F55/F56 Has anyone successfully removed the larger side scuttle trim?

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Jul 17, 2019 | 10:13 PM

vid401t

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Has anyone successfully removed the larger side scuttle trim?

Hey Guys,

Has anyone successfully removed the larger side scuttle trim? As I read around, they come from the the factory glued on?
Which means you can't just use floss string to remove it?

Picture for reference: https://new.minimania.com/images_tem...g3nmx1706a.jpg

Thanks!

Jul 18, 2019 | 06:49 AM

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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d-removal.html

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Jul 18, 2019 | 01:17 PM

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I removed mine recently to have my fenders wrapped. It was a mess underneath. Don't know why they used adhesive instead of double sided tape but when I reinstalled, I used double sided tape and it looks fine.

Jul 18, 2019 | 01:29 PM

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Yes, its betalink, which does come off if you sit there and peel it, but its a pain and some may never really come off. The solvent is used to take that stuff off. BMW guys know about the troubles also. https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1116968

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...82699408866kt/

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Jul 18, 2019 | 07:18 PM

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Thanks for the great info guys, I was looking to remove my larger checkered scuttle trim and go with just the smaller scuttle for a cleaner look, but looks like that's not possible or at least really hard without damaging the paint.