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Active Grille Shutter (AGS) Actuator
for 2018 BMW X5 3.0L Turbo I6 · AWD
🔧Does this apply to your car? Only on vehicles factory-fitted with active grille shutters (AGS). Applicability per model, year and engine was set by two independent AI derivations that both had to agree.
🔓 Step-by-step procedure: not written yet
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Labor Hours
1.3hr
Range: 1.1–1.5 hr
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At (your shop rate)
$195
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Technician notes
- F15 active air flap unit sits behind the front bumper cover above the lower intake, so the bumper cover must come off to reach the actuator or flap frame.