Euro Bumpers

[Evan12]

on the front euro bumpers do they have a space specially for euro plates? i notice on some of the members e30's there is an indent where the euro plate is supposed to go. is this cuz of a euro bumper? how do you get that?

[Court M3]

I'm lost. Euro bumpers do have a space in the center trim for the plate.

[Edev]

Are you talking about the real euro bumpers, such as, the small metal ones? If so, then yes. They come with a euro plate holder for it. If you search under my name, I have a ton of pictures of my old euro bumpered e30.

[Evan12]

I'm lost. Euro bumpers do have a space in the center trim for the plate.

so euro pumpers have a space/indent for euro plates? i notice on some e30s the euro plate fits clean, like it is meant to go there. on my us spec it sticks out cuz it is obviously not meant for a euro plate.

[Holland]

Euro bumpers have a recess for a full euro plate, US bumpers don't obviously due to us having smaller plates. Not the main reason people switch to euro bumpers though. I believe though, on plastic bumpers, you can switch out the trim to euro trim to fit the full plate properly.

[Evan12]

alright thanks.

[RainierHooker]

Just to clear up any confusion...

Early North American Bumpers (84-88, pic is my '84 325e, before the swap):


Early Euro/ROW Bumpers (84-87, pic is my '84 325e w/ euro bumps but before euro valence):


Late US Bumpers (89-91, Avery0829's 325i):


Late Euro/ROW Bumpers (89-93, pic is an Aussie Spec 316i I found on google):


The early model NA-Spec bumpers are completly different in every way from the Euro/ROW-spec bumpers. Yes, the Euro/ROW bumpers have a plate mount for the European style plate. The late model bumpers themselves are the same whether Euro or NA-spec. They only differ in the black rubber moulding. The NA-Spec ones have side-markers while the Euro/Rest-of-World bumpers do not.

[lbreevesii]

Its a little hard to tell, whats the diff on the newer cars exactly? Looks like the recess is about as wide, but there isn't a lot of contrast in the US pic.

[RainierHooker]

The only difference is the black moulding, specifically on the sides of the bumper. The US ones have the side-marker/reflectors mounted there, while the Euro/ROW version does not. They have their side markers (called repeaters) mounted on the fender behind the front wheel wells.