grille removal 2003 z4 2.5i

pabj · 07-02-2016, 06:07 PM

how do you remove the grille on a 2003 z 4 2.5i ? I need to change out the front emblem and it looks like this has to be removed to do it

Steeler · 07-02-2016, 06:16 PM

Just tug on them.
Not sure if the emblem can be replaced without removing the bumper cover.

kaybat · 07-02-2016, 06:40 PM

my understanding is they pop off with a trim tool.

pabj · 07-02-2016, 07:01 PM

it appears that the 2003 has two plastic nuts that hold it on

Steeler · 07-02-2016, 07:06 PM

The grilles have plastic nuts on them?

pabj · 07-02-2016, 07:12 PM

no, the emblem does, that is why you have to take the grill out to get underneath

Steeler · 07-02-2016, 07:22 PM

Yes OK

I still think the bumper cover has to come off.

Anywho, pull on the grilles, they will come out.

inTgr8r · 07-02-2016, 09:26 PM

As stated^ they pull out.
It also helps if you push up and pull out from the bottom edge.
You only have to remove one to access the badge nuts.

Shipkiller · 07-03-2016, 05:37 PM

^ What he said....

Sterling Roadster · 07-04-2016, 02:38 PM

Bumper doesn't have to come out, just one grill!

pabj · 07-04-2016, 05:49 PM

Thanks, now I have to get up the nerve to pull it out

tominizer · 07-06-2016, 09:19 AM

Close your eyes when you do it......... it helps the grill come out easier when you "giver"......

Sterling Roadster · 07-07-2016, 02:29 PM

You can do EEET! rip the freaking grill off!!

tominizer · 07-08-2016, 12:57 PM

Canadians always give the best of most trust-worth advice BTW

pabj · 07-11-2016, 02:24 PM

Well, this past Friday I got up the nerve. I closed my eyes and tugged on it. Nothing.
I then went by my mechanic's shop and he looked at it and said hmmm. He tugged on it and nothing. Then he said " hold on a minute." He came back with a small plastic pry bar and put under the bottom of the grill and it popped right out. No Damage. Took the old emblem off and put the new one on. The grill popped right back in. Thanks for all the help,
this forum is awesome !!

StickMon · 07-13-2016, 04:34 PM

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Shipkiller · 07-13-2016, 05:15 PM

All you have to do is grab the grill with both hands, push up and pull out from the bottom.

That is all there is to it. No special tool needed.

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Shipkiller · 07-14-2016, 04:25 AM

^^
That's AWESOME....

