BUMPER BMW 325i 1994 E36 User Guide

GENERAL
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510-1



Front
bumper
impact
absorber,
replacing
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510-4

Rear
bumper,
removing
and
installing



.....
.510-4

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS
.
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510-1



Rear
bumper
impact
absorber,
replacing
...
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510-6
Outside
mirrorglass,
replacing



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510-1



Bumper
height,
adjusting



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510-6
Outside
mirror
housing,
removing
and
installing
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510-1



EXTERIOR
TRIM



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510-6
Outside
mirror,
removing
and
installing
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510-2



BMW
embiem,
removing
and
installing
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510-7

Body
side
molding,
replacing



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510-7
BUMPERS



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510-3



Radiator
grille,
removing
and
installing
.
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.510-7
Front
bumper,
removing
and
installing
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510-3



Front
panel,
removing
and
installing
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510-7

GENERAL

510
Exterior
Trim,
Bumpers

This
repair
group
includes
repair
information
for
the
outside

rear
view
mirror,
front
and
rear
bumpers,
and
the
easily
re-

movable
exterior
trim
parts
.

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

The
remove
controlled
mirrors
come
in
two
styles
:
heated
and
unheated
.
Many
of
the
mirror
components
are
separately

available
from
an
authorized
BMW
dealer,
including
the
glass

and
outside
plastic
housing
.

Outside
mirror
glass,
replacing

CAUTION-

Mirror
shouldbe
ator
above
room
temperature
before
removal
.
Otherwise,
small
plastic
parts
or
glass
will
break
.

1
.
Insert
thin
pry
tool
(wooden
or
tape-wrapped
screwdriv-

er)
between
bottom
mirror
edge
and
mirror
housing
and

carefully
pry
out
mirror
glass
from
housing
.
See
Fig
.
1
.

2
.
Heated
mirror
:
remove
heating
element
harness
con-

nectors
from
back
of
mirror
glass
.

3
.
Install
new
glass
into
position
by
pressing
firmly
until
it

snaps
into
place
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-1

00130
..

Fig
.1
.
Prying
mirror
glass
out
of
mirror
housing
.
Note
screwdriver
shaft
wrapped
with
tape
.

Outside
mirror
housing,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
mirror
glass
as
described
above
.

2
.
Remove
housing
retaining
screws
and
lift
off
rear
hous-
ing
.
See
Fig
.
2
.

3
.
Tilt
mirror
housing
forward
and
compress
plastic
retain-

ers
and
lift
off
front
housing
.
See
Fig
.
3
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Check
mirror
function

before
installing
covering
parts
.

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

510-2



EXTERIOR
TRIIVI,
BUMPERS

Fig
.
2
.



Mirror
housing
retaining
screws
(arrows)
.

Fig
.
3
.



Use
need1e-nose
pliers
to
release
retainers
(arrows)
.

Outside
mirror,
removing
and
installing

0013039
0013040

1
.
Remove
triangular
trim
plate
by
prying
and
lifting
gently
fromdoor
frame
.
See
Fig
.
4
.
Unhook
harness
splice

connector
from
base
of
trim
píate
.

2
.
Separate
harness
connector
.
Support
mirror
and
re-
move
mirror
mounting
bolts
.
Lift
mirror
off
door
.
See

Fig
.
5
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Check
mirror
function
before
installing
covering
parts
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Outside
mirror
to
door(M6)
..
.
..
.
..
.
6
Nm
(4
.5
ft-Ib)

OUTSIDE
REAR
VIEW
MIRRORS

0013041
Fig
.
4
.



Pry
plastictrim
in
direction
of
arrow
1,
then
lift
off
in
direction

of
arrow
2
.

0013042
Fig
.
5
.



Mirror
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
Two-door
body
style
shown
.

BUMPERS

Front
bumper,
removing
and
installing

Refer
to
Fig
.
6
.
when
removing
and
installing
the
front
bumper
.

1
.
Raise
and
properly
support
vehicle
.

WARNING
-

Make
sure
that
the
car
is
firmly
supportedonjack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jackstands
beneath
a
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not
place
jack
stands
undersuspension
parts
.

2
.
Unclip
left
trim
strip
by
prying
gently
under
plastic
trim
at
front
of
bumper
.
Similarly,
unclip
towing
eyecoverfrom
right
side
.

