04-05-2024, 06:48 AM | #1 |
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Slightly misaligned front bumper
I recently bought a 3 year old Z4 and I noticed the front bumper is slightly misaligned (see photo). The previous owner probably touched a pole or something.
I was wondering what the best thing is I could do here. I'm a bit OCD, so I would obviously like to align it properly. Is it something I could do myself, do I need to go to a BMW dealer, a regular service center, a body shop, leave it like this? |
04-05-2024, 08:29 AM | #2 |
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I think they're all like this.
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04-05-2024, 08:29 AM | #3 |
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We just had our front bumper repainted since one of our kids run into the garage door and I had touched a higher curb. By talking with the shop there are 2 brackets that bend when this happens creating the gap that you are seeing. Not sure how easy it is to replace them without taking the front end off.
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I checked with other cars online and it should definitely be aligned.
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Did you let yours get fixed at a BMW dealer or a body shop? |
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Most dealers aren't really set up to do any kind of body work other than simple panel swaps. And the body shops charge a whole lot less than the dealer.
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04-05-2024, 10:54 AM | #6 |
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I was looking at the first doc here and it doesn't seem to give much of an answer. I thought I'd link the post anyhow in case it is actually helpful.
https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...25&postcount=1 Also there's the Realoem site. You have to navigate through a lot of ads but might find a diagram of parts that happen to show you something about the mounting points. |
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04-08-2024, 10:48 AM | #9 |
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you can adjust them or the hood a little.
My hood was a little misaligned after wrapping the car, they fixed it while repainting it. *edit* please ignore the misaligned bmw emblem
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