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Does anyone know how to remove a 2004 530i e60 front door sill strip?

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Old 03-14-2010, 01:53 PM
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...Does anybody here at the forum knows how to take out the old drivers side "sill strip front" in a 2004 530i E60?

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Old 03-14-2010, 07:32 PM
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there's four snap-in clips. just yank up one on end, the rest will follow.
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Question: should one as well buy some new clips for this thing or are they re-usable after popping the sills off with normal force?
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it looks like the clips are made to be reusable. they snapped back in tight.
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might want to get some more just incase, they tend to break.
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