135i Grill Change Video

JohnL135I · 08-06-2008, 06:16 PM

Here's another DIY video...... enjoy:biggrin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

EINSER M · 08-06-2008, 09:04 PM

xcellent vid! wished you had posted before i did mine but thats spot on!

BMWTT135i · 08-06-2008, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the vid, will be getting my grill in a couple days. Perfect timing :thumbup:

InsaneSkippy · 08-07-2008, 07:25 AM

Thank you very much for this video. I just got my car yesterday and I brought the grills along on the road trip

bluemoon · 08-07-2008, 10:20 AM

Excellent video!

wu2x · 08-08-2008, 02:45 AM

Love the vid, will be attempting to do these tomorrow.

xbook · 10-07-2008, 07:56 PM

Excellent vid. Thanks for posting it. Having the "turn the screwdriver to the left" advice saved me going to sears to buy a right angle tool. Thanks so much for that.

Here are some pix from after the install.

Cooldaddygroove · 10-09-2008, 02:55 AM

The only part missing in the video are the two (one for each grill) outboard clips that you need to use a long screw driver to get at.

AdamG1164 · 11-22-2008, 04:40 PM

excellent advice! I just did the install today following your instructions, it took a little more fidgeting and wrangling wiht the top clips than what you appeared to have to do, but the new black gloss grill looks great on my titanium silver 135 wiht the shadowline black gloss trim.

audi2bmw1 · 11-23-2008, 08:59 AM

anyone have a montego blue with this done? i have the chrome line and not shadowline

IUpod · 11-23-2008, 07:05 PM

Just to add....took me about 25 min if only because I struggled getting those bottom clips undone with just a flat-head. Maybe because it was cold and my fingers were freezing or maybe because I wasn't realizing I HAD popped them. When you do pop the first one, the grill will only come forward a couple mm at first until you get the one next to it. From there, I was getting frustrated and gave up on being gentle. I'm not sure I exactly got how to undo the top clips correctly but I got them off, anyway.

oneaabe · 11-30-2008, 06:35 PM

very useful vid. thanks for posting.
i followed your vid as reference, and i used the flat screw driver from the tool kit to replace my chrome grills with the shadow line grills.

woodman650 · 12-01-2008, 11:09 AM

I didn't want to spend money on a pry tool, and the flat-head screw driver was a nightmare for me. Maybe I'm a complete idiot, but I was scratching up the original grill really badly trying to get a variety of flat-head drivers in there just right.

So, I relied on my favorite and the most adaptable tool of all time... a coat hanger from the local dry cleaners.

I cut off the cardboard and bent the end up into a hook. The hook slips under the clip and you just pull the hanger towards you and the grill pops right out. I think I spent 30 minutes with the screw driver and got 2 of the clips... I switched to the hook and removed both grills in under a minute. Haha, give it a try. There is no risk of damaging your original grills either :biggrin:

BlackjackMulligan · 12-01-2008, 11:18 AM

Great tip!

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08-06-2008, 09:11 PM	#3
BMWTT135i First Lieutenant 14 Rep 356 Posts Drives: BMW 135i MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the vid, will be getting my grill in a couple days. Perfect timing :thumbup:
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08-07-2008, 07:25 AM	#4
InsaneSkippy Lieutenant Colonel 79 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	Thank you very much for this video. I just got my car yesterday and I brought the grills along on the road trip __________________
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bluemoon Private First Class 10 Rep 189 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago Suburbs iTrader: (0)	Excellent video!
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08-08-2008, 02:45 AM	#6
wu2x Captain 35 Rep 717 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Love the vid, will be attempting to do these tomorrow.
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10-09-2008, 02:55 AM	#8
Cooldaddygroove First Lieutenant 12 Rep 308 Posts Drives: Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0)	The only part missing in the video are the two (one for each grill) outboard clips that you need to use a long screw driver to get at.
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11-22-2008, 04:40 PM	#9
AdamG1164 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	excellent advice! I just did the install today following your instructions, it took a little more fidgeting and wrangling wiht the top clips than what you appeared to have to do, but the new black gloss grill looks great on my titanium silver 135 wiht the shadowline black gloss trim.
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11-23-2008, 08:59 AM	#10
audi2bmw1 Lieutenant 21 Rep 513 Posts Drives: 09 montego 135i/acura vigor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: IN iTrader: (0)	anyone have a montego blue with this done? i have the chrome line and not shadowline __________________ 09 135i montego blue 6speed..RR catch can,CDV,DCI intakes,stett charge pipe and tial bov, the above mods are not installed on my car, i just want to seem cool Devils own water/meth dealer-PM me for info former car/ 2001 audi TT ~290bhp :w00t:
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11-23-2008, 07:05 PM	#11
IUpod Private First Class 6 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SLC iTrader: (0)	Just to add....took me about 25 min if only because I struggled getting those bottom clips undone with just a flat-head. Maybe because it was cold and my fingers were freezing or maybe because I wasn't realizing I HAD popped them. When you do pop the first one, the grill will only come forward a couple mm at first until you get the one next to it. From there, I was getting frustrated and gave up on being gentle. I'm not sure I exactly got how to undo the top clips correctly but I got them off, anyway.
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11-30-2008, 06:35 PM	#12
oneaabe Private First Class 5 Rep 139 Posts Drives: E82 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (0)	very useful vid. thanks for posting. i followed your vid as reference, and i used the flat screw driver from the tool kit to replace my chrome grills with the shadow line grills. __________________ 135i 6 speed, Sapphire black, Coral Red, Gloss black trim, ZSP, ZPP, ipod/6FL, Hi-Fi Timeline: Ordered (got prod. #): April 12 '08; Scheduled for production: July 10 '08; DoB: July 18 '08; ED Pickup: 1st Aug '08; ED Dropoff: 4th Aug '08; Arrived at Port Hueneme: 5th Oct '08; At VPC: 10th Oct '08; Pickup at local dealer: 14th Oct'08; Current Status:
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12-01-2008, 11:09 AM	#13
woodman650 Super Couper 67 Rep 577 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (2)	I didn't want to spend money on a pry tool, and the flat-head screw driver was a nightmare for me. Maybe I'm a complete idiot, but I was scratching up the original grill really badly trying to get a variety of flat-head drivers in there just right. So, I relied on my favorite and the most adaptable tool of all time... a coat hanger from the local dry cleaners. I cut off the cardboard and bent the end up into a hook. The hook slips under the clip and you just pull the hanger towards you and the grill pops right out. I think I spent 30 minutes with the screw driver and got 2 of the clips... I switched to the hook and removed both grills in under a minute. Haha, give it a try. There is no risk of damaging your original grills either :biggrin: Attached Images
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