Today could have gone a bit easier
Started off by removing the rear wheel arch covers. Didnt even have to remove the wheels so a good start. Then cleaned all the fixings and de-rusted them.
Cleaned the aluminium bumpers and carefully laid them into the bumper covers....all ok
Then got all the old plastic push fixings and washed them and installed them into the rear bumper. Some were a bit on the tight side but with a bit of pressure all were secured. At this stage thought it wouldnt take long to get the front bumper done.
The front bumper had all new fixings and every one was stiff and hard to push. Tried to carefully tap them in and gave up on that....crap idea !!!
So out came the silicon spray, but even with that couldn’t push the insert in.
So plan B.... used a small socket and a pair of plumbing grips and that worked !!
Until I had to sort the 4 located in the recess
So had to remove the plastic insert. Held on by 12 push on clips. I cut these off as I didnt want to damage the plastic studs.
Removing it gave me access and I could use the same method as before to install the 4 push clips.
There are also two plastic rivets in the centre of the bumper, so had to use a rivet gun. I was a bit nervous but worked ok
The plastic cover will have to be reinstalled tomorrow as ordered and reserved the 12 metal push on clips from local BMW. Luckily they had enough in stock at 0.24 ea
And just as well that I had a couple of spares of the plastic fixings as a couple of them ‘ didnt make it ’