5
.
Remove
bumper
cover
retaining
screws
in
front
wheel
3
.
Remove
four
mounting
nuts
from
bumper
mounts
(two



well
(left
and
right
sides)
.
See
Fig
.
8
.
nuts
on
eachmount)
.
See
Fig
.
7
.

4
.
Working
underneath
car,
removescrews
from
left
and
right
side
corner
trim,
then
remove
trim
.

Side
brackets

Bumper
cover

Fig
.
6
.



Front
bumper
assembly
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-3

Fig
.
7
.



Front
bumper
mounting
nuts
(arrows)
.
Lefttrim
andtow
eye
cover
on
right
have
been
removed
.

6
.
Disconnect
harness
connectors
at
foglight
sockets
(if
applicable)
.

Side
corner
trim



Support
bracket

Impact
absorber

o



O
Foglight
support

LBumner
bracket
bolt

License
plata



0011944
bracket

BUMPERS

510-4



EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS

Fig
.
8
.



Bumper
cover
retaining
screws
(arrows)
in
left
wheel
weil
.

7
.
Disconnect
harnessconnectors
at
outside
temperature



0013052

sensor
at
rear
of
left
side
of
bumperand
temperatura



Fig
.
9
.



Front
bumper
impact
absorber
mounting
nuts
(A)
and

switch
at
rear
of
right
side
of
bumper
(if
applicable)
.



bumper
bracket
hardware
(B)
.

8
.
Slide
bumper
straight
off
sida
brackets
.

9
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal,
notingthe
following
:



When
removing
and
installing
therear
bumper
or
its
compo-

"
Slide
side
brackets
on
bumper
and
body
carefully
to-



nents,
referto
Fig
.
10
.

gether
.

"
Make
sure
tabs
on
trim
strip
engage
slots
in
bumper



1
.
Raise
and
properly
support
vehicle
.

correctly
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Bumper
to
bumper

bracket
(M8
nut)
............
...
.
.
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)

2
.
Working
under
bumper,
remove
screws
or
expansion

Front
bumper
impact
absorber,replacing



rivetsat
corners
and
middle
of
lower
bumper
panel
.
Pull

panel
backward,
uncoupling
it
from
bumper
cover
.
See

Thebumper
mounting
bracket
and
impact
absorber
mount-



Fig
.
11
.

ing
hardware
are
accessible
with
the
Font
bumper
removed,
as
described
above
.
See
Fig
.
9
.



3
.
Remove
bumper
cover
expansion
rivets
and
screws
in-

side
left
and
right
rear
wheel
wells
.

NOTE
-

Install
the
bumper
bracket
boltwith
thread
locking
com-
pound
suchas
Loctite
8
270
or
equivalent
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Bumper
bracket
to
impact
absorber

(M10
nut)
.
..
.
...
.............:.
55
Nm
(41
ft-Ib)
"
Impact
absorber
to
chassis
(M6
nut)
...
9
Nm
(7
ft-Ib)

BUMPERS

Rear
bumper,
removing
and
installing

WARNING
-

Make
sure
that
the
car
is
firmly
supported
on
jack

stands
designad
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack

stands
beneath
a
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not

place
jack
stands
under
suspension
parts
.

4
.
Remove
left
and
right
bumper
bracket
mounting
bolts

and
remove
bumper
.
See
Fig
.
12
.

5
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

NOTE-

Install
the
bumper
bracket
bolt
with
thread
locking
com-
pound
suchas
Loctite®270
or
equivalent
.

Fig
.
10
.
Rear
bumper
assembly
.

0013045

Fig
.
11
.
Expansion
rivet
at
corner
of
rear
bumper
lower
panel
(arrow)
.
Some
models
usescrews
.
Pull
panel
backward
to
disengage
from
bumper
cover
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Bumper
bracket
to
impact
absorber

(M10
bolt)
.
..
...........
...
.
..
..
42
Nm
(31
ft-Ib)

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-5

0013047
Fig
.
12
.
Inserttool
through
rear
bumper
mount
bores
to
remove
mounting
bolts
(right
side
shown)
.

BUMPERS

510-
6



EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS

Rear
bumper
impact
absorber,replacing

1
.
Remove
bumperas
described
above
.

2
.
Remove
luggage
compartment
floor
covering
.

Fig
.
13
.
Luggage
compartment
floor
panel
fasteners
(arrows)
.
(Left

side
shown
.
Righf
side
is
similar)

5
.
Installation
ís
reverse
of
removal
.

Bumper
height,
adjusting

Tightening
Torques

"
Bumper
bracket
to
impact
absorber

(M10
bolt)
.
............
.
...
..
..
.
42
Nm
(31
ft-lb)

"
Impact
absorber
to
chassis

(M8
nut)
.
.
..........
.
......
.
.
.
.
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)

The
adjustment
procedure
given
below
applies
to
either
the

frontor
rear
bumper
.
A
14mm
allen
socket
is
needed
to
make

the
adjustment
.

1
.
Raise
and
properly
support
vehicle
.

WARNING
-

Make
sure
that
the
car
is
firmly
supported
on
jack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack
stands
beneath
a
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not
place
jack
stands
under
suspension
parts
.

2
.
Front
bumper
:

"
Remove
bumper
as
described
earlier
.
"
Remove
bumper
bracket
bolt
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
9
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM

3
.
Rear
bumper
:

"
Remove
lower
bumper
panel
as
described
in
Rear

bumper,
removing
and
installing
.

"
Remove
bumper
bracket
mounting
bolt
at
impact
ab-

sorber
.

3
.
Right
side
:
Remove
battery
and
battery
tray
.



4
.
Using
a
12-inch
extension
and
a
l4mm
Allen
socket,

turn
adjusting
collar
clockwise
or
counterclockwise
as

4
.
Remove
fasteners
from
left
or
right
luggage
compart-



needed
to
change
height
of
adjusting
collar
.
See
Fig
.

ment
floor
panels
and
lift
out
panel
.
See
Fig
.
13
.
Impact



14
.

absorber
mounting
nuts
can
now
be
accessed
.

~4

EXTERIOR
TRIM

Ratchet
extension

Adjusting
collar

Impact
absorber,

14
mm
Allen
Socket

Ratchet

0012073

Fig
.
14
.
Adjust
bumper
height
at
threaded
adjusting
collar
in
bumper
impact
absorber
.

5
.
Reinstall
mounting
bolts
and
check
bumper
height
.
Re-

fit
front
bumper
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Front
bumper
to

bumper
bracket
(M8
nut)
......
.
..
.
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)

"
Front
bumper
bracket
to

impact
absorber
(M10
bolt)
........
55
Nm
(41
ft-Ib)

"
Rear
bumper
bracket
to

impact
absorber
(M10
bolt)
........
42
Nm
(31
ft-Ib)

Much
of
the
exteriortrim
is
retained
to
the
body
by
plasticclips
and
fasteners
that
may
be
damaged
during
removal
.
Be

sure
to
have
the
necessary
fasteners
onhand
when
removing

exterior
trim
pieces
.

BMW
emblem,
removing
and
installing

The
procedure
given
below
applies
to
both
front
and
rear

emblems
.

1
.
Wrap
and
of
a
screwdriver
with
tape
.

CAUTION-

Protect
hood
paint
by
coveringarea
aroundem-

blem
with
tape
.

2
.
Carefully
pryout
emblem
.
See
Fig
.
15
.

UVI1'¿.

Fig
.
15
.
BMW
emblem
being
removed
.
Pry
up
emblem
carefully
on
ei-

ther
side
(arrows)
.
Note
tape
on
screwdriver
tips
.

3
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Replace
plastic
inserts
in
body
if
damaged
.

"
If
emblem
fits
loosely
intoinserts,
use
a
small
amount

of
bodymoldingtape
or
adhesiva
on
rear
of
emblem

before
installing
.

Body
side
molding,
replacing

To
remove
body
side
moldings,
carefully
pry
the
moldings

straight
off
.
See
Fig
.
16
.

Installation
is
the
reverse
of
removal
.
Replace
any
clips
or

clip
covering
boots
damaged
during
removal
.

Radiator
grille,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Remove
plastic
front
radiator
shroud
or
air
duct,
as

needed

2
.
Lightly
tap
center
of
grilla
toward
radiator
andremove

from
panel
opening
.
Chrome
ring
pulís
out
from
front
.

