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fitting city lids
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:39 pm
by Boxered
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
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:10 pm
by Paul
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
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:29 pm
by Boxered
Thanks Paul, that means a trip to Southport tomorrow, bugger.
steve
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:16 pm
by adamski49
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
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:44 pm
by Boxered
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