front engine cowl removal

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Allan280

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Hi
I have a E85 M roadster and the metal plate into which the bonnet catch locates needs refinishing ,to do this I need to remove the plastic cowl cover at the front of the engine bay to give better access to the metal plate.
The cowl is secured with two different torx fixings around the parameter of the cowl which is fine ,but I note that the are two larger plastic torx fixings set back in the cowl by feeling through the hole in the cowl I can feel that these fixings have a course pitch thread to them.
The question is what are they for ? Can I remove the cowl with the parameter fixings referred to above without touching the two fixings without disturbing anything underneath ?
From what I can see the two fixings could be there to support the cowl on the underlying structure and to make it rigid once the parameter fixings are secured. Is this correct ?

Thank you

Regards

Allan
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Just leave the 2 large one I and remove the small ones they are screw in plastic expanding rivets so need to be pulled out you will see once you have done one
 
Hi
Thanks for that reply so I can undo all the perimeter screws and lift the cowl off with the two large screws in place ?

Is there nothing fastened to the two rivet screws.

Thank you.

Allan
 
My car is 120 mile away from me

As I remember there are a few smalll screws and two steel torx screws to remove the largest possibly plastic ones stay in and the whole thing lifts off it is quite easy and straight forward
 
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