Forte each made a video.

[ano0oj]

Originally Posted by MMnut

You have to remove entire front bumper to replace it. The grills are clipped in the middle with the outer bumper and the inner plastic trim. There is no other way.

Thanks for the quick reply! Looks like I'll get a shop to do it.

[Bill in Marin]

Originally Posted by BMWM4CX

There's some install videos on YouTube with regards to fitting the carbon fins in place of the honeycomb. If you watch those, it'll be the same process for getting to your honeycomb part to replace. From what I've seen, it's a bumper off job.

R44 and What's Your Forte each made a video.

Links? I can't find these videos.