Help, front bumper spats!

[Chrisc]

One of mine decided to go on a flying lesson

I am going to buy two genuine new ones, as the ones on there seem to be aftermarket. The bumper has seen better days, well the lower part which hold the spats on anyway. So will need to secure them properly. They seem so flimsy, and no idea how the new ones will attach, so anyone got a pic of theirs? Or how the spats attach on. As may look out for a used bumper, well of I can.

Can't drive it with one spat!

[billyboysm3]

One of mine decided to go on a flying lesson

I am going to buy two genuine new ones, as the ones on there seem to be aftermarket. The bumper has seen better days, well the lower part which hold the spats on anyway. So will need to secure them properly. They seem so flimsy, and no idea how the new ones will attach, so anyone got a pic of theirs? Or how the spats attach on. As may look out for a used bumper, well of I can.

Can't drive it with one spat!

They attach by two pins at the bottom. BMW produced two versions. Think the newer ones don't fit as well.

All the ones off eBay or other replicas don't fit properly either.

[Chrisc]

Will try and get a pic of one, as don't think these are real, but they are 1x1 and fit very well. Well they used to!

Anyone got a spare bumper :smt055

Pics





Splitter has no holes at all, just sticks on

[Neil M]

No Holes and just sticks on: Replica.
Two Holes and 2x push in Plugs: Original.
Four Holes and 4x push in plugs: BMW Revision of Original.

Flippers send them to Mark CSL will have that looking like new in no time, the bumper a bumper repair specialist should be able to fix that for you.

[Chrisc]

I will order new spats on monday from BMW. But need to get the other side sorted, as now nothing to attach them to.

Would love to find a complete one, then i can get mine fixed in my own time. I have re drilled a couple of hole in the mangled one, so its on for the time being. Looks sh@ though

[Neil M]

I will order new spats on monday from BMW. But need to get the other side sorted, as now nothing to attach them to.

Would love to find a complete one, then i can get mine fixed in my own time.

You have more chance of Hell freezing over, than finding a complete bumper in good order.
There was one on ebay last week but it made yours look perfect by comparison, it was fit for the skip!
Although I have no doubt it will be repaired and reappear on ebay in the next couple of weeks. :hahaha:

[Chrisc]

You have more chance of Hell freezing over, than finding a complete bumper in good order.
There was one on ebay last week but it made yours look perfect by comparison, it was fit for the skip!
Although I have no doubt it will be repaired and reappear on ebay in the next couple of weeks. :hahaha:

Yeah I saw that one, and another damaged repaired one. Seems quite common, and I was a bit worried about the rest of mine, but seems ok luckily! :smt055

[billyboysm3]

Post a picture of the underside of the splitter, would of thought these would have two pin holes.

[Chrisc]

Post a picture of the underside of the splitter, would of thought these would have two pin holes.

What the ones on there? As they have no holes at all. And are bonded on, well were bonded on :banghead::hahaha:

[Chrisc]

Bumper off tomorrow, and the other spat. Then going to fabricate an aluminium bracket, and maybe reinforce the other side as well!

Will update with pics, but should work well. Just don't feel confident layering carbon over the already weak support.

[Chrisc]

If anyone has this problem, then hopefully this may be of some use.

I got the two new spats/splitters from BMW this morning, and the fit is actually worse than the reps! But better quality, although like a matte appearance :119:

So made some templates, used aircraft grade aluminium for the bases, and slightly thinner aly for the supports. All this is hidden, and does not move when in place .

First one, and the better side


Second all riveted and fixed.



First one fixed



And back on






Gave me a chance to get new arch liners, all new bolts throughout. New screen wash filter (had one anyway) and treat the two E12 bolts.

Still think the bumper is such a sh@ design!!

Thinking about getting a vorts one, and look out for a complete unbroken original as well.

[shimmy]

Nice work but those splitters are duds....send them back

[Chrisc]

Nice work but those splitters are duds....send them back

I did wonder why they were a matte finish.

Have you seen this before? O thought it may have been a coating they apply, or a different lacquer for them :whistle:

Will phone the dealer tomorrow if they are not supposed to be like that. I took one out the box and thought "wtf is this" but after seeing the other one was the same, thought it must be like that.

[shimmy]

I did wonder why they were a matte finish.

Have you seen this before? O thought it may have been a coating they apply, or a different lacquer for them :whistle:

Will phone the dealer tomorrow if they are not supposed to be like that. I took one out the box and thought "wtf is this" but after seeing the other one was the same, thought it must be like that.

I don't think it's right.......unless all my shiny ones were varnished

[Chrisc]

I don't think it's right.......unless all my shiny ones were varnished

:hahaha: its weird as the rear diffuser is normally this type, where as the roof is shiney.

I will call and see how many they have left. They are the newer ones with two drilled holes and two marked holes (to be drilled if you want more fixings). And will check the date code on the boxes.