51 11 157 Replacing front bumper trim

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove front bumper trim 
  Fig 1: Identifying Front Bumper Trim Components

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• Remove cover cap (1) for tow lug.
• Remove spray nozzles of headlight washer system (2) 
• Remove front fog lamp (3)  (not for M6). See FOG LIGHTS, AUXILIARY LIGHTS .
• Remove damping lip/spoiler (4) (not for M6)
• If necessary, remove trim for ACC (5)  (not for M6). See 66 31 006 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) ACC SENSOR .
• Remove trim grille in bumper trim (6)   .
• If necessary, remove license plate (7)  .
• If necessary, remove baseplate for license plate 
• If necessary, remove wiring harness and PDC ultrasonic sensor (8)  . See 66 20 520 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AT FRONT (PARK DISTANCE CONTROL) .
• Remove middle front radiator grille (9)  .