Removing front bumper without removing wheels?

zaim3 · 07-09-2020, 01:16 PM

Is it possible & feasible to remove the bumper without removing the wheels?

I dont have a jack at the moment but need to work on the headlights.

da jemster · 07-09-2020, 06:49 PM

Gonna be tight. If your'e using 3/8 sockets

kayha12 · 07-09-2020, 07:48 PM

Doable, I've done it a few times. It's just very tight pulling back the fender liner and getting the 2 bolts that attach the bumper to the fender

jun_e92 · 07-10-2020, 05:23 PM

You can turn the wheel to the right to remove the two bolts on the left of the bumper, and then turn the wheel to the left to remove the two bolts on the right of the bumper.

07-09-2020, 01:16 PM	#1
zaim3 Enlisted Member 13 Rep 42 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2019 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	Removing front bumper without removing wheels? Is it possible & feasible to remove the bumper without removing the wheels? I dont have a jack at the moment but need to work on the headlights.
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da jemster Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 230 Posts Drives: E46 M3,E93 M3,F22 M235i,i1 i3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Gonna be tight. If your'e using 3/8 sockets __________________ '04 E46, '08 E93, '16 F22 M235i, '17 i01 i3
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kayha12 Second Lieutenant 331 Rep 285 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Frederick, MD iTrader: (1)	Doable, I've done it a few times. It's just very tight pulling back the fender liner and getting the 2 bolts that attach the bumper to the fender __________________ NASA Mid Atlantic - *TT3 #97* '12 E92 M3 ZCP Sponsored by Andrewtech Automotive
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jun_e92 Second Lieutenant 141 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Bay Area， CA iTrader: (3)	You can turn the wheel to the right to remove the two bolts on the left of the bumper, and then turn the wheel to the left to remove the two bolts on the right of the bumper.
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