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      05-30-2022, 06:59 PM   #1
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E92 M3 Bumper Not Sitting Flush

I bought an e92 that had a minor front impact (back into in parking lot) and the bumper was replaced.

It doesn't really set flush (see pics). If I push up from the bottom of the bumper it is flush, but as soon as I let go it sags.

Any thoughts on how to get this flush again? Maybe a trip to a body shop?
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      05-31-2022, 10:39 AM   #2
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I'd adjust the hood and see how it sits.
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Two things to consider.
1) the passenger side between fender and bumper isn't tight enough. It has a gap. Not sure what you have on the driver side as no pic is shown. Unsure if you let it stay down low to match the middle portion of bumper's gap.
2) I switched to M3 rep and had a little bit of gap in the middle area too. I stacked flat washers below the bumper and then ran the large black screws through the top to get the desired height. You will have to experiment with number of washers used. It was either 2 or 3 that I ended up with.
*looks normal now.
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      06-02-2022, 10:54 AM   #4
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My previous car wasn't in an accident but had the same issue when I switched to the M3 rep bumper. I used some adhesive and put a shim on the underside of the top of the bumper to get the desired height. Worked perfectly.
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My previous car wasn't in an accident but had the same issue when I switched to the M3 rep bumper. I used some adhesive and put a shim on the underside of the top of the bumper to get the desired height. Worked perfectly.
My input above is basically same concept as what you did. Shim the underneath of the top mounts to desired height. I used washers as this let me "dial it in".
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      06-09-2022, 05:47 PM   #6
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Yup, thick washers under the top middle section of the bumper to get it to have a decent gap all the way around. I think it's just the nature/shape of the M3 rep bumpers
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