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mtech 2 bumper fitment to pre-facelift sedan e46
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<blockquote data-quote="Ncjing" data-source="post: 724138" data-attributes="member: 43502"><p>Pls correct me if I'm wrong, I was just doing some research into this bumper fitment myself and haven't started the DIY part on it.... I think the issue here is kind of complicated. First of all, is the bumper an original M-sport bumper for the facelift E46? If it is, the way of mounting is very different.</p><p></p><p>The pre-facelifted e46 has screws & bolts at the fender, undercarriage and two large hex bolts in the middle just under the grill:</p><p><a href="http://www.e46fanatics.com/howto/howtodetail.php?howto_id=41" target="_blank">http://www.e46fanatics.com/howto/howtodetail.php?howto_id=41</a></p><p></p><p>For facelifted E46, especially the M sport package there might be a reinforcement bar which the bumper holds on to by many plastic rivets:</p><p>**Edit, wrong video, opps!**</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLnGo9hyTg</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">In addition to that, there might be an additional bracket at the side fender that is meant to hold the facelifted bumper (refer to the last pic):</span></p><p><a href="http://www.diyautoftw.com/content.php?1398-Fix-Your-Sagging-E46-Front-Bumper-In-About-10-Minutes-Or-Less" target="_blank">http://www.diyautoftw.com/content.php?1398-Fix-Your-Sagging-E46-Front-Bumper-In-About-10-Minutes-Or-Less</a>!-by-delmarco</p><p></p><p>So you can see, the fitment themselves are very different due to the pre-facelift / facelift & M-sport bumpers. There might be several factors that prevent the bumper from fitting properly, or it might be the broken (or missing) side bracket. You should need some specialist shop to help you modify the mountings if needed... but I found that many workshops commonly dismiss the problem by saying the car too old, mounting crack, etc... they just think it's too troublesome to align the bumper because it takes quite a substantial amount of labour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ncjing, post: 724138, member: 43502"] Pls correct me if I'm wrong, I was just doing some research into this bumper fitment myself and haven't started the DIY part on it.... I think the issue here is kind of complicated. First of all, is the bumper an original M-sport bumper for the facelift E46? If it is, the way of mounting is very different. The pre-facelifted e46 has screws & bolts at the fender, undercarriage and two large hex bolts in the middle just under the grill: [URL="http://www.e46fanatics.com/howto/howtodetail.php?howto_id=41"]http://www.e46fanatics.com/howto/howtodetail.php?howto_id=41[/URL] For facelifted E46, especially the M sport package there might be a reinforcement bar which the bumper holds on to by many plastic rivets: **Edit, wrong video, opps!** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLnGo9hyTg [COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]In addition to that, there might be an additional bracket at the side fender that is meant to hold the facelifted bumper (refer to the last pic):[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.diyautoftw.com/content.php?1398-Fix-Your-Sagging-E46-Front-Bumper-In-About-10-Minutes-Or-Less"]http://www.diyautoftw.com/content.php?1398-Fix-Your-Sagging-E46-Front-Bumper-In-About-10-Minutes-Or-Less[/URL]!-by-delmarco So you can see, the fitment themselves are very different due to the pre-facelift / facelift & M-sport bumpers. There might be several factors that prevent the bumper from fitting properly, or it might be the broken (or missing) side bracket. You should need some specialist shop to help you modify the mountings if needed... but I found that many workshops commonly dismiss the problem by saying the car too old, mounting crack, etc... they just think it's too troublesome to align the bumper because it takes quite a substantial amount of labour. [/QUOTE]
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