help me figure out what bumper this is for my e30.

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  • hammertime
    Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 55

    #1

    help me figure out what bumper this is for my e30.

    I recieved a front and rear euro bumper from the PO, and the front fits, yet sags a little bit. But the rear bumper seems to be too long. Everything sits flush, but one side extends past the actual body line of the car. There is no part number, no stamps at all on it. Any clues?









  • Farbin Kaiber
    Lil' Puppet
    • Jul 2007
    • 29502

    #2
    Looks like your brackets are bent, or the rear holes drilled on your car aren't centered.

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    • agent
      Vice Grand Pubaa
      • Mar 2010
      • 7960

      #3
      Yep, having just helped a friend do a rear Euro bumper install, it looks like that one (or the holes as FK said) is just poorly aligned.
      Originally posted by kronus
      would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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      • hammertime
        Member
        • Jul 2012
        • 55

        #4
        Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
        Looks like your brackets are bent, or the rear holes drilled on your car aren't centered.
        Originally posted by agent
        Yep, having just helped a friend do a rear Euro bumper install, it looks like that one (or the holes as FK said) is just poorly aligned.
        So how do I go about aligning this? I feel like if I shift the bumper to the left a bit, there will still be a gap, the bumper will no longer hug the body.

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        • bmwguy325is
          E30 Fanatic
          • May 2011
          • 1262

          #5
          Take a large mallet to the side that sticks out hit over and over........
          Go driftting and tap that corner on the wall........
          Maybe loosen the mounting bolts and see if you can adjust them....
          sigpic"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche
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          • Farbin Kaiber
            Lil' Puppet
            • Jul 2007
            • 29502

            #6
            There should be an equal gap on both sides, the bumper shouldn't hide under the lip of the body.

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            • hammertime
              Member
              • Jul 2012
              • 55

              #7
              I might just clean them up and sell them for plastics.

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              • Farbin Kaiber
                Lil' Puppet
                • Jul 2007
                • 29502

                #8
                You'll have to cut and do bodywork on the rear bumper to run plastics.

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                • agent
                  Vice Grand Pubaa
                  • Mar 2010
                  • 7960

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
                  There should be an equal gap on both sides, the bumper shouldn't hide under the lip of the body.
                  Agreed - it's too tight against the driver side. As long as the all the new holes were drilled in the right places, the rear mounts were installed correctly and the correct OEM hardware was used, there should be some ability to adjust it.
                  Originally posted by kronus
                  would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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