See
Fig
.
17
.

3
.
To
replace,
snap
grille
andchrome
piece
together
.

Push
assembly
into
front
panel,
pressing
at
top
and

bottom
until
it
snaps
into
place
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS



510-7

Fig
.
16
.
Body
sida
molding
retainingclips
(arrows)
.

-



0013048

Fig
.
17
.
Radiator
grille
being
tapped
inward
.
Right
side
front
panel
top

retaining
screw
is
shown
at
A
.

Front
panel,
removing
and
installing

The
front
panel
is
shown
in
Fig
.
18
.

1
.
Remove
front
bumper
as
described
earlier
.

2
.
Remove
headlights
.
See
630
Exterior
Lighting
.

3
.
Remove
radiator
grille
as
described
earlier
.

4
.
With
engine
hood
open,
remove
front
panel
retaining

screws
at
left
and
right
sides
of
radiator
.
See
Fig
.
19
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM

510-
8



EXTERIOR
TRIM,
BUMPERS

Fig
.
18
.
Front
panel
assembly
.
Note
top
retaining
screws
(A),
retaining
screws
at
radiator
support
(B),
and
side
retaining
screws
(C)
.

00130~,
u
Fig
.
19
.
Front
panel
retaining
screws
at
radiator
(arrows)
.
Right
side
shown
.
To
remove
left
side
screws
it
may
be
necessary
tore-
move
airfilter
housing
or
duct
.

5
.
Remove
front
paneltop
retaining
screws
near
hood
latches
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
17
.

6
.
Working
under
car,
remove
left
and
right
side
panel
re-
taining
screws
.
See
Fig
.
20
.

7
.
Remove
panel
and
repair
orreplace
with
painted
part
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverseof
removal
.

EXTERIOR
TRIM

0013145
Fig
.
20
.
Front
bumper
mustbe
off
to
access
far
right
and
left
front
panel
retaining
screws
from
below
(arrows)
.
(Right
side
shown
.)

3
.
Remove
guide
rail
screw
at
top
and
move
rail
aside
enough
to
slide
glass
forward
and
out
of
door
frame
.

See
Fig
.
8
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

WINDOW
SERVICE,

2-DOOR
MODELS

WARNING
-

When
servicing
the
door
windows,
the
hamess
con-
nector
to
the
window
regulator
shouldalwaysbe
disconnectod
to
prevent
pinching
fingers
in
closing
window
.

2-door
models
are
equipped
with
the
"close
with
door
shut"

feature
.
In
this
rriode,
the
window
glass
moves
down
slightly

when
the
door
latch
is
activated,
then
goes
up
tightly
against

the
weather-strip
when
the
door
is
fully
closed
.

Front
door
window,
removing
and

installing
(2-door
models)

WARIWNG
-

Some
1997and
a111998
cars
are
fitted
with
side-im-

pact
airbags
in
the
front
doors
.
When
servicing
the
front
windows
on
cars
with
front
side-impact
air-
bags,
always
disconnect
the
negative
(-)
battery
cable
.
See
721
Airbag
System(SRS)
for
cautions

and
procedures
relating
to
the
airbag
system
.

DOOR
WINDOWs
512-
5

CAUTION-

"In
models
with
side-impact
airbags,
removing
the
front
window
requires
fhat
the
battery
cable
be
reconnected
with
the
side-impact
airbag
dis-
connected
.
This
will
set
a
fault
code
in
the
SRS
control
module,
turn
on
the
SRS
warning
light,
and
disable
the
SRS
system
until
the
fault
mem-
ory
is
cleared
using
special
SRS
test
equipment
.

"
Removing
the
front
window
will
upset
the
adjust-
ment
and
alignment
of
the
window
.
Window
ad-justment,
as
described
later,
must
be
carried
out
after
installation
to
prevent
damaging
the
glass
.

1.
On
carswith
side-impact
airbags,
disconnect
negative

(-)
cable
from
battery
.

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnectiog
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
on
page
viii
.

Fig
.
8
.



Remove
guide
rail
screw
(A)
and
move
rail
aside
.



2
.
Remove
interior
door
panel
and
vapor
barrier
.
See
411

Doors
.

3
.
Where
applicable,
remove
side-impact
airbag
from

door
.
See
721
Airbag
System
(SRS)
.

