Tucked DBs - How to avoid the gap between bumper and moulding?

[txtorquemade]

You guys that tuck the DBs....how do you avoid a gap between the bumper and the black moulding? Some Ive seen tucked dont have the gap, so it seems and others do. I really dont like the gap, it looks unfinished.

Is there some trick, or something you can use to fill the gap?

Any idea would be appreciated. Im buying a 87 325is and might tuck. But not if its going to leave a gap.

Thanks.... you guys rock.

[Aptyp]

you need to grind down your molding... tucked in bumper touches molding underneath and that's what causing molding to come up.

[txtorquemade]

Aptyp...thanks, but I guess I have to look at it to understand that. Any pics or DIY on this anywhere.

OK OK ...ILL search.. later.

[delatlanta1281]

Too much tuck looks retarted. Get yourself some plastic bumper shocks, bolt those to your DBs, and call it a day.

[txtorquemade]

I assume you mean to replace the stock bumper shocks with plastic bumper shocks? If IM going to do all that wouldnt it be just as easy to do a plastic bumper swap? Have to remove the DBs ... to do that right?

[Leaf]

Plastic bumper swap can be some big $$$$$. The shocks you can get pretty cheap if you know where to look.

[Aptyp]

i have shocks and brackets for plastic bumpers. Eventually I'll find bumpers :)



... and sell them

[Stephen]

Ive got some 88 shocks, for a mild tuck.

[StereoInstaller1]

Just don't tuck 100%, then shoot lag bolts into the bumper shocks.

[funcrew]

I painted my DB's black and tucked them - I think they looked better stock.

[ethree]

I took the shrouds off and went with maximum tuckage, it looks alright on the front and very unfinished on the back.

[E30Kaiser]

i have shocks and brackets for plastic bumpers. Eventually I'll find bumpers :)



... and sell them

How about you just sell me the shocks and brackets and we call it done? :P

[E30 Cabrio]

If you have black shrouds and not painted body colored ones, a bit of heat applied to them will help them "wrap" around the bumper but you need to be careful as too much heat will damage them.

Bumper shocks from a vert should also work for a partial tuck.

[NJGreenBudd]

I did the tuck the other day on the front and was not pleased with the result. I actually untucked the shocks and bolted them back in their original length. Just didn't look good, mostly because of the gap between the bumper and trim. Quite a disappointment after getting sprayed with that nasty oil too. Might give it another shot after reading some of this but probably not.

[straight6pwr]

moldings can be tweaked to fit better. just play with their alignment before tightening down the bolts. the front works pretty well on its own, the back needs some finesse. i could tell you exactly what i did, but making you figure it out is better.

no gaps(except where the moldings are wavy), bumpers fully tucked: