Front Bumper Gap

renaissance · 03-09-2013, 01:17 AM

Hi, this is my first time that I notice the gap of my front bumper is that BIG. Is it normal? Or I minimize the gap by release and tighten the 4 upper screws on the bumper trim? Thanks!

InterJon · 03-09-2013, 05:11 AM

Normal.

mlhj83 · 03-09-2013, 05:53 AM

All the gaps are normal, leave it alone.

phrozen06 · 03-09-2013, 06:02 AM

it's normal

///M Power-Belgium · 03-09-2013, 07:22 AM

When this is a Oem. bumper ???
Than for me....it's.... NOT NORMAL !!!
I just measured mine... and gaps of mine ar - 2 mm (7 mm) , so smaller !
So the result for me is...NOT normal !

dreamspeed · 03-09-2013, 09:30 AM

Personally I've found the body panels on the M3 to horribly misaligned for a car in its price bracket .... I just tend to forget about it the moment I start the car

gatorfast · 03-09-2013, 10:05 AM

Normal - mine is the same way

JJunkins · 03-09-2013, 10:28 AM

Seems like you need to open your hood and give it a good slam. Mine does something similar, leaving a gap on either the left or right side.

j2m · 03-09-2013, 10:52 AM

Your front bumper is not aligned correctly, it's especially noticeable around the headlight.
Has the front bumper been removed?
It should be fairly easy to correct.
Here is a good pic of how it should look

Mr. ///M3 RD · 03-09-2013, 10:52 AM

Mine is 3/16" left and right of the centre (just below the BMW logo) and 1/4" dead centre just below the logo. On my Benz the gap everywhere is just a shade above 1/8"

This is how it is checked in the factory using a plastic feeler gauge ...

fuddman · 03-09-2013, 11:30 AM

I had the same reaction as you when I first got mine and saw a similar problem. Definitely not optimal. When I looked under the hood, though, I saw, what appeared to be, hood adjusting points. So, I think it's a fixable thing.

///M Power-Belgium · 03-09-2013, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j2m

Your front bumper is not aligned correctly, it's especially noticeable around the headlight.
Has the front bumper been removed?
It should be fairly easy to correct.
Here is a good pic of how it should look

03-09-2013, 01:17 AM	#1
renaissance Private First Class 70 Rep 171 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Taipei iTrader: (0)	Front Bumper Gap Hi, this is my first time that I notice the gap of my front bumper is that BIG. Is it normal? Or I minimize the gap by release and tighten the 4 upper screws on the bumper trim? Thanks! Attached Images
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InterJon Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	Normal.
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mlhj83 Scythe-Meister 90 Rep 1,053 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 ZCP \| F80 M3 CS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London iTrader: (0)	All the gaps are normal, leave it alone.
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phrozen06 Lieutenant Colonel 229 Rep 1,773 Posts Drives: 328it, RIP M3, E46 Sold Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 39°27'33"N 77°58'04"W W. Virgina, Kansas iTrader: (2)	it's normal __________________
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///M Power-Belgium General 63316 Rep 24,655 Posts Drives: ///M3-E92-DCT Silverstone II Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	When this is a Oem. bumper ??? Than for me....it's.... NOT NORMAL !!! I just measured mine... and gaps of mine ar - 2 mm (7 mm) , so smaller ! So the result for me is...NOT normal ! Last edited by ///M Power-Belgium; 03-09-2013 at 07:45 AM..
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dreamspeed Lieutenant Colonel 261 Rep 1,616 Posts Drives: 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Personally I've found the body panels on the M3 to horribly misaligned for a car in its price bracket .... I just tend to forget about it the moment I start the car __________________
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gatorfast Major General 4995 Rep 6,862 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	Normal - mine is the same way
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JJunkins M3GAHTZ 13 Rep 232 Posts Drives: 2014 S4 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Seems like you need to open your hood and give it a good slam. Mine does something similar, leaving a gap on either the left or right side.
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fuddman Major 354 Rep 1,405 Posts Drives: 528-maybe Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I had the same reaction as you when I first got mine and saw a similar problem. Definitely not optimal. When I looked under the hood, though, I saw, what appeared to be, hood adjusting points. So, I think it's a fixable thing.
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