NOTE-

In
some
models
covered
in
this
manual,
it
is
notessen-
tial
to
remove
the
side-impact
airbag
lo
access
intemal
door
components
.
However,
the
procedure
is
recom-
mended
for
safety
reasons
.

4
.
Pull
off
exterior
doormolding
.
See
510
Exterior
Trim,

Bumpers
.

5
.
Lower
door
window
completely
If
necessary,
tempo-

rarily
reconnect
battery
cable
.

6
.
Lift
up
and
remove
window
innersealing
lip
.
Remove
all

metal
retainers
under
sealing
lip
.
See
Fig
.
9
.

NOTE
-

The
front
window
regulator
motors
must
be
re-initial-



7
.
Raise
window
to
about10
in
.
(250
mm)
.
If
necessary,

ized
after
repairs
are
carried
out
.
If
the
window
motors



temporarily
reconnect
battery
cable
.
Remove
guide

arenot
reinitialized,
the
programmed
one-touch



bracket
mounting
nuts
and
remove
bracket
.
See
Fig
.
up/down
and
anti-pinch
functions
will
be
disabled
.
See



10,

Front
doorwindow,
initializing
.

8
.
Lower
window
about
4'/2
in
.
(110mm)
.
If
necessary,
tem-

porarily
reconnect
batterycable
.
Working
through
bore

hole
in
door
exterior,
remove
lower
guide
bracket

through-bolt
from
glass
.
See
Fig
.
11
.

9
.
Lower
window
about
2'/2
in
.
(65
mm)
.
If
necessary,
tem-

porarily
reconnect
battery
cable
.
Repeat
step
8
to
re-

move
upper
through-bolt
from
guide
bracket
.

10
.
Raise
window
to
about
7
1
/2in
.
(190
mm)
from
top
.
If
nec-

essary,
temporarily
reconnect
batterycable
.
Remove

window
rear
limit
stop
bracket
.
See
Fig
.
12
.

WINDOW
SERVICE,
2-DOOR
MODELS

640-14



HEATING
AND
AIR
CONDITIONING

7
Fig
.
39
.
A/
C
compressorand
clutch
components
.

8
00871208

1.
Clutch
plate
retaining
bolt



5
.
A/C
compressor
pulley
2
.
Clutch
plate



6
.
Clutch
retaining
circlip
3
.
Pulley
retaining
circlip



7
.
Clutch
(magnetic
winding)
4
.
Clutch
bearing



8
.
Compressor

00870082

Fig
.
40
.
A/
C
compressor
driveplate
canbe
held
stationary
with
strap
toolto
allow
removal
of
retaining
bolt
.

NOTE-

BMWs
are
equipped
with
compressors
from
various
manufacturers
.
Special
tools
may
be
required
tore-
move
driveplate
orpulley
.

AIR
CONDITIONING

Tightening
Torque

"
Compressor
clutch
bolt

to
compressor
shaft
.....
.
....
..
.
.
20
Nm
(15
ft-Ib)

A/C
condenser,
replacing

1
.
Following
manufacturer's
instructions,
connect
an
ap-

proved
refrigerant
recovery/recycling/recharging
unitto

A/Csystemand
discharge
system
.

WARNING
-

Do
not
dischargelcharge
the
AIC
system
without
proper
equipment
and
training
.
Damage
to
the
vehi-
cle
and
personal
injury
may
result
.

2
.
Remove
front
bumper
and
radiator
grilles
.
See510
Ex-

terior
Trim,
Bumpers
.

3
.
Remove
auxiliary
electric
radiator
fan
.
See
170
Cool-
ing
System
.

4
.
DetachA/C
lines
from
lower
right
corner
of
condenser
.

Plug
lines
immediately
.
See
Fig
.
41
.

Fig
.
41
.
A/
C
flange
bolts
at
condenser
(arrows)
.

5
.
Remove
condenser
mounting
bolts
from
frontradiator

support
.
See
Fig
.
42
.

6
.
Lift
up
condenser
to
disengage
from
lower
mounts
and

remove
from
below
.

7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

CA
UTION-

"
Always
replace
O-rings
when
reconnecting
re-
frigerant
fines
.

"
When
installing
a
new
condenser
always
replace
receiverldrier
unit
.