dooge Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi All. I am new to the BMW seen. Is there an easy way to find out if the blanks have been fitted? Also if not what size would I need for a 06 320cd coupe. Are they easy to fit? Many thanks Steve Hi Steve, welcome buddy! The only way is to remove the engine cover to expose the manifold and Im not sure at certain angles whether you can see the glint of shiny aluminum on the bottom of the manifold. If you want, you are best removing it completely. If you fit the blanks you get rid of the flaps, the actuator and the rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steves100uk Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hi All. I am new to the BMW seen. Is there an easy way to find out if the blanks have been fitted? Also if not what size would I need for a 06 320cd coupe. Are they easy to fit? Many thanks Steve Hi Steve, welcome buddy! The only way is to remove the engine cover to expose the manifold and Im not sure at certain angles whether you can see the glint of shiny aluminum on the bottom of the manifold. If you want, you are best removing it completely. If you fit the blanks you get rid of the flaps, the actuator and the rods. Thanks for the reply fella. Will have to have a look. Is there any way to know what size blanks I will need if it needs doing? Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpannic Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hi All. I am new to the BMW seen. Is there an easy way to find out if the blanks have been fitted? Also if not what size would I need for a 06 320cd coupe. Are they easy to fit? Many thanks Steve Hi Steve, welcome buddy! The only way is to remove the engine cover to expose the manifold and Im not sure at certain angles whether you can see the glint of shiny aluminum on the bottom of the manifold. If you want, you are best removing it completely. If you fit the blanks you get rid of the flaps, the actuator and the rods. Thanks for the reply fella. Will have to have a look. Is there any way to know what size blanks I will need if it needs doing? Thanks Steve Trial and error. I bought two sets from PMW - one set of larger and one set of smaller, and just sent back the set which didn't fit once I'd done the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviep351 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Would anyone know what sizes blanks were fit to which model year etc ? also if removing the actuator will it bring up fault code ? think I've seen else where that by just removing the rod at time of blanking off will be just fine ? Also, where can i get a remap in west mids/ staffs area or is there a mobile that will come to you ? Edited February 6, 2015 by steviep351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpannic Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Keep the actuator in place, remove the rod. Just remove the flaps and install blanks. The E46 genuinely could have either size flaps, so order both sizes and send back the ones you don't need. Edited February 7, 2015 by dontpannic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
