So who's had their flaps done?
10-27-2011, 07:27 AM
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I've only just found out that I should seriously think about Swirl Flap removal.
Now up until this conversation, I'd never heard of them - or what they do. Or what they do when they go wrong.
So I just wondered what the general consensus is. Remove? Leave alone?
Anyone had any failures?
Now up until this conversation, I'd never heard of them - or what they do. Or what they do when they go wrong.
So I just wondered what the general consensus is. Remove? Leave alone?
Anyone had any failures?
10-27-2011, 08:07 AM
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Read this thread plus the links inside. I think you'll get pretty much all the information you need there 
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If not, please ask any question you like
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10-31-2011, 01:44 AM
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I had my removed on my 530D, no problems since and sailed through MOT emissions test. I just didn't want the agro of an injested flap.
PMW Ltd. in Essex removed and fitted the blanking plates for me, but you can do it yourself and buy the blanking plates from them.
Although all flaps were intact and not loose (I had the revised flaps on my car when manufactured) they were a sticky black mess and must have restricted some airflow.
PMW Ltd. in Essex removed and fitted the blanking plates for me, but you can do it yourself and buy the blanking plates from them.
Although all flaps were intact and not loose (I had the revised flaps on my car when manufactured) they were a sticky black mess and must have restricted some airflow.
10-31-2011, 09:17 AM
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I had my removed on my 530D, no problems since and sailed through MOT emissions test. I just didn't want the agro of an injested flap.
PMW Ltd. in Essex removed and fitted the blanking plates for me, but you can do it yourself and buy the blanking plates from them.
Although all flaps were intact and not loose (I had the revised flaps on my car when manufactured) they were a sticky black mess and must have restricted some airflow.
PMW Ltd. in Essex removed and fitted the blanking plates for me, but you can do it yourself and buy the blanking plates from them.
Although all flaps were intact and not loose (I had the revised flaps on my car when manufactured) they were a sticky black mess and must have restricted some airflow.
Although reading through the links above, it looks like you don't need the kit as such, but can do a home-made repair.
10-31-2011, 10:26 AM
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PMW's blanking plates are a good option to go, if you liked to keep the original swirl flaps intact for some reason (like mounting them back when selling the car for example). If they had been available back then when I did mine, I would have considered them at least.
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10-31-2011, 10:23 PM
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I take it what you're talking about has nothing to do with these? I had no idea what flaps are, and this showed up when I Googled it... 
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11-01-2011, 03:27 AM
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PMW charged me 97.50 + VAT for fitting and 54 +VAT for the kit. Total £181.80
At that price not worth me getting my hands dirty on my drive.
They were first class in service, they did it while I waited, took about 90 mins.
At that price not worth me getting my hands dirty on my drive.
They were first class in service, they did it while I waited, took about 90 mins.
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I removed mine using the home made method. Removed the flaps from the housing and filled the hole with a screw. I've been driving like this for about 2 years now without any problems. The fuel consumption didn't change, no difference in power, and the car still passes the inspection it has to go through every year over here in Belgium (about the same as MOT in UK).
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Got my 06 535D M-Sport Touring a couple of weeks ago & just finding out all the little quirks... quite a few arnt they?
Anyway read up on the swirl flap issue & decided too risky not too so bought some blanking plates & got tore in last weekend. Whole thing took me about 1.5 hours and not difficult for anyone competent with a socket set. No difference in perfomance but big difference in peace of mind.
Mine were the ones with the infamous screws that cause the damage when ingested so it was only a matter of time....
To me it was a no brainer.
JR
PS - this weekends jobs include roof drain tubes, compressor pipe, rear wiring harness & diversity antenna me thinks .... all of which i knew nothing about until finding you guys ..... thanks
Anyway read up on the swirl flap issue & decided too risky not too so bought some blanking plates & got tore in last weekend. Whole thing took me about 1.5 hours and not difficult for anyone competent with a socket set. No difference in perfomance but big difference in peace of mind.
Mine were the ones with the infamous screws that cause the damage when ingested so it was only a matter of time....
To me it was a no brainer.
JR
PS - this weekends jobs include roof drain tubes, compressor pipe, rear wiring harness & diversity antenna me thinks .... all of which i knew nothing about until finding you guys ..... thanks