Bought blacklines, can't get those plugs to come out

e90335iftw · 02-20-2013, 03:49 PM

Im trying to install my blacklines but the damn plugs won't come out.
i've broken 2 so far, and gotten 1 successfully out. (the plugs on the top of the inside of the trunk)
Is there a trick im missing? all the diy guides say that you can simply take them out with a screw driver and then popping them out with your hands. but it just won't work damn it...

hoonywise · 02-20-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by e90335iftw

Im trying to install my blacklines but the damn plugs won't come out.
i've broken 2 so far, and gotten 1 successfully out. (the plugs on the top of the inside of the trunk)
Is there a trick im missing? all the diy guides say that you can simply take them out with a screw driver and then popping them out with your hands. but it just won't work damn it...

I used nylon prying tools when I installed mine. When pulling them out, I used two tools to pry on each side and pull it it out using both tools while holding on the plug with my thumbs (so that I don't get in the face when plug pops out).

Good luck.

mike-y · 02-20-2013, 04:01 PM

aren't those the ones that you have to pull up the center portion first (sorta like a pin), then it comes out easy.

Fzara2000 · 02-25-2013, 01:54 AM

Pliers - carefully grab hold of them and pry them out - solved!

JDane07 · 02-25-2013, 02:01 AM

I feel like I learned the trick, I just can't remember. lol

I think you pull it out a little, twist, then pull it completely out or something. The end that's in the liner itself will close in and allow you to remove it easily.

tigermack · 02-25-2013, 02:35 AM

I just push them back with a flat head... weren't that difficult...

e90335iftw · 02-25-2013, 03:17 AM

I got so frustrated trying to pop them that i forced them open. broke 2 of the 4 plugs.
lmao

02-20-2013, 03:49 PM	#1
e90335iftw First Lieutenant 47 Rep 380 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Bought blacklines, can't get those plugs to come out Im trying to install my blacklines but the damn plugs won't come out. i've broken 2 so far, and gotten 1 successfully out. (the plugs on the top of the inside of the trunk) Is there a trick im missing? all the diy guides say that you can simply take them out with a screw driver and then popping them out with your hands. but it just won't work damn it...
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02-20-2013, 04:01 PM	#3
mike-y just another bmw douche bag 195 Rep 3,640 Posts Drives: 1.9L of fury Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (4)	aren't those the ones that you have to pull up the center portion first (sorta like a pin), then it comes out easy.
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02-25-2013, 01:54 AM	#4
Fzara2000 Lieutenant 38 Rep 493 Posts Drives: E92 335is Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Driver's Seat iTrader: (1)	Pliers - carefully grab hold of them and pry them out - solved!
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JDane07 Lieutenant Colonel 143 Rep 1,720 Posts Drives: 330i (sold), MK7 GTI Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Napa, CA iTrader: (3)	I feel like I learned the trick, I just can't remember. lol I think you pull it out a little, twist, then pull it completely out or something. The end that's in the liner itself will close in and allow you to remove it easily. __________________ Current Ride: '16 MK7 GTI// Former Ride: '06 E90 330i// Don't mind me... just passing along// Old E90 Thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...first+e90+m580
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02-25-2013, 03:17 AM	#7
e90335iftw First Lieutenant 47 Rep 380 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I got so frustrated trying to pop them that i forced them open. broke 2 of the 4 plugs. lmao
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