Installing M door sills

Luvmybmw · 12-13-2008, 01:16 PM

What is the best way to install the M door sills. I have read all you do is remove the old and replace the new, but how do you accomplish this without breaking anything. Thanks for any help and/or advice.

Lester · 12-13-2008, 03:45 PM

By the looks of the drawing on Realoem, those little clips should just pop out. You may want to have some new ones on hand in case they decapitate themselves. I would just pry gently with a flat trim remover, and see what happens. I recall someone on this forum said they did not take long to replace.

Oregon · 12-13-2008, 04:13 PM

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10095

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Luvmybmw · 12-16-2008, 06:22 AM

Thanks...a good "tool" helps to remove the clips. Once they are off the install is very simple.

This is what is used...

CoolToolGuy · 12-23-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Luvmybmw

Thanks...a good "tool" helps to remove the clips. Once they are off the install is very simple.

This is what is used...

+1 - Speaking from experience, since the door sills are plastic, it is very easy to ruin them if you don't have the right tool

I was determined to get the M door sills on the car immediately, so I used a flat tool to try and pry out the clips - I got the door sills off, but the grooves that the clips fit into ripped, and the clips stayed in the body. I had to pry them out, and some of the clips broke. I didn't care so much about the stock door sills as I don't think they are going back on, but I may need to remove the M sills sometime in the future.

So the moral of the story is use the right tool. I'm checking around for it now. :thumbup:

Have Fun,
Rick

Luvmybmw · 12-23-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CoolToolGuy

+1 - Speaking from experience, since the door sills are plastic, it is very easy to ruin them if you don't have the right tool

I was determined to get the M door sills on the car immediately, so I used a flat tool to try and pry out the clips - I got the door sills off, but the grooves that the clips fit into ripped, and the clips stayed in the body. I had to pry them out, and some of the clips broke. I didn't care so much about the stock door sills as I don't think they are going back on, but I may need to remove the M sills sometime in the future.

So the moral of the story is use the right tool. I'm checking around for it now. :thumbup:

Have Fun,
Rick

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