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BMW X3 - Video tutorial

Model: BMW X3 MK 1, E83 - Years 2003-2010
Part: Accessory Kit
Operation: Tow hook installation instructions

The installation of the tow hook, even if technically feasible, generally cannot be done by yourself as a test with subsequent updating of the registration certificate by the civil motorization is required and therefore it is necessary that it be carried out by a car repairer who will have to release the documentation relating to the installation carried out in a workmanlike manner, attaching the conformity of the hook itself. However, the installation phase is very simple: it is a question of removing the bumper and the shock absorbing cross member and replacing the latter with a bar equipped with a support for the tow hook; once this bar has been fixed, cut the portion of the bumper that interferes with the hook and reassemble it.


Posted on 18 August 2023 by ScegliAuto



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