There is a clear layer that must be removed after the film is applied. I assume that is what you are referring to? If not, the suface must not have been prepped well enough to allow the sticker adhesive to properly bond to the chrome trim.
Excellent fit. I bought the matte black to try and match the rest of the trim and it looks factory installed.
Removing the OE chrome grill "nuts" was a bit of a pain, so I elected to just snap the plastic threads off rather than attempt to remove them. I wouldn't plan on keeping the OE grill as the plastic threads and stamped nuts are practically destroyed no matter how gentle you are.
The upper grill snaps in and use the same fasteners as the OE. The new stamped nuts can be a bit annoying, just seat the nut on the ball of your thumb and turn. Once the nut cuts into the plastic use a nut-driver to snug up--don't over tighten.
The lower grill just snaps in. I cleaned and plasti coted the bumper black, as you can see the bumper color behind the new grill--my car is red so it really stood out.
This grill makes the car look so much better and more up to date. I really like it.
*plasti-cote is your new best friend*
John
I needed a piece of clutch line for my '02 Cooper and you had it brand new for the best price. Bought and received in a reasonable amount of time, and it came in perfect condition. Put it on the car and that was that! Happy days ever since. Thanks again to the team at Outmotoring, keep up the good work.
Connor
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I have had nothing but GREAT experiences with ordering! At first I thought I just got lucky with the speed of processing and receiving my orders! Not the case! It's nice that there's still companies that care about the customer and are just as excited to send you the parts as you are to order them! Thank you OM crew!
Dennis