fitting city lids

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:39 pm

just about to fit my new city lids, going to have to drill out the pop rivets and bolt on the new lids, can anyone give any tips, bolt size/type?

cheers
Steve

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:10 pm

Steve,

BMW sell a set of nuts and bolts for swapping the lids over. The pop rivets come out easily if you use a 4mm metal drill to take just the top off the rivet from the inside of the case.

Cheers,

Paul

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:29 pm

Thanks Paul, that means a trip to Southport tomorrow, bugger.

steve

adamski49 · Post by **adamski49** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:16 pm

Steve

They'll cost you £13.02 for the genuine BMW 8 nuts, bolts and washers

The sizes and quants are as follows:

6 No. M4x14
2 No. M4 x16

You'll also need bolts for when you want to put the fat lids back on:

6 No. M4 x 22
2 No. M4 x 24

You can get these fropm any fixings supplier, but only in standard lengths of 15, 20, 25mm etc

When drilling make sure you go slow and don't let the rivet get too hot or you'll melt the plastic.

Just a thought - if you have new city lids the fixings should have been included or are these second-hand / new to you?

Anyway, HTH

Adam

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:44 pm

Thanks Adam, yep, BMW want £12 ish for the nuts/bolts, and they would'nt tell me the sizes either

So you've been a big help there, thanks for the tip. they are new, never been fitted, but came with my mates gs1150, he kindly donated them to me

but he never got the bolts etc.

cheers
Steve