How to remove foot rest?
09-24-2011, 07:43 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i M-Sport: RPi GT Exhaust, RPi Ram-Air, GP Thunder angel eyes and fog lamps, LED license plate lamps, Full LED interior
I got the M footrest, but does anyone know how to remove the old stock footrest? It appears that there's a clip on the top of the new one, do I need to remove some trim first to get the old one off?
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09-24-2011, 07:54 AM
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09-25-2011, 07:31 AM
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09-25-2011, 09:19 AM
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The stock one is glued into its place. You have to warm it with a heat gun if you want to get it out in one piece. Or then you can rip it off like I did: Footrest Change - DIY
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09-25-2011, 10:20 AM
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Thanks so much! So did you have to remove the trim above to get the clip into place?
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More than likely it is plastic welded from behind so you would need to remove or pull back the carpet enough to get to in. I am sure this is the case, since the Z4 and X5's are... I think it's a pretty standard process from the carpet mfg since the foot rest arrives pre-installed on the carpet. Most of the aftermarket kits simply attach over the existing factory cover as other as mentioned. Not quite sure how well they stay fixed though,. I guess it would depend on the method and material supplied to attach it...
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