# BMW guys **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys/53581 "2008-08-20T17:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys/53581/3 "2008-08-20T22:52:37Z")
I just the the RTAB on my E36. What a PITA if you dont have the right tools. I fucked with my driver side for 6hrs before I finally got it out. The passneger side was a lot easier once I had some decent tools. I was using a drill and a chisel to get the DS one out. What you should really do (cheap too) is find a sawzall(sp?), drill a hole in the middle of the rubber, stick the blade in and cut the metal sleeve out. Then get a metal blade and cut the metal housing of the RTAB and take it out. Took me 10 mins to do the passenger side using this method and only cost me $4.98 for the blades. Again this method was used on an E36 so I dont know how simillar it is on your E46. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys/53581)._