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Originally Posted by Lotus7
The force to install them must vary a lot (possibly tolerance of the tab angle and the tailpipe diameter). I helped a friend put a pair on a 2011 28i (Bronze Metallic w/Sand interior and no rust on the pipes) last August and it finally took wrapping the tips in a towel and firmly tapping on them with a rubber mallet. There was no way that the two of us could slide them on with "moderate to easy force", or even excessive force and a lot of swearing.  Both his and mine are going to remain in place until the mufflers are replaced. |
Had the same experience as you did with my daughter's 325i. Force, grease, swearing and an hour of time for two tailpipe tips. The X3 was five minutes and a smile. Go figure. At any rate the really hard part is probably removing them. I'm guessing the tabs are bent backward to the car to act like a barbed fish hook or a porcupine spine.