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86 10... Disassembly Of Rear Apron

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NOTE:

Remove rear light, refer to REPLACING REAR LIGHT .

Remove plastic bush/metal bush refer to REMOVING PLASTIC BUSH/METAL BUSH .

Cut through sealing compound (1) on left and right and remove.

Drill out rivets (2) on left and right sides on lower apron edge.

Installation: 

Use Sikaflex 221 as sealing compound.

Fig 1: Identifying Sealing Compound And Rivets
G04766342Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Cut through sealing compound (1) and remove.

Drill out rivets (2).

Installation: 

Use Sikaflex 221 as sealing compound.

Fig 2: Identifying Sealing Compound And Rivets
G04766343Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.