[Master Deep]

Guys I have no clue how this is mounted. I work at toyota and we use simple screws. I took off my plate. And this bracket is mounted on. Is it even possible for me to take it off?

[longtran]

looks like a torx 15 to me. welcome to bmw world, most screws are torx or hex. rarely and phillips or flat head.

[Master Deep]

Originally Posted by longtran

looks like a torx 15 to me. welcome to bmw world, most screws are torx or hex. rarely and phillips or flat head.

And I have no clue what a torx screwdriver even looks like. I guess I'll be stopping by home depot or menards tomorrow.

So is this just like a mini screwdriver? So I'd get a Torx 15 screwdriver (granted that's teh correct size), and it will fit in the hole and I can unscrew it?

[Master Deep]

K i think i figured out how torx looks. I'll pick one up tomorrow and hope for the best. lol

[trick50]

Its really not that hard...It is a torx I am just not sure which size...When I got my e92 I learned that I needed to own a torx set once I tried to take off my kidney grilles for painting..I bought a set at home depot for 12 bucks or so and so far it has been very useful.

I have used the set so far on the plate frame, kidneys, and to remove the interior sunvisors to remove the stupid airbag stickers.


Tip:If you are planning on taking off the plate frame to replace it (crack or whatever) when replacing the torx screws put a little locktite on the inside of the screw holes and a little on the screw itself. The torx screws on the plate frame aren't threaded into the bumper they are just drilled holes so once you take them out they never go back in as tight as they should be...Locktite solved the problem...you could also use like a permatex or something I guess.


Hope this helps.

[wj4]

Yeah, get yourself some torx wrenches. I found that out as the coilover was being installed.

I have a set like this in my trunk, with diff sizes.

[Master Deep]

Thanks guys. I'll pick up a torx set tomorrow and try again. Hex didn't work.

[Master Deep]

So I just bought a torx set and came home all excited. Well it didn't work and neither did any hex's. T10 fit but it didn't grab anything. Which leads me to believe that it looks like this bracket is like permanently bolted into my bumper or something. Where there's no design of any kind on the head to take it out. I hope I'm wrong. Or I'll have to go to the dealer and have them take it off.

[3onDubs]

Out of curiosity, what do you do at Toyota?

Just wondering how you wouldn't know what a torx screw is....

[shragon]

what car is that?

[livnlegacy]

those are rivets, not screws. they will have to be cut off. good luck.

[ksfrogman]

If they aren't torx, and are rivets, just take a drill bit that is slighlty larger than the diameter of the tiny hole you were trying to stick your torx drive into, and drill it out.

[ksfrogman]

Btw, what material are those fasteners? Metal or plastic? If they are plastic, they may just be push plugs. You can also remove the undercarriage cover underneath, and feel the back side of your bumper.

[Master Deep]

I'm a porter. I just called them star screwdrivers. Didn't know Torx was the formal name. It is on a jag x-type. Fasterns are made of metal. I thought it might be a pushpin faster but it isn't. Thanks guys.

[mooshu1221]

question, to hold the plate bracket in place, do bmw rivet it through the front bumper? so lets say after u remove the bracket, there will be like 2 hole there right?