removing luggage panels to acsess shocks
08-10-2010, 03:04 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i mystic blue
what exactly do i need to take out of the trunk to gain acsess to the rear shock towers so i can get reary to install coilovers. i see the screw rivet things holding the rear corner panles on what else do i gotta take out to remove the panels. i see some stobborn clips i dont wanna break
08-10-2010, 06:32 PM
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a flat head screw driver.
There are two plastic plugs on each side in the rear corner of the trunk.
Simple turn these 90 degrees, so that the screw thread track is facing up-down
then pri them out. Once this is done, the corner panels come right out. Just pull them up and outwards.
YOu can then go from there
There are two plastic plugs on each side in the rear corner of the trunk.
Simple turn these 90 degrees, so that the screw thread track is facing up-down
then pri them out. Once this is done, the corner panels come right out. Just pull them up and outwards.
YOu can then go from there
08-10-2010, 08:16 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
You don't have to completely remove them, but there are also panels that fold into those rear corner panels. Peel those away, remove the foam blocks covering the tops of the shocks and you can access the nuts you need to loosen to get the old shocks out. 
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