DIY: MTech and side skirts
01-07-2010, 02:49 PM
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How hard is it to install the MTech kit yourself (not paint) ?
not so worried about the bumpers, but it's the side skirts that worry me, wouldn't know where to start, do they just unclip?
Anybody has DIY pics, instructions, etc? body shops want to charge me a lot as they would have to test fit it first, they it counts as two installations...
not so worried about the bumpers, but it's the side skirts that worry me, wouldn't know where to start, do they just unclip?
Anybody has DIY pics, instructions, etc? body shops want to charge me a lot as they would have to test fit it first, they it counts as two installations...
01-07-2010, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LeuS' post='1086221' date='Jan 8 2010, 12:49 PM
How hard is it to install the MTech kit yourself (not paint) ?
not so worried about the bumpers, but it's the side skirts that worry me, wouldn't know where to start, do they just unclip?
Anybody has DIY pics, instructions, etc? body shops want to charge me a lot as they would have to test fit it first, they it counts as two installations...
not so worried about the bumpers, but it's the side skirts that worry me, wouldn't know where to start, do they just unclip?
Anybody has DIY pics, instructions, etc? body shops want to charge me a lot as they would have to test fit it first, they it counts as two installations...
There's lots of info on here, and with pics. I was gonna test fit first too, but TurboAWD on here suggested it wasn't necessary for a genuine OEM kit and he was right. Should be easy to find the DIY threads, I managed to. And now having done it, I'm very glad I didn't pay someone to do it.
01-07-2010, 05:36 PM
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yup if the skirts are oem, i wouldnt bother test-fitting them. just paint them and install.
here's a how-to:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...p;hl=sideskirts
yup if the skirts are oem, i wouldnt bother test-fitting them. just paint them and install.
here's a how-to:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...p;hl=sideskirts
01-07-2010, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by turboawd' post='1086312' date='Jan 7 2010, 09:36 PM
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yup if the skirts are oem, i wouldnt bother test-fitting them. just paint them and install.
here's a how-to:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...p;hl=sideskirts
yup if the skirts are oem, i wouldnt bother test-fitting them. just paint them and install.
here's a how-to:
https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showto...p;hl=sideskirts
Actually my parts are not OEM, so I don't want to have them painted before making sure they fit nicely.
Thanks for the info, it's very helpful and easier and I thought.
They want to charge me $400 just for test fitting and installing them once painted. I can have a guy paint the front bumper and skirts for $200, so I think I'd rather try to do the installation myself.
Any issues while installing the front bumper that I should watch for?
01-07-2010, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LeuS' post='1086365' date='Jan 7 2010, 11:23 PM
Actually my parts are not OEM, so I don't want to have them painted before making sure they fit nicely.
Thanks for the info, it's very helpful and easier and I thought.
They want to charge me $400 just for test fitting and installing them once painted. I can have a guy paint the front bumper and skirts for $200, so I think I'd rather try to do the installation myself.
Any issues while installing the front bumper that I should watch for?
Thanks for the info, it's very helpful and easier and I thought.
They want to charge me $400 just for test fitting and installing them once painted. I can have a guy paint the front bumper and skirts for $200, so I think I'd rather try to do the installation myself.
Any issues while installing the front bumper that I should watch for?
01-07-2010, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='1086382' date='Jan 8 2010, 12:03 AM
is it fiberglass?? if so it will cost you more to get test fitted and make it fit by adjusting it.. make sure you are getting polyurethane..
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Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='1086382' date='Jan 8 2010, 01:03 AM
is it fiberglass?? if so it will cost you more to get test fitted and make it fit by adjusting it.. make sure you are getting polyurethane..
What's so bad about Fiberglass? I just got a aftermarket M-tech rear which it's fiberglass.
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Originally Posted by e60lifestyle' post='1086936' date='Jan 8 2010, 07:25 PM
What's so bad about Fiberglass? I just got a aftermarket M-tech rear which it's fiberglass.
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fiberglass sounds like a bad idea to me.
for one, it doesnt flex. so if you bump something, expect some damage. the edges and mounting points of the fiberglass bumper will be very abrasive and can wear out the finish on whatever it touches.
say you bump something hard. instead of the bumper collapsing easy, which the poly bumpers would do, the fiberglass would probably get shifted and scratch damage whatever is next to it...like fenders. lights, rear quarter.
i guess why would you go with fiberglass, when there are repro poly bumpers available for cheap.
for one, it doesnt flex. so if you bump something, expect some damage. the edges and mounting points of the fiberglass bumper will be very abrasive and can wear out the finish on whatever it touches.
say you bump something hard. instead of the bumper collapsing easy, which the poly bumpers would do, the fiberglass would probably get shifted and scratch damage whatever is next to it...like fenders. lights, rear quarter.
i guess why would you go with fiberglass, when there are repro poly bumpers available for cheap.
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