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      06-15-2019, 09:10 AM   #1
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Today I figured out how to swap out the cerium grey front bumper air duct trims with the gloss black shadow line trim pieces. Thanks to PARTS@STBMW for the parts.

Using a plastic trim tool locate the clips that hold the trim piece in place. I started at the bottom inside clip working my way up. When I did this I got the first two on the inside loose and this also loosened the outside two. The top inside one will be the last one attached. Slowly pry away from vehicle ensuring not to damage paint/plastic. The top tab may come off clean or it may break. Didn't matter to me as I purchased the gloss black pieces. I broke one and the other stayed intact. See photo of clips and finished below.

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      06-15-2019, 01:21 PM   #2
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Nice write up Vic. Kinda random, but you have pics of the tools that worked best for this? My trim should be coming in soon and I need to do this ASAP, lol. The cerium bits gets dirty way too easily
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Nice write up Vic. Kinda random, but you have pics of the tools that worked best for this? My trim should be coming in soon and I need to do this ASAP, lol. The cerium bits gets dirty way too easily
I used a couple pieces from this kit:
MATCC Car Panel Removal Tools Kit... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7D1JND...p_mob_ap_share
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Using a plastic trim tool locate the clips that hold the trim piece in place. I started at the bottom inside clip working my way up. When I did this I got the first two on the inside loose and this also loosened the outside two. The top inside one will be the last one attached. Slowly pry away from vehicle ensuring not to damage paint/plastic. The top tab may come off clean or it may break. Didn't matter to me as I purchased the gloss black pieces. I broke one and the other stayed intact. See photo of clips and finished below.
Hey Vic. Can you help me understand exactly how you did this? I bought the same plastic tool kit that you referred previously on this thread, and tried to pry the piece away as you explained but with no luck.

Did you wedge one of the plastic tools between the actual bumper and the intake accent at the location of the clips? If so, did you pry and put pressure towards the bumper or towards the accent? I'm afraid I'm going to break something -- especially the mount that the clip clips into.

I was able to follow your guide on removing the mirror caps but I'm stuck on this one. Any additional help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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Using a plastic trim tool locate the clips that hold the trim piece in place. I started at the bottom inside clip working my way up. When I did this I got the first two on the inside loose and this also loosened the outside two. The top inside one will be the last one attached. Slowly pry away from vehicle ensuring not to damage paint/plastic. The top tab may come off clean or it may break. Didn't matter to me as I purchased the gloss black pieces. I broke one and the other stayed intact. See photo of clips and finished below.
Hey Vic. Can you help me understand exactly how you did this? I bought the same plastic tool kit that you referred previously on this thread, and tried to pry the piece away as you explained but with no luck.

Did you wedge one of the plastic tools between the actual bumper and the intake accent at the location of the clips? If so, did you pry and put pressure towards the bumper or towards the accent? I'm afraid I'm going to break something -- especially the mount that the clip clips into.

I was able to follow your guide on removing the mirror caps but I'm stuck on this one. Any additional help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Wedge the plastics tool between the bumper and the clips (careful to not scratch the bumper) at the location of the clips and press forward. Each clip should pop.
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Wedge the plastics tool between the bumper and the clips (careful to not scratch the bumper) at the location of the clips and press forward. Each clip should pop.
Ah, just wedge it in and push in towards the vehicle?
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Wedge the plastics tool between the bumper and the clips (careful to not scratch the bumper) at the location of the clips and press forward. Each clip should pop.
Ah, just wedge it in and push in towards the vehicle?
Yes
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Wedge the plastics tool between the bumper and the clips (careful to not scratch the bumper) at the location of the clips and press forward. Each clip should pop.
Ah, just wedge it in and push in towards the vehicle?
Yes
Start at the bottom inside, I broke a couple clips on the cerium Gray piece on one side, but didn't matter as I bought the black replacements.
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So to clarify, you did this from front of car, not from behind?
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So to clarify, you did this from front of car, not from behind?
Correct
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So to clarify, you did this from front of car, not from behind?
Correct
See numbering start at 1
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Awesome, thanks!
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So to clarify, you did this from front of car, not from behind?
Correct
See numbering start at 1
I can get the first clip out, but the second one is just hard for me...the distance between the accent and bumper is just too close I can hardly squeeze my tool in and even if I pushed really hard on the clip I was not able to pop it out..
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