[iamjosh44]

hey everyone i recently got a cf interior trim to replace my wood trim on my e90. where can i buy the clips and stuff needed in order to swap these out? can i find them at my local bmw dealership? what about a hardware store? someone please tell me where i can get these i need to have them by tomorrow

[didyoufeelit]

i don't think you need to buy clips to swap them out. all you need is a trim remover tool (or a flathead screw driver w/ a microfiber towel over it or something). when you take off your trim the white plastic female parts should stay on the door, and the new trim should have pegs that go into those white plastics.

when my trim was being taken off the white plastic came off with the trim, but you can just put it back on the door if that happens. takes quite a bit of force though to put back on the door

[335BBS]

Dealer did mine.....no problems at all.

[iamjosh44]

how much did the dealer charge to do yours? also i heard you need to buy clips only if you have the wood trim.

[Legion5]

The trim just pops off. If you can change a light bulb you can change trim. Don't be a sucker and pay you dealer to do it.

[///M3NACE]

he is right some of the wood ones are stuck on there and cannot be removed. I had wood interior and had to buy the parts from bmw. They do not have them at a local hardware place. Came up to 20 bucks.

[iamjosh44]

i went to my local bmw dealership and they said that they dont have the bolts and pins

[NiVeDh]

Order these:

7 Pins (Part Number 51-45-8-266-808)
20 Threaded Bolts (Part Number 51-41-6-976-220)

[iamjosh44]

thanks but order them from where

[JFU]

Originally Posted by iamjosh44

thanks but order them from where

get them from tischer. use http://getbmwparts.com/ =)

[iamjosh44]

awesome thanks

[335BBS]

Originally Posted by iamjosh44

how much did the dealer charge to do yours? also i heard you need to buy clips only if you have the wood trim.

Originally Posted by Legion5

The trim just pops off. If you can change a light bulb you can change trim. Don't be a sucker and pay you dealer to do it.

It was about $1500 I think. Had it installed before delivery. Way easier to have dealer do it and If I ever have any problems (first set faded ) its covered under warranty............and the car is original. Small price to pay in my opinion.

[canucklion]

Originally Posted by Leaker

It was about $1500 I think. Had it installed before delivery. Way easier to have dealer do it and If I ever have any problems (first set faded ) its covered under warranty............and the car is original. Small price to pay in my opinion.

^ the faded trim being covered under warranty has nothing to do with it being installed by a BMW dealership or not.

As long as you'd bought the trim from an authorized source, i.e. a dealership in your case, even if you had installed the trim yourself, the dealership would still had to honor the warranty of the product against defects in workmanship.

It's super easy to install the trim, there's nothing technical or difficult about it, your dealership is not going to say "yeah, the trim faded because you put it in wrong, so the product warranty is invalid".

[335BBS]

Originally Posted by canucklion

^ the faded trim being covered under warranty has nothing to do with it being installed by a BMW dealership or not.

As long as you'd bought the trim from an authorized source, i.e. a dealership in your case, even if you had installed the trim yourself, the dealership would still had to honor the warranty of the product against defects in workmanship.

It's super easy to install the trim, there's nothing technical or difficult about it, your dealership is not going to say "yeah, the trim faded because you put it in wrong, so the product warranty is invalid".

No it doesnt but who else is an "authorized source". To me, you get what you pay for in most cases.

[canucklion]

Originally Posted by Leaker

No it doesnt but who else is an "authorized source". To me, you get what you pay for in most cases.

You buy it from the dealership and install it yourself, that's what I was trying to get at. No need to pay the dealership to have this installed.

[335BBS]

Originally Posted by canucklion

You buy it from the dealership and install it yourself, that's what I was trying to get at. No need to pay the dealership to have this installed.

That makes sense. Sorry.

[ChasVS]

The new trim comes with all the pins you need. Don't waste your money ordering parts you won't need.
It's correct that the pins are molded in to some of the wood trim pieces, but the new trim will come with pins.
I swapped out my wood trim for the black trim ordered from Tischer. Came with all the pins already on the pieces.