Bottom front plastic shield falls off on the highway SMH
So I'm driving back from Miami on I-95 and I hear this shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sound and I thought maybe I got a large twig caught underneath, has happened to be before (altho never in FL). So I do the stop, backup, etc., shimmy, but a bit later, still the sound. So I park over in a desolate part of a parking lot and crawl down and look under, and see that this black plastic shield-like piece right under the front of the car fell off partially. It seems there are usually about 6 screws/bolts holding it up on the chassis or whatever is under the grill. So until I got home, I had to jerry-rig it with rope that I luckily had some in my bag.
Is this something that can be as easy as buy the part and get the car up and unscrew and screw the new one in? What it is even called... I just want to make sure this isn't part of some bigger problem. I can literally see part of the plastic near the screw/bolt holes torn apart.
Splash Shield - try replacing the fasteners
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Dathaeus
. It seems there are usually about 6 screws/bolts holding it up on the chassis or whatever is under the grill. So until I got home, I had to jerry-rig it with rope that I luckily had some in my bag.
Is this something that can be as easy as buy the part and get the car up and unscrew and screw the new one in? What it is even called... I just want to make sure this isn't part of some bigger problem. I can literally see part of the plastic near the screw/bolt holes torn apart.
You may be able to save the splash shield. I have just done this on both my E46 and E39. I would put the front of the car on ramps or jack stands (take all necessary safety measures), and remove the splash shield to inspect it.
If most of the securing holes in the plastic shield are intact (5 out of 6, or ? ) I would buy several sets of the fasteners, including a few back-ups, and replace the fasteners as needed.
Per other responses, the speed screw is part # 07147177492, and the matching c-clip is part# 07146981767. The speed screw mounts into the splash shield and C-clip slips on the part of the frame that holds the shield. You can buy them on-line or at the dealer.