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Thread: 325i License Plate lens covers - Problem getting them back on

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    325i License Plate lens covers - Problem getting them back on

    This sounds really dumb, but I cannot for the life of me get the little clear lenses back on over the bulbs. Nothing is bent or broken, just seems to not wanna go back. Is there a special way to press them? Is the gasket/foam seal too thick so I have to push harder? I just really don't want to break something. The latching plastic part snaps in but the metal side just doesn't seem to do anything.

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    One end should have tabs, while the other has a metal catch. Normally the non-tab side will have a small slot for a flat tipped screwdriver to go in. You have to set the non-tabbed side in first and then push on the metal catch to get the tabbed side to set.
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