Plastic bumper problem

[markpopaj]

I attempted to do a plastic bumper swap to my 87 325. How do I eliminate the 1/2 inch gap left all around the front bumper? did i do something wrong? the screw holes lined up perfectly but the valance itself seemed a little off. hellppp!!

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Convert_a_pre-facelift_to_a_facelift

[Andy.B]

Pictures? Did you replace the front valance as well?

[markpopaj]

Pictures? Did you replace the front valance as well?

Yes. I did a full swap valance and all and thought things were going good till now
I will follow up with pictures shortly

[MR 325]

If there's a 1/2" gap you have wrong parts somewhere. Front is 100% bolt on.

[markpopaj]

If there's a 1/2" gap you have wrong parts somewhere. Front is 100% bolt on.

I made sure I had everything I needed before I went ahead to do the swap. All parts from the plastic bumper
On the valance, although all the screw holes lined up perfectly, the valance was still off by a little. <that might be the start of my problems.

You see a small 1/4 inch gap on the bottom of the bumper and at the top. I did some searching on a forum, and they said you need to adjust the bumper shocks
How is that possible?

[phenryiv1]

Try hosting the picture somewhere other than google docs.

[Pdxseth]

Did you cut your tow hooks off?


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[markpopaj]

Did you cut your tow hooks off?


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Yeah I cut em off... I just figured it out. When mounting the shocks and side mounts, they need to be held upward when tightening for proper alignment. It's not perfect, there is still a small gap but it's better than it was.

[itskingsteelo]

Did you ever figure this out?? Pictures??