Damaged Front M Sport Bumper Cover Options

leadfoot12 · 04-10-2020, 12:21 AM

So I pulled too far forward over a parking curb, which is no problem because my 340i is at the perfect high to just clear the curb itself. This curb in particular had the two rebarb poles that hold it in place standing out farther than usual.

As a result when I backed out of the spot the rebarb caught the bottom of my bumper cover and ripped it off some.

On the driver side theres a clear 10mm gap between the bumper cover and the fender. The bumper cover also has some slight play on the driver side as well.

The BMW dealership I bought the car from says I need a new bumper to the tune of $3k. Considering the only visible damage is the minor gap I'd rather try to fix this bumper if possible. Can anyone tell me if I might have a chance of re-aligning the bumper as is?

Alan762 · 04-10-2020, 01:35 AM

I did the same thing.

Removed bumper and reinstalled.

The area where the bumper and fender meet is the issue. I had to modify
the left side and it is about 95% correct. You can't tell from the outside.
I bought my car off lease and the bottom of the bumper was pretty rough from curbing. I bought some new plastic screws and replaced and added the missing ones. Then I added a plastic front lip that is soft and flexible to rub the curbs with. Looks better and covers the ground up bottom of the bumper.

leadfoot12 · 04-10-2020, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan762

I did the same thing.

Removed bumper and reinstalled.

The area where the bumper and fender meet is the issue. I had to modify
the left side and it is about 95% correct. You can't tell from the outside.
I bought my car off lease and the bottom of the bumper was pretty rough from curbing. I bought some new plastic screws and replaced and added the missing ones. Then I added a plastic front lip that is soft and flexible to rub the curbs with. Looks better and covers the ground up bottom of the bumper.

Nice. In your case the clips on the driver side connecting the bumper to fender was all that was damaged?

On mine all the clips in the bottom center got ripped off

Guess I'll just have to take my bumper off and see how much is damaged.

Alan762 · 04-11-2020, 01:23 AM

Bumper removal

IndyF30 · 12-25-2023, 12:43 AM

leadfoot12 What did you end up finding after you took it off. I did the exact same thing and looking to see what’s going to need to be fixed.

Alan762 Where did you get the soft and flexible lip from?

04-10-2020, 12:21 AM	#1
leadfoot12 Private 94 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 2016 340i Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Damaged Front M Sport Bumper Cover Options So I pulled too far forward over a parking curb, which is no problem because my 340i is at the perfect high to just clear the curb itself. This curb in particular had the two rebarb poles that hold it in place standing out farther than usual. As a result when I backed out of the spot the rebarb caught the bottom of my bumper cover and ripped it off some. On the driver side theres a clear 10mm gap between the bumper cover and the fender. The bumper cover also has some slight play on the driver side as well. The BMW dealership I bought the car from says I need a new bumper to the tune of $3k. Considering the only visible damage is the minor gap I'd rather try to fix this bumper if possible. Can anyone tell me if I might have a chance of re-aligning the bumper as is? Attached Images
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Alan762 New Member 9 Rep 5 Posts Drives: F30 2015 M Sport, G20 2018 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Fixed mine. I did the same thing. Removed bumper and reinstalled. The area where the bumper and fender meet is the issue. I had to modify the left side and it is about 95% correct. You can't tell from the outside. I bought my car off lease and the bottom of the bumper was pretty rough from curbing. I bought some new plastic screws and replaced and added the missing ones. Then I added a plastic front lip that is soft and flexible to rub the curbs with. Looks better and covers the ground up bottom of the bumper. Attached Images Last edited by Alan762; 04-10-2020 at 01:52 AM..
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Alan762 New Member 9 Rep 5 Posts Drives: F30 2015 M Sport, G20 2018 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Bumper removal
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IndyF30 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 2016 340i Xdrive Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (0)	leadfoot12 What did you end up finding after you took it off. I did the exact same thing and looking to see what’s going to need to be fixed. Alan762 Where did you get the soft and flexible lip from?
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