Any suggestions on where to get a new front M fascia at least I can change the cold air filter easy now
Sucky day
And I blew out the right front tire
Please tell me this is a relatively easy fix
I clipped the deer at 65 and it ripped the front off so no impact on the real bumber thank god I tried to avoid and driver side tire blew out
The clips are still in the metal bumper so it literally tore the plastic fascia off
Been looking on Fleabay and found some pretty good deals but I would rather oem this is the first kinda wreck this car has ever seen ( although I wouldn't call it a wreck) no insurance involved although I did have to have a wrecker bring her home ( $75)
Any help would be appreciated my fellow bimmerfest members
How did it ride on the way home? Full front suspension inspection is in order for this one. It would be wise to get your alignment checked too, but honestly I probably wouldnt because I'm a cheap-ass
You can get a new M bumper from DDM tuning for 160 shipped. Decent quality but you'll need to paint it
Take it for a spin after making sure nothing is broken/sheared off to see how it drives. This is the cheapest way to see if your alignment is off. You can do it at home, providing you have a few basic tools. If you're set on a professional doing it though, I'd take it to an indie
Edit: Alan, how is the fitment? If its a better deal than DDM I'll go that route...
Anyone with experience with this one, ie fitment any problems I should be aware of?
189$ is a good price for the fogs and lip
Think I may purchase this one unless I hear from you guys other wise
Gonna have it shipped to my paint and body shop (if I purchase)
At least the only good thing is I can change my cold air filter out, gonna get a shorter one so it doesn't hang so far down (plus it dragged on the flatbed and bent it up)
I love this guy. He takes an iPhone screenshot of a photo on his phone.
I knew a guy who would open MS Word, click the "open" button, then go find a program in C:\Program Files\..., try to open the .exe to launch programs. Gotta love it. :thumbup:
I hit a deer in my old 4D back in VA. It was a tiny one and it only broke the plastic mounts for the driver side headlight, so I was in good shape. In your case I think once you know the suspension is good all you'll need is a bumper. You might find that it won't fit right, though, if you have other mounting areas damaged. The tolerances on this area are annoyingly small. One of the areas I need to fiddle with on mine before Bimmerfest.
Worried I bent a rim, complete speculation but I did curbed it, anyone with a set of M off set 17's they want to sell let me know, (still speculation) I'll know more tomorrow
This is a super easy repair. Takes about 10-15 minutes to install the bumper, tops. But, it also looks like you have damaged your fender liners (or perhaps that was a pre-existing condition). Many people run without fender liners, but I think they are worth having, and they aren't terribly expensive to replace either.
Otherwise, if you curbed a wheel hard enough to deflate the tire, there's a good chance the wheel itself is bent and your alignment is off. Definitely worth looking into once you get all the bodywork behind you.
The fascia mounting tabs are still in the metal bumper, it ripped it off so I hope it's still in good shape (I'm sure it is) so the rim thing had me worried gonna pull it off in a bit and throw my spare on,wheel see (pun intended)
As long as it is not made of fiberglass, it will probably be fine. I have no experience with aftermarket bumpers, however, but it seems that most of them tend to work surprisingly well.
Also the car wouldn't start right after I clipped the deer/curb, is there a collision switch I need to activate or some safety feature I need to reset??
Edit: the cold air filter was buried in the grass/mud but it shouldve still cranked
Battery is dead now from trying to start after the incident... I'm charging it now
Been reading up and and it seems that there's a fuse type connection on the battery but it cuts the starter, my starter is fine, maybe it's a fluke and afte I charge it'll be fine (fingers crossed no CEL)
You might be able to glue some of those cracks back together. What would be more difficult would be if the mounting points for the hardware are torn out, which it appears that most of them are.
Ya they are all torn out but the bolts are still there, might just get a new one (or washer the ripped out ones) (I found one of my brake cooling ducts)
Bet eBay has the ducts though
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