Owners manual

Page 5 of 7 405-0048 Rev. B 6/21/10
2009 BMW Mini Cooper
(Manual Transmission Only) (Incl. Convertible) (No S or Clubman)
Installation Instructions
BX1306
7. Located on both sides behind the grill, there
is a temperature sensor that will need to be
unplugged.
Using a good quality paint, spray cut edges
of frame to prevent rusting.
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8. Using an existing hole on top of the metal
bumper drill a hole using a 1 1/4” hole saw to
cut opening for front end to install nut plates.
Do this on both sides.
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9. Use the reciprocating saw to cut off the bolt
even with the nut. Do this on both sides.
11. Remove the metric bolt (white arrow), replace
bolt and washers with Loctite applied. Insert
into the top hole (gray arrow) 3/8-16 x 1 1/4’
bolt with Loctite, 3/8” lock washer and tighten
to 3/8-16 nut plate. Then tighten the metric
bolt. Do this on both sides.
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10. Hold the baseplate up in place and start the
8MM-1.25 x 50MM hex bolt (white arrow) with
lock and two fl at washers into existing hole,
make it snug. Using the baseplate as a
template, drill the hole above (gray arrow). Do
this to both sides using a 13/32” drill bit.
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BE SURE TO USE LOCTITE
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RED ON ALL BOLTS
BEFORE TIGHTENING. TIGHTEN ALL BOLTS
ACCORDING TO THE TORQUE CHART ON THE
FRONT PAGE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR ON
PAGE 3 OF THE BASEPLATE TOWING GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS.
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