Removing the silver trims near the fog lights

Kapirex · 09-25-2016, 11:24 AM

Hi. I am interested in painting the silver trims near the fog lights as their silver color does not match the rest of the car. Any ideas how to remove them in one piece?

Mbbrewer · 09-25-2016, 05:07 PM

Just plasti dip it

Kapirex · 09-26-2016, 12:28 AM

I would rather have that clean look with matching paint job...

mragarg · 09-26-2016, 08:29 AM

I think you can purchase a chrome cover on eBay for that, then plastidip or paint it. Then replace the trim that way?

EL Jeffe 5 · 09-26-2016, 07:27 PM

Please don't plastidip nothing on your car. I think plastidip looks like shit
How to remove it you should be able to just pull whole thing out

asoufi · 12-05-2016, 11:56 AM

Just buy a new one for the F10 luxury line, it comes with chrome insert. i replaced mine recently.

the cost is around 65 $ per piece ...

thebmwjunkiee · 12-05-2016, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapirex

Hi. I am interested in painting the silver trims near the fog lights as their silver color does not match the rest of the car. Any ideas how to remove them in one piece?

Love how everyone so far has told him what he should do rather than answer his question lol. He wants to remove the trim for painting, not replace it or plastidip

But anyways, here is a link to a thread where it is explained. It is very simple, you just pull the full mesh piece out, then the silver part has clips that once depressed will release the trim. You can find the pictures about halfway down the first post of this thread, after the kidney grill part:

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422572

Edit: Didn't realize this was an old thread, hope you were able to figure this out

STR8-6IX · 12-18-2016, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by asoufi

Just buy a new one for the F10 luxury line, it comes with chrome insert. i replaced mine recently.

the cost is around 65 $ per piece ...

cant get enough of the titanium silver F10...

carlo_nyc · 05-28-2017, 05:01 AM

i have them wrapped

Kapirex · 11-13-2017, 04:57 AM

It took awhile but now its done

lsturbointeg · 11-13-2017, 04:54 PM

so it only took a 1 year and 2 months!

TZ · 11-13-2017, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapirex

It took awhile but now its done

Did you remove it or paint it?

Kapirex · 11-16-2017, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TZ

Did you remove it or paint it?

Paint it black

09-25-2016, 11:24 AM	#1
Kapirex New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW 518d Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Helsinki, Finland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 518d [10.00]	Removing the silver trims near the fog lights Hi. I am interested in painting the silver trims near the fog lights as their silver color does not match the rest of the car. Any ideas how to remove them in one piece? Attached Images
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EL Jeffe 5 Major 612 Rep 1,254 Posts Drives: CBR1000RR Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	Please don't plastidip nothing on your car. I think plastidip looks like shit How to remove it you should be able to just pull whole thing out __________________
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asoufi Registered 2 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 528i 2015 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Dubai iTrader: (0)	Just buy a new one for the F10 luxury line, it comes with chrome insert. i replaced mine recently. the cost is around 65 $ per piece ... Attached Images
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