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      01-04-2019, 06:44 PM   #23
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I would think you can buy them used as a lot of 550 owners on this forum are taking all the Cerium parts off for black replacements. Shipping might be a problem.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking based on forum posts, but It's not as easy as expected.
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      01-05-2019, 02:19 AM   #24
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Hi, the cerium grey trim is a bit different not only color wise.
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If you use the finisher alone, without the grille, you can keep the light. It is the grille that is incompatible with the light not the finisher...
Thx and yes, thats what i was thinking....just put finisher and keep fog lights with old grill.
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      02-16-2019, 09:39 AM   #25
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I have been trying and trying and I can’t remove the cerium pieces from the front bumper. Are there any updates here? I feel like I need to bring it to a shop for them to do it. This is nuts!
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      02-16-2019, 10:03 AM   #26
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I have been trying and trying and I can’t remove the cerium pieces from the front bumper. Are there any updates here? I feel like I need to bring it to a shop for them to do it. This is nuts!
Cerium is a bit harder. You'll have some broken clips unless you take apart the bumper.
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Cerium is a bit harder. You'll have some broken clips unless you take apart the bumper.
Like insanely hard; i feel like I’m just gonna break the bumper.
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      02-19-2019, 08:30 AM   #28
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UPDATE: after continuing to fail to remove the bumper trim, I brought the car to a well-known euro/exotic shop. 30 minutes and $53.00 later, the trim is now black! Saved myself the headache and a bunch of broken pieces.
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      02-19-2019, 11:06 AM   #29
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UPDATE: after continuing to fail to remove the bumper trim, I brought the car to a well-known euro/exotic shop. 30 minutes and $53.00 later, the trim is now black! Saved myself the headache and a bunch of broken pieces.
i would have done the exact same thing had i not had help from a buddy of mines, took us a few hours and many many unsuccessful attempts. like r33_RGSport stated, the cerium trim is very stiff so it takes a bit more elbow strength then normal. I also broke a clip off the cerium trim while removing.
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i would have done the exact same thing had i not had help from a buddy of mines, took us a few hours and many many unsuccessful attempts. like r33_RGSport stated, the cerium trim is very stiff so it takes a bit more elbow strength then normal. I also broke a clip off the cerium trim while removing.
They broke a clip too, but I don't care. Saved me a bunch more aggravation and was done super quick.
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      03-08-2019, 08:51 AM   #31
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I did find it extremely difficult to remove the clips from the back of the bumper as shown on first photo. What worked for me is the following.

Push-in the clips as shown on the Photos #2 FIRST (not easy I agree), Once the top part is relatively loose, then you can simply wiggle back and forth and with gentle force trim comes off.
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      05-29-2019, 03:32 AM   #32
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Was trying to do the same for the luxury version but it's impossible to access the pins without removing the wheel well covers. And even when doing so, only two can be seen directly.
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Hello! Iam also in process of replacing my regular M black trim(with fog lights) for ceric grey trim. Can anyone confirm that i can keep fog lights on car if i put ceric grey trim and if cant what kind of modification it must be done to keep lights an ceric trim? Thx
Hi, the cerium grey trim is a bit different not only color wise.
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If you use the finisher alone, without the grille, you can keep the light. It is the grille that is incompatible with the light not the finisher...
Does anyone in this thread have any instructions on the standard fog surround / trim replacement? The luxury line models without M sport package.
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Hi, the cerium grey trim is a bit different not only color wise.
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If you use the finisher alone, without the grille, you can keep the light. It is the grille that is incompatible with the light not the finisher...
I am about to do a fog light delete on mine, as I like the cleaner look that the M550i has. Is the bigger grill without the foglight support a direct replacement?
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      03-14-2020, 03:09 AM   #35
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I am about to do a fog light delete on mine, as I like the cleaner look that the M550i has. Is the bigger grill without the foglight support a direct replacement?
share update please, very interested to do this on my 540i
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share update please, very interested to do this on my 540i
Ended up going the cheaper alternative, and smoked out the fog lights with Stek Dyno Smoke instead. Cost me about 1/10 or even less of what a real fog light delete would cost.
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      05-12-2020, 04:19 PM   #37
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Straight to the point. Added the M Performance OEM's. I really don't get it since you get the Shadow Line pack, why you don't get these already piano black as well by default.

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      05-13-2020, 08:12 AM   #38
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Straight to the point. Added the M Performance OEM's. I really don't get it since you get the Shadow Line pack, why you don't get these already piano black as well by default.

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You did. The post was regarding the fog light eyebrow trim pieces, however your new black kidney grills look great also!!
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O sh.. my bad. Thanks!
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Hey all, I just received a set of carbon fiber front bumper trim pieces from Autotecknic. Has anyone else experienced fitment issues where the pieces line up but won't slide in far enough for the clips to engage?

I have reached out to Autotecknic but haven't gotten any info from them that helps one way or the other.

Thanks in advance for any info.
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      01-02-2021, 07:58 PM   #41
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Hey Guys, I'm about to attempt this process on my M550.. Would be easier to just intentionally break the clips off the stock pieces for removal? I mean I'm just going to throw them out anyway. Just wondering if that would speed up the process??

Thanks!
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Hey Guys, I'm about to attempt this process on my M550.. Would be easier to just intentionally break the clips off the stock pieces for removal? I mean I'm just going to throw them out anyway. Just wondering if that would speed up the process??

Thanks!
If they are the gloss black ones, they are super easy to remove so no need to break anything.

I haven't removed cerium ones but the process is very straight forward if you have an 8 inch or longer flathead screwdriver to start the process through the ducts and something pointy to help depress the tabs while you pull from the front.
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If they are the gloss black ones, they are super easy to remove so no need to break anything.

I haven't removed cerium ones but the process is very straight forward if you have an 8 inch or longer flathead screwdriver to start the process through the ducts and something pointy to help depress the tabs while you pull from the front.
Opposite situation unfortunately, I'm switching to the gloss black from cerium
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I know this thread is dated, but I just swapped out the stock cerium trim in a short amount of time using the attached Ares pry tool (set available on Amazon). It has a long, solid hooked edge. I was able to stick this in the front of the grill, grip the tabs, and pull them towards the vehicle and forward at the same time to unlatch them (it still takes some muscle). Now with a little space between the trim and the frame, I used the hooked end to pull the rest of the trim out (yes, clips broke, but oh well). Total process took maybe less than five minutes for each side.

My new black trim had the extra guide pieces like in some of the original photos - those were easy to snap off and install from there was a breeze.
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