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R50/53 Aero side skirt removal

Old Feb 20, 2021 | 07:29 AM
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Aero side skirt removal

Anyone with some simple instructions on removing aero side skirts so not to break things that shouldn’t be broken.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2021 | 10:34 AM
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I don't think it's too bad, mostly those crappy plastic screws which tend to strip if approached with ham-fisted clumsiness, just turn slowly and apply upward pressure to washer clip thingy if needed.

Sometimes the very rearward metal screws can get stubbornly rusted into place.

Hopefully someone here with more aero skirt experience can give some better tips, I've never actually removed any.

In the meantime,
this install pdf may be handy ifya ain't seen it,
just to see how to reverse the process...

http://www.motoringfile.com/howto/Ae...%20Bodykit.PDF


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"so not to break things that shouldn’t be broken"


Man,
I can relate!

I despise the brittle plastic that BMW likes to use,
and I curse it often & repeatedly.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2021 | 02:15 PM
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Thanks OB just noticed that’s the only actual screw. Easy to miss.
 
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