Bumper Solutions

[IRON-E]

I'm hoping this not a repost but for the people not wanting to poke holes in their OEM shocks for the early models, this maybe a good solution to the hideous warping of the bumper covers on the DBs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-FRONT-Bumper-solution-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem483778e5fbQQitemZ310168315387QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[MR 325]

Barely even tucked for $90? Don't think so.

[JasonC]

No thanks, drilling is free.

[rThor432]

Ha the car in the picture just has '88 bumper shocks .. I dont see what is so special? I've picked those up in the boneyard for $3 several times.

Run into the back of your truck's tow hitch-- that'll tuck your bumper nicely for free.

[IRON-E]

Hahahahaha, I agree on the backing into tow hitches or poking hole for less than $5 bucks.

I just thought that this might be a cleaner solution.

[Aptyp]

how is this any cleaner of a solution? it's a rip-off. Especially since those still poke out so much.

[IRON-E]

how is this any cleaner of a solution? it's a rip-off. Especially since those still poke out so much.

No wrinkles on the bumper covers and yes you're right it does still look like a buck tooth DB car.

[JasonC]

What does wrinkles on the bumper covers have to do with tucking? The covers wrinkle even with the bumpers untucked.

[IRON-E]

What does wrinkles on the bumper covers have to do with tucking? The covers wrinkle even with the bumpers untucked.

I never personaly did it but my friend who did the tuck, ended up with the wrinkles afterwards. Maybe too much sun heat on an old piece of plastic?

[JasonC]

plastic+old age+heat will cause them to warp.

[rThor432]

plastic+old age+heat will cause them to warp.

Yep, that is going to happen regardless of the bumper tuck.. Thanks to the climate here we dont see much warpage. It happens a ton in areas that see extreme hot or cold cycles. I've seen bumper surrounds go crazy in Canada (used to sell a bunch of bumper surrounds to guys there)...

[foofopps]

way too expensive for something that can be done for free and actually looks better, i can't believe people actually buy these