How do I remove my kidney grills?

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 Swindon,Wiltshire, England.
Good evening, as per title please. You tube doesn't show anything so wondering if there is an easy way?
 
:!: tried pulling and they don't come out, do you need to get behind them?
 
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.
 
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.
 
Maniac said:
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.
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Beat me to it Manic :D :D
 
Cheers guys, I guess with one out it'll be simple. If not i'll cut the feckers apart. :evil:
 
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
 
Marky Mark said:
The e89 ones don't pull out I posted a link a while back on how to remove them. :thumbsup:
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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.
 
Cheers guys grills are out and new ones are in! Didn't take long either :thumbsup: I bought a new set of matt black grills and split them and painted the 'fins' silver, loving the shark nose menacing look. :D
 

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Can you see the resemblance? :rofl:
 

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My matt black grills arrived in the post yesterday so shall be fitted at the weekend! Good timing with helpful guides as I would have probably just yanked it hard as I thought they pulled out!

Inspired by a lovely 30i in blue in my work car park with black grills, don't think you're on the forum though!
 
Rockford said:
My matt black grills arrived in the post yesterday so shall be fitted at the weekend! Good timing with helpful guides as I would have probably just yanked it hard as I thought they pulled out!

Inspired by a lovely 30i in blue in my work car park with black grills, don't think you're on the forum though!
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Well that job as as painful as the video suggests. Best way is as described in previous posts to take off the air intake cover off via the 4 8mm bolts, it'll give you a few inches to try and bend your arm in to uncomfortable shapes to try and undo the 6 clips, once the first grille is off the second is a piece of cake. Looks great though:

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