2007 Z4 3.0i exhaust tip install question...

plantkiller

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 Virginia
Greetings,
I just got an O7 Z4 3.0i... So far, I got 600 miles on it and loving every minute.
I recently ordered the exhaust tips... The part numbers are 82-12-0-151-089.
I'm having a heck of a time slipping these into the ends of the exhaust. I tried a bit of grease, but still no luck.
Is there any special trick to getting these installed? Did I get the correct part for the 07 Z4 3.0?

Thank you in advance.
 
Ex-Z4um member Jim Brown recommended putting the tips in a conventional oven and heating them up a little. That trick worked well for me too.
 
Still no luck... I got them in the oven to 350 degrees and tried to wedge them in, but still no joy.
My wife thinks I've gone off the deep end - installing parts for the Z4 with oven mits. :-)

I need to figure out if I got the correct part....
 
Ahhh you have the wrong part. The exhaust tips you have are for the pre-facelifted 2.5i. These are the ones you need:

12 EXHAUST PIPE TIP CHROM 2 18307551507
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=18&fg=20

When you order the parts you also need to specify that you have an '07 facelifted 3.0i (N52 engine) and NOT the pre-facelifted 3.0i (M54 engine).
 
GP20 said:
Ahhh you have the wrong part. The exhaust tips you have are for the pre-facelifted 2.5i. These are the ones you need:

12 EXHAUST PIPE TIP CHROM 2 18307551507
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=18&fg=20

When you order the parts you also need to specify that you have an '07 facelifted 3.0i (N52 engine) and NOT the pre-facelifted 3.0i (M54 engine).

Thanks! I really appreciate you digging that up. Man, I was beginning to doubt this "German engineering" thing (this is my first ever German car).
Cool. I'll RMA these and get the correct part. Thanks again.
 
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