How do I remove my kidney grills?

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:42 pm

Good evening, as per title please. You tube doesn't show anything so wondering if there is an easy way?

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:49 pm

*AL* wrote:Good evening, as per title please. You tube doesn't show anything so wondering if there is an easy way?

pull up. pull out.
yw

Marky Mark · Post by **Marky Mark** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:52 pm

The e89 ones don't pull out I posted a link a while back on how to remove them.

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:56 pm

tried pulling and they don't come out, do you need to get behind them?

Maniac · Post by **Maniac** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:04 pm

They're held in by plastic tabs around the outer edges at the back. I'd remove the air intake to get my hands between the radiator and grilles. Pop each tab one by one. Fiddly but straight forward.

Marky Mark · Post by **Marky Mark** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:06 pm

They have 8 clips 3 at the top 3 at the bottom 1 at each side. You need to remove the plastic cover that's connected to the air filter couple of screws if I remember you need to be in between the radiator and front grills. Use a stubby screwdriver to unclip the grills . Hope this helps.

Marky Mark · Post by **Marky Mark** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:07 pm

Maniac wrote:They're held in by plastic tabs around the outer edges at the back. I'd remove the air intake to get my hands between the radiator and grilles. Pop each tab one by one. Fiddly but straight forward.

Beat me to it Manic

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:08 pm

Cheers guys, I guess with one out it'll be simple. If not i'll cut the feckers apart.

Johnbmwz4 · Post by **Johnbmwz4** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:27 pm

Did mine 2 weeks ago, tried tugging and pulling from front but no good. Took air intake thing out from under bonnet and got access to back of grills. Still fiddley but got out with short screwdriver pressing clips down and out one at a time. When out I separated the fins from the surround and re painted in silver. Look fantastic now with no stone chips at all

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:29 pm

Oops my bad. Apologies. Didnt see this was for e89.

JohnG7 · Post by **JohnG7** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:05 pm

Marky Mark wrote:The e89 ones don't pull out I posted a link a while back on how to remove them.

Uh oh! I didn't know you couldn't pull'em out. I pulled mine out several times with no ill effects.

I grabbed and yanked like hell, they came out, no damage.

I tried to get my hands behind to get to the tabs, couldn't get to them so I pulled them and they came out. I figured I was willing to replace them anyway and had read where people do indeed pull e89 grills to remove. Not for the faint of heart maybe, but mine do pull out.

jimmybell · Post by **jimmybell** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:47 pm

Ask Bing to do it. In a pub carpark.

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:27 pm

Cheers guys grills are out and new ones are in! Didn't take long either

I bought a new set of matt black grills and split them and painted the 'fins' silver, loving the shark nose menacing look.

*AL* · Post by ***AL*** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:30 pm

Can you see the resemblance?

sammyz · Post by **sammyz** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:32 pm

that looks good!

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