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      04-01-2008, 09:27 PM   #1
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Tow Hook Cover Fell Off

WTF...? Didn't hit anything, no big potholes I recall...
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      04-01-2008, 09:29 PM   #2
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Take it back in to the Dealership and let them figure it out and fix that for you .... keep us posted on what you find out.

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      04-02-2008, 03:35 AM   #3
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Sound eerily familiar to a thread on e90post:

The Part # is: 51117187956 for 3 series

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Yeah, I read in the main board alot of people saying that it's stolen. I just don't see why anyone would steal it, as it's just a piece of plastic if it's not mounted on a BMW.
I haven't seen too many monaco blue 3 series so I doubt that someone who owns a less than 2 year old BMW will actually risk stealing (and getting caught) that in a supermarket/restaurant parking lot. I'd rather drive around with a hole in my rear bumper than risk that... but that's me.
I'm thinking it probably fell off on the crappy conditioned surface of Route 66...
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127163

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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121043

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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89985
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      04-02-2008, 06:04 AM   #4
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It's tethered, so it shouldn't come completely off. If it's gone, then somebody (unfortunately) probably stole it... for no good reason.
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      04-02-2008, 11:57 AM   #5
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It's tethered, so it shouldn't come completely off. If it's gone, then somebody (unfortunately) probably stole it... for no good reason.
Is it? I haven't messed with mine but while waiting for our paperwork to be finished I pried the front cover off the front of a black '35 and a) it came off really easily w/my fingernail and b) certainly wasn't tethered to anything...
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Sucks because they come unpainted and you have to get them painted mine fell off today im pissed.
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      04-10-2009, 06:13 AM   #7
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Put the hook in and spray paint it read
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      04-10-2009, 06:47 AM   #8
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Unfortunately, someone more than likely stole it. It is common and I have seen cases of people stealing the headlight washer covers as well (believe it or not).
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      04-10-2009, 11:46 AM   #9
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I will be installing a poisonous asp behind my tow hook cover. Try stealing that, thieves!! That is strange that people would steal that though. I've heard people still the little valve stem covers too.
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Ok so the rear tow hook cover fell off while going through a car wash...they found the piece but for the life of me cant get it back on...any advice??
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      04-19-2010, 12:13 PM   #11
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The one on my wife's E91 fell off a week ago.
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      05-13-2010, 02:10 AM   #13
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I shit you not, but mine fell off when i drove it home from the dealer. I had to argue and fight with them to state that it was either their fault from not putting it in properly, someone disloged it on the dealer prep or that it was a design fault. Expecting me to pay some $300 for a small painted peice of plastic 30mins after buying my car seemed a bit rich.

Fortunately after leaning on my sales rep he came through in the end, and made it seem as though he did me the biggest favor in the world.
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I shit you not, but mine fell off when i drove it home from the dealer. I had to argue and fight with them to state that it was either their fault from not putting it in properly, someone disloged it on the dealer prep or that it was a design fault. Expecting me to pay some $300 for a small painted peice of plastic 30mins after buying my car seemed a bit rich.

Fortunately after leaning on my sales rep he came through in the end, and made it seem as though he did me the biggest favor in the world.
i would have yanked one right off the dealer lot if they tried pulling that bs on me.

either that or every loaner i ever got from them regardless of make, or color would come back without one.
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