BMW Active Grill Delete Tips (not full tutorial)

Hi everyone, this is not a full step-by-step for removing the active grill shutters on your bmw. Instead this gives you a quick rundown of what is involved and some ways to circumnavigate an issue that I ran into.

The car would not open the shutters for me in diagnostic mode, but I was able to use a small drywall saw blade to cut right through them anyway.

Please go check @FullBoltOnGarage's video on how to remove your active grill shutters from start to finish, it's where I got my inspiration from.

[DamianSpeck]

What prevents the flaps from rotating beyond their intended spec? Is the resistance from the next flap when closed what signals the motor to stop or is is based on something else?

[vytautaskryzius]

did you wrap that chrome trim in between the grills ?

[mraaaaaaa]

Is there a reason you deleted the flaps apart from exposing the bracing? Flaps help the engine reach the operating temperature faster and protects the radiator from road debris.

[dustinburke]

Was your car throwing errors on the shutter before you did this? And if so, did the error just go away afterwards?

[mohammedkhan-uymr]

do you not get error light with active shutter delete