[Cmh413]

Hey!

I'm 18, and so far I've done a few things to my E90 328i, and broke a couple extra teeny tiny things and want to know if you guys think I should replace theme. In my endeavors for mods I will not list right now, more or less a project under wraps, I was wondering if you would bother with weird things like:
-I stripped one of the bolts and broke the head off on the power steering mounting bracket, definitely doesn't seem worth fixing but what do I know
-Cabin air filter housing clip broke
-Left cowl screw missing bottom nut
-I stripped the top screw point (6mm allen)o my Bilsteins, but they're torqued to spec
-I broke a single clip on my OBD cover

This is more a rant than anything, but do you guys bother with these little things (I'm pretty positive I wanna do the OBD cover regardless because cosmetics) or should I leave everything alone that doesn't affect the car mechanically or cosmetically? I'm sort of going for a top to bottom 'clean build' on this car. I'm replacing stuff like the hood liner, strut mount hardware, gaskets, etc. at the moment so I'm really taking this rehab seriously.

[Our03z4]

Originally Posted by Cmh413

Hey!

I'm 18, and so far I've done a few things to my E90 328i, and broke a couple extra teeny tiny things and want to know if you guys think I should replace theme. In my endeavors for mods I will not list right now, more or less a project under wraps, I was wondering if you would bother with weird things like:
-I stripped one of the bolts and broke the head off on the power steering mounting bracket, definitely doesn't seem worth fixing but what do I know
-Cabin air filter housing clip broke
-Left cowl screw missing bottom nut
-I stripped the top screw point (6mm allen)o my Bilsteins, but they're torqued to spec
-I broke a single clip on my OBD cover

This is more a rant than anything, but do you guys bother with these little things (I'm pretty positive I wanna do the OBD cover regardless because cosmetics) or should I leave everything alone that doesn't affect the car mechanically or cosmetically? I'm sort of going for a top to bottom 'clean build' on this car. I'm replacing stuff like the hood liner, strut mount hardware, gaskets, etc. at the moment so I'm really taking this rehab seriously.

If you are going for a clean build then yes. Just depends on if the stuff is going to bother you. Oh and welcome to BMW plastics you'll be forever fixing them.

[mecheng77]

Use a bolt out socket to remove the broken fastener and replace before they get seized in with time. The socket has spiral flutes to grip the bolt