GvilleGuy
Well-Known Member
Have any of you DIYers managed to access the cabin air filters yet? They appear to be the twin filters used in the BMW i3. I was buying cabin filters for my other cars and decided to go ahead and grab a pair of filters for the Mini, even though I won’t need them for a long time. I wanted to go ahead and access my filters to make sure I bought the right kind, but I’m stumped on getting access to it.
According to recent F56 videos I found on YouTube, the access point is the left hand foot panel on the passenger side, which also has a foot light attached to it, so you have to be careful when you pop the panel loose. There is one T20 torx screw holding that panel in place - label “A” in the photos. I removed that and could pull the panel partially out, but the upper panel above it seems to be in the way. I did not see this upper panel in any of the videos I found.
The upper panel appears to be a u-shaped hinged panel with two T20 screws toward the front and two hinges (I think) toward the back. I removed those two screws, and the right side immediately hung loose - label “C”. But the left side of that panel - label “B” - is where the panel will not come loose. It is stuck and I don’t want to pull too hard on it.
According to recent F56 videos I found on YouTube, the access point is the left hand foot panel on the passenger side, which also has a foot light attached to it, so you have to be careful when you pop the panel loose. There is one T20 torx screw holding that panel in place - label “A” in the photos. I removed that and could pull the panel partially out, but the upper panel above it seems to be in the way. I did not see this upper panel in any of the videos I found.
The upper panel appears to be a u-shaped hinged panel with two T20 screws toward the front and two hinges (I think) toward the back. I removed those two screws, and the right side immediately hung loose - label “C”. But the left side of that panel - label “B” - is where the panel will not come loose. It is stuck and I don’t want to pull too hard on it.