Thread: Lift cup DIY?
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      09-02-2009, 03:02 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by wolftrouble View Post
No joy, and to be honest, I have no clue how you did it. Was this on an E9X? I assume it was, but on my E90, all four cup mount-points are 'countersunk' beneath the undercarriage protector (the felt-covered thing), and right next to the under-door body panel. There's absolutely no way to get a screwdriver at better than a 45-degree angle into where the cup meets the mount point because of this. The gap to the side is too small to even fit a right-angle tool (I was going to maybe try to use a right-angle trim tool) with any leverage.

In short, I can't see how it can be done without removing the undercarriage piece (which I'm not even sure is possibly, it looks riveted on).
Yeah... I had the same problem on my e90. The felt undercover prevents any use of a screwdriver to push the tab in. I'm sure there is a way to remove that felt lining but I just haven't had a chance to look at it yet. I guess I could drive the M3 up my rhino ramp and see how to do it.
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