I bought a front bumper on ebay and paid $300 for it. It is in good condition but must have been painted 39,001 times; 1/8" thick paint!!! Oh Well, it chips right off.
Anyways I removed the US bumper and hoisted the Euro up; my goodness, the car looks like it was meant to. Now all I need to do is fabricate some mounts to make it fit correctly and it will be ready for stripping.
Anyone have a lead on a rear EURO bumper assembly?
Cheers,
Blake
BTW - For those that own US cars...do yourself a favor and inspect behind your bumpers for corrosion; most of my bolts were rotting away.
It might well be that the later euro 'highline' Aluminium bumper (all Euro 635s mid '87 on) is just like the US versions (someone else will know this for sure). They certainly have shock absorbers built in and are very heavy....
Its just that a rear chrome bumper (>87) might not be such an easy fit onto a car originally fitted with the 'highline' style one; there is a different panel fitted below the rear lights and there may be other differences too.
Faced with rusty chrome bumpers I bought a pair of the Aluminium ones a while back, thinking that they would be lightweight and corrosion resistant. I had intended to extend the Aluminium parts round the sides by welding, and rigidly mount them (I don't much like the look of the plastic side pieces). Only when I got them home did I realise that;
Well I think that is what commonly happens. In fact I think that the bumper I bought was from someone who wanted to bolt it on and realized that fabrication is needed to mount it.
Brucey wrote:....Faced with rusty chrome bumpers I bought a pair of the Aluminium ones a while back, thinking that they would be lightweight and corrosion resistant. I had intended to extend the Aluminium parts round the sides by welding, and rigidly mount them (I don't much like the look of the plastic side pieces). Only when I got them home did I realise that;
a) they weigh a TON and
b) they won't easily fit, either.
-one of my less good plans then.....
You could always swap 'em for a pair of wing panels.....
I got the front bumper with spoiler and sideskirts from this car:
When I'll get those parts shipped from Germany I will do the same change that you are after.
Please, keep posting what fabrication will be made for proper fitting.
My soon to be front bumper:
chevale wrote:I got the front bumper with spoiler and sideskirts from this car:
When I'll get those parts shipped from Germany I will do the same change that you are after.
Please, keep posting what fabrication will be made for proper fitting.
My soon to be front bumper:
I got an early bumper; not cutouts for lights. Nice buy my friend.
As soon as I get it fabbed I will take some pics for you.
That's an interesting looking spoiler you've got there - I'd hazard a guess to say an early aftermarket that's been very well thought out - cut-outs for for fog lamps, cooling intakes for brake cooling and and a big lower lip acting like a splitter. I's a real nice looking piece.
Are there any identifying marks around the spoiler to show where it came from ?
Yes, it's a very first time that I see such a piece also. Sure, it request some work, but I like the shape and, especially, the price (thanks to SIX35 who posted link on auction in the sale section).
I do not have it yet, but when I'll get it I'll check out for any ID. It might be an early Shnitzer piece, since the sideskirts of this car come from this manufacturer.
Chevale: I am sure the sideskirts in the photo are Zender mfg. The same as on my sixer as well as many euro sixers I have seen. However, I do not recognize the front spoiler at all. Interesting to find ot the mfg (possibly Zender but that is just a guess).
Jrcalvin,
Thanks for the correction about sideskirts. I just had info from a seller who wasn't sure for 100%.
I'll post the spoiler manufacturer if I'll find any stamps when I'll get the parts.
Meanwhile, I got the new headlights to be installed.
Old ones out of car:
and new:
Still waiting for headlights buckets and plastic shields to arrive.
I am curious about your shipping cost from Germany to Canada for such a large item as a front spoiler assy? I have had many BMW parts shipped to me from Germany but when it came to a front spoiler it had to ship airfreight as opposed to Deutscher Post or DHL.
In order to have 1 of my Alpina spoilers shipped from Germany I found it easier to ship it by Deutsche Post - after cutting the Alpina fiberglass spoiler in half to fit within the max size limits. The alpina fiberglass spoiler is easily fiber-glassed back together unlike a standard urethane BMW euro spoiler.
I am curious about your shipping cost from Germany to Canada for such a large item as a front spoiler assy? I have had many BMW parts shipped to me from Germany but when it came to a front spoiler it had to ship airfreight as opposed to Deutscher Post or DHL.
In order to have 1 of my Alpina spoilers shipped from Germany I found it easier to ship it by Deutsche Post - after cutting the Alpina fiberglass spoiler in half to fit within the max size limits. The alpina fiberglass spoiler is easily fiber-glassed back together unlike a standard urethane BMW euro spoiler.
Jrcalvin,
I don't know yet how I will ship all goods from Germany; I'll have four wheels with tires, front bumper with spoiler, side skirts and, possibly, rear bumper.
Meanwhile I am trying to get all this stuff together to my friend's basement in Dortmund, then I'll find the way to ship.
I just wasn't able to resist on price for the parts I needed in German ebay.
I would suggest Kuehne & Nagel (kn-portal.com) and I am sure they have an office in Dortmund. Have your friend in Dortmund contact the office/shipping broker there. Load it all on a pallet and ship it airfreight. It will take 3 days to get to you.
jrcalvin wrote:I would suggest Kuehne & Nagel (kn-portal.com) and I am sure they have an office in Dortmund. Have your friend in Dortmund contact the office/shipping broker there. Load it all on a pallet and ship it airfreight. It will take 3 days to get to you.
john
Thanks, John,
I'll try them when all parts will be collected in one place.
