Fuel cap door removal

[BadAss95-530i]

Usually it breaks when you remove it.
Gale can then sell you one
http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/for_sale.htm



yup yup. when i had to replace mine, it broken into 3 more peices gettin the old damaged one off.

[finalanarchy]

I want to remove the fuel cap on the car to get some colour matched paint, however I had to stop myself fiddling with it as i was afraid i would break it.
Can someone describe to me the steps to remove it please :D ?

[shogun]

Usually it breaks when you remove it.
Gale can then sell you one
http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/for_sale.htm

[Super90]

Let's be clear. It's the hinge that breaks, not the door. And yes get a new hinge anyway. As I am finding, the dealer part is probably the way to go. I just had the missus pick one up for $25. The MTC aftermarket hinge didn't fit right, so the BMW part will be installed tonight and the aftermarket hinge will be returned.

[finalanarchy]

terrible shame that you have to end up breaking it to get it off, I think i will just give them the front grill :p .

[Super90]

Update

The factory part fits perfect. Snaps right in. After looking at it, the clips on the aftermarket part are not the same and just don't hold to the car. I was afraid to lose the door and have to replace it. Definitely not worth the $15 difference.