R56 Stuck in a speaker grill replacement mess...cannot get it off
#1
Stuck in a speaker grill replacement mess...cannot get it off
Really need to be able to get this back into the door for the morning.
I order a nice, new speaker grill to replace my cracked on on the driver's door. From a sponsor here...
2008 mcs, new to me..prior owner must have had one bad luck foot kick...
So, I youtube the panel removal, get it off no problem. Figure these Mini engineers are quite good as the door is nicely done.
Kaboom....
Then I am here (see picture). How do you proceed without potentially damaging the door insert....pretty please help!
I have searched and people either say drill it off (gen 1) or that they went to the dealer and got a new door (gen 2 threads...one person shows it off nut no data on "how" they did it. I need the "how" really badly.
TIA
jcb
I order a nice, new speaker grill to replace my cracked on on the driver's door. From a sponsor here...
2008 mcs, new to me..prior owner must have had one bad luck foot kick...
So, I youtube the panel removal, get it off no problem. Figure these Mini engineers are quite good as the door is nicely done.
Kaboom....
Then I am here (see picture). How do you proceed without potentially damaging the door insert....pretty please help!
I have searched and people either say drill it off (gen 1) or that they went to the dealer and got a new door (gen 2 threads...one person shows it off nut no data on "how" they did it. I need the "how" really badly.
TIA
jcb
Last edited by jcb-memphis; 05-21-2015 at 07:18 PM.
#2
It's actually pretty simple.
1.) Use a sharp razor knife to cut off the melted plastic "rivets". Then the old cover will come off.
2.) Next using small screws (I used IIRC #5 stainless screws about 3/8" to 1/2" long that I got from the hardware store. You'll need 6 of them.
3.) Next trim the long thin plastic pieces on the new cover so that it can poke through the actual speaker cone.
Here is a photo. I haven't yet performed step #3.
1.) Use a sharp razor knife to cut off the melted plastic "rivets". Then the old cover will come off.
2.) Next using small screws (I used IIRC #5 stainless screws about 3/8" to 1/2" long that I got from the hardware store. You'll need 6 of them.
3.) Next trim the long thin plastic pieces on the new cover so that it can poke through the actual speaker cone.
Here is a photo. I haven't yet performed step #3.
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