The key is to be patient and take your time. Use caution when mounting the license plate as the back of those bolts come close to the car depending on what spacers and plate surrounds you use. To re-tighten, just scrape of the old bits, and add another drop of threadlocker. Once I put it on, the bracket was easy to remove as the threadlocker turns to plastic, but allows bolt removal under mild pressure. it makes more sense when you have the parts in hand. This sounds more complicated than it really is. My big concern was dropping it and scratching the piano black trim. Otherwise, you're trying to insert those little screws through the plate while it's on the car. This seems a little OCD, but what it allows you to do is fiddle with the angle of the mount while tightening only one bolt (1/4") while everything else is good and tight. I squirted a few drops of threadlocker into the tow hook end and then tightened the 1/4 bolt. I pre-assembled it this way so that the only thing left to do is to insert the 1/4-20 bolt through this whole assembly, though the "receiving cup" (larger washer-like part), and into the previously installed tow hook bolt. Lastly, those 4 little screws are a little tricky to get started given the painted surface of the the pivot plate. just make sure the pressure plate is pointing the right direction before you mount the pivot plate to the back. The "pressure plate" will rattle around since the 1/4-20 bolt is just inserted loosely. The threadlocker is liquid and runs easily. After tightening the main tow hook bolt (with a few drops of blue removable threadlocker.you can get it at any Home Depot, Ace, etc.), I then mounted the "pivot plate" (square part) along with the "pressure plate" (smaller washer-like part) to the "mounting plate" (main plate) using the four little screws with a few drops of threadlocker on each. No issues with the sensors so far as they are nearly flat/parallel to the plate mount and are a few inches away.įor final assembly, I didn't follow the directions exactly. It took me about 20 mins, but I was overly methodical and tried things out loosely first to determine which holes I ultimately wanted to use. Just making sure - that mount doesn't interfere with any sensors. and doesn't interfere too badly with the gorgeous (alternatively, 'controversial') face of the '23 LCI All in all, I think it looks pretty good. You just have to be patient when mounting the flat piece to avoid scratching the paint, or in this case the bloody piano black exterior trim (who thought that was a good idea!) I also highly recommend using a 'P3' (the huge Phillips head screwdriver) to tighten the center mounting bolt to the tow hook bolt to avoid stripping it while getting the best leverage to tighten. I used Loctite Blue Removable Threadlocker on ALL bolts and screws which should help avoid the drooping issues mentioned without over-tighting. As shown, it also doesn't interfere with the parking or radar sensors. The nice thing about this mount is that it allows unobstructed airflow to the passenger side air intake (towing pkg equipped 40i, and I'm guessing all M60i) and avoids blocking the automatic intake louvers that span the entire middle section of the lower front end. Yes, this fits my 2023 X7 40i M Sport fine (and I'm assuming M60i as well) It's a close fit, but that's good in that it prevents it from easily being pulled off by accidentally catching on something.
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