07-02-2016, 06:07 PM	#1
pabj New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw z 4 2.5i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: alabama iTrader: (0)	grille removal 2003 z4 2.5i how do you remove the grille on a 2003 z 4 2.5i ? I need to change out the front emblem and it looks like this has to be removed to do it
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07-02-2016, 06:16 PM	#2
Steeler Colonel 2428 Rep 2,702 Posts Drives: Built not Bought 04 Z4 VF Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kitchener Ontario Canada iTrader: (2)	Just tug on them. Not sure if the emblem can be replaced without removing the bumper cover. __________________ W2A Intercooled Vortech V3Si, custom ducting, Alpha N, 60# Bosch,2.62 pulley, multi port WMI, Severn Tuning(pokeybritches), Tial, magnaflow,SS race muffler, 42 design,3.91LSD, H&R, Hotchkis,ST coils,Konis, Megan camber arms, AKG SS, Nylon mounts, Poly bushings, Carbon interior, CF Aero.APEX
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07-02-2016, 06:40 PM	#3
kaybat First Lieutenant 126 Rep 355 Posts Drives: '06 Z4MR, '14 Cayman S Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ormond Beach,Fl iTrader: (1) Garage List '06 Z4M [0.00]	my understanding is they pop off with a trim tool. __________________ Ken B.(BMWCCA/PCA/ZSCCA/SCCA)
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07-02-2016, 07:01 PM	#4
pabj New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw z 4 2.5i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: alabama iTrader: (0)	it appears that the 2003 has two plastic nuts that hold it on
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07-02-2016, 07:06 PM	#5
Steeler Colonel 2428 Rep 2,702 Posts Drives: Built not Bought 04 Z4 VF Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kitchener Ontario Canada iTrader: (2)	The grilles have plastic nuts on them? __________________ W2A Intercooled Vortech V3Si, custom ducting, Alpha N, 60# Bosch,2.62 pulley, multi port WMI, Severn Tuning(pokeybritches), Tial, magnaflow,SS race muffler, 42 design,3.91LSD, H&R, Hotchkis,ST coils,Konis, Megan camber arms, AKG SS, Nylon mounts, Poly bushings, Carbon interior, CF Aero.APEX
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07-02-2016, 07:12 PM	#6
pabj New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw z 4 2.5i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: alabama iTrader: (0)	no, the emblem does, that is why you have to take the grill out to get underneath
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07-02-2016, 07:22 PM	#7
Steeler Colonel 2428 Rep 2,702 Posts Drives: Built not Bought 04 Z4 VF Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kitchener Ontario Canada iTrader: (2)	Yes OK I still think the bumper cover has to come off. Anywho, pull on the grilles, they will come out. __________________ W2A Intercooled Vortech V3Si, custom ducting, Alpha N, 60# Bosch,2.62 pulley, multi port WMI, Severn Tuning(pokeybritches), Tial, magnaflow,SS race muffler, 42 design,3.91LSD, H&R, Hotchkis,ST coils,Konis, Megan camber arms, AKG SS, Nylon mounts, Poly bushings, Carbon interior, CF Aero.APEX
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07-02-2016, 09:26 PM	#8
inTgr8r Lieutenant General 2426 Rep 11,667 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (10)	As stated^ they pull out. It also helps if you push up and pull out from the bottom edge. You only have to remove one to access the badge nuts. __________________ '21 M2C Hockenheim Silver '18 718 Cayman S Lava Orange (sold) '13 E92 M3 Santorini Blue (sold) '07 Z4 M Coupe Alpine White (sold)
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07-03-2016, 05:37 PM	#9
Shipkiller Colonel 187 Rep 2,138 Posts Drives: Me Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Beach iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe [8.50] 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster [8.33]	^ What he said....
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07-04-2016, 02:38 PM	#10
Sterling Roadster Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 279 Posts Drives: e85 Z4 3.0i & e92 328i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Bumper doesn't have to come out, just one grill!
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07-04-2016, 05:49 PM	#11
pabj New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw z 4 2.5i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: alabama iTrader: (0)	Thanks, now I have to get up the nerve to pull it out
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07-06-2016, 09:19 AM	#12
tominizer Lieutenant 98 Rep 500 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Close your eyes when you do it......... it helps the grill come out easier when you "giver"......
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07-07-2016, 02:29 PM	#13
Sterling Roadster Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 279 Posts Drives: e85 Z4 3.0i & e92 328i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	You can do EEET! rip the freaking grill off!!
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07-08-2016, 12:57 PM	#14
tominizer Lieutenant 98 Rep 500 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Canadians always give the best of most trust-worth advice BTW
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07-11-2016, 02:24 PM	#15
pabj New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw z 4 2.5i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: alabama iTrader: (0)	Well, this past Friday I got up the nerve. I closed my eyes and tugged on it. Nothing. I then went by my mechanic's shop and he looked at it and said hmmm. He tugged on it and nothing. Then he said " hold on a minute." He came back with a small plastic pry bar and put under the bottom of the grill and it popped right out. No Damage. Took the old emblem off and put the new one on. The grill popped right back in. Thanks for all the help, this forum is awesome !!
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07-13-2016, 04:34 PM	#16
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	__________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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07-13-2016, 05:15 PM	#17
Shipkiller Colonel 187 Rep 2,138 Posts Drives: Me Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Beach iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe [8.50] 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster [8.33]	All you have to do is grab the grill with both hands, push up and pull out from the bottom. That is all there is to it. No special tool needed.
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07-13-2016, 05:25 PM	#18
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	__________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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07-14-2016, 04:25 AM	#19
Shipkiller Colonel 187 Rep 2,138 Posts Drives: Me Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Beach iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe [8.50] 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster [8.33]	^^ That's AWESOME....
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