Rev 2:14
271E
BMW 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES SALOON (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES TOURER (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES COUPE (E46) (Exc M3) 1998-2005
Powder Coated Finish
e11*94/20*3480*00
Components Code
Quantity
CB
1
Crossbar
F
1
CP
2
BP
Bolt Kit
Description
Code
Quantity
WA
8
10mm Small Round Washer
Flange Neck
D
2
16x50 Set Screws, Nuts & Grip Washers
Captive Plate
B
2
10x40 Set Screws, Nuts & Grip Washers
2
Bent Plate
A
4
10x30 Set Screws & Grip Washers
BBR
1
Bumper Bracket Right
C
2
12x80 Bolts, Nuts & Grip Washers
BBL
1
Bumper Bracket Left
NT
4
10mm Nuts & Grip Washers
AV123
1
Towball Cover
BC12
4
12mm Bolt covers
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Description
1.
Remove boot floor covering, side panels and battery tray. Remove rear bumper (6 nuts on inside rear panel, remove mud flaps, 1 push-in clip and steel clip on wheel arches. Slide bumper off and remove bottom plastic trim on bumper to gain access to 2 bolts holding bumper supports. Discard the supports but retain the bolts).
2.
Position bent plates BP inside the boot at the existing slotted holes in the chassis and secure with captive plates CP inside the chassis rails using set screws A with washers WA.
3.
Attach crossbar CB to the uppermost holes in the rear panel using set screws B with washers WA on the inside rear panel. Align the remaining 4 holes and tighten all fixings.
4.
Loosely attach bumper brackets BBL and BBR to the inner bumper shell using the original bumper mounting bolts ensuring the bumper brackets are fitted the correct way up see diagram.
5.
Cut out a slot in the bottom centre edge of the bumper: 60mm wide by 90mm deep. Replace the bumper ensuring the captive bolts in bumper brackets BBL and BBR are inserted correctly through the remaining 4 holes in the rear panel. Attach bumper using nuts NT and washers WA on the inside rear panel.
6.
Attach flange neck F using bolts C.
7.
Check and tighten all fasteners using a calibrated torque tool to the specified torque settings recommended on the towbar drawing and finally tighten the two bumper bolts.
8.
Attach type approved towball (not supplied) using set screws D.
9.
Check and tighten all fasteners using a calibrated torque tool to the specified torque settings recommended on the towbar drawing.
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR VEHICLE HANDBOOK FOR THE MAXIMUM TOWING WEIGHT This product is finished in a revolutionary industry leading powder coat finish.
Towsure Products Limited, Holme Lane, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 4JR T: 0114 250 3000 E: sales@towsure.com
www.towsure.com
Rev 2:1
271E
Powder Coated Finish
BMW 3 SERIES CONVERTIBLE (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES SALOON (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES TOURER (E46) (Exc M3) BMW 3 SERIES COUPE (E46) (Exc M3)
Bolt Torque Settings Bolt Size (mm)
Pitch (mm)
Torque Setting (Nm) 8.8 Tensile
5
0.80
6.09
6
1.00
10.50
8
1.25
25.30
10
1.25
46.00
10
1.50
50.90
12
1.25
83.00
12
1.50
87.81
12
1.75
87.27
14
2.00
139.00
16
2.00
213.00
PLEASE REFER TO YOUR VEHICLE HANDBOOK FOR THE MAXIMUM TOWING WEIGHT This product is finished in a revolutionary industry leading powder coat finish.
Towsure Products Limited, Holme Lane, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 4JR T: 0114 250 3000 E: sales@towsure.com
www.towsure.com