10-21-2018, 10:40 PM | #67 |
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I did this mod today on my 19 M4 and it was 10x harder than it was on my 435i/328i.. I guess the ability to get those damn Orange reflectors off vary from car to car. Luckily I know how to use a heat gun, because those things were not coming off without one.
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10-22-2018, 07:34 PM | #68 |
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Thank you OP for sharing. This post validates exactly why I did not have the balls to attempt this myself, and ended up never doing it on my 2016 M4 and 2018 M3. Godspeed OP, takes courage to post that and share this experience!
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This is why my painted reflectors are still in the box.
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12-10-2018, 03:18 AM | #71 |
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I just pried enough for a small crack and sprayed goo gone in there and eventually was able to remove the reflectors. Probably would be faster with a blow dryer or hair dryer but I had none on hand. I did open up the wheel liner to first put a towel down so it would catch any dripping goo gone.
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12-24-2018, 11:19 PM | #72 |
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Thanks for sharing your experience. I wonder if something has changed over the years with the reflectors. My ‘16 was pretty easy, literally just a swift solid push an they were out. Seemed to help by concentrating the force on the top corner of the reflector. Maybe they changed the adhesive.
Was wanting to swap them out on my ‘18 but may give them a try before ordering new ones. |
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A heat gun to remove side reflectors. That's a first.
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I'll try it myself when it gets warmer. I don't plan to use a heat gun. |
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A heat gun to soften and remove adhesive, pretty common.
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12-29-2018, 06:22 AM | #78 |
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First off, like others said, takes incredibly huge nuts to post that. New bumper, I would never be able to live with any less. Your car is beautiful! Eat the cost and mark it up as water (and cash) under the bridge. Learn, like that makes it hurt less (lol) from this and move on. Spend the money, you can print more later get your baby back to factory condition. That's my $.02
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12-30-2018, 05:02 AM | #79 |
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Those little carbon noses you have above the splitters - are those aftermarket or are they m-perf? Where can I get those?
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I have never seen one like yours. Looks slightly similar to M Performance but it is not.
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02-16-2019, 09:26 PM | #83 |
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The moral of the story is take the extra time to remove wheel and front portion of the wheel liner that way you can apply heat and plastic pry tool on the inside while gently pushing reflector from the outside. Cutting corners to save time leads to chipped paint and bubbling clear coat.
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will probably wait til summer and get a pry tool to help. |
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02-18-2019, 02:44 PM | #85 |
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Being from NorCal I definitely cannot speak to that sort of cold, but a 500 degree+ heat gun I would think could overcome those ambient temps. My heat gun $12 and plastic pry tool set $8 are both from Harbor Freight.
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If I had a pry tool I think it would be doable, but I'm going to have my dealer do it or wait and do it when it's warm out |
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I installed these last year on my '18 M4 ZCP. Used a hair dryer and made sure to not hold it over once place for too long. Required a little elbow grease, but was not terribly difficult. Just make sure you're constantly moving the heat gun/hairdryer and use your hands to check surface temps. It doesn't need to be lava to get that adhesive to unstick.
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