[BillLee]

I would have say the fitment is about 90%.


need to fill in this gap, then everything will be perfect for me.

passenger side is perfect

drivers side is okay


Got Alufelgen wheels mounted also:

[BillLee]

should i get spacers for the wheels? if so what size?

[atwell3993]

I would put 12's or 15's on the back.

[Amir87]

Lookin good!

[CONSTRUCTauto.com]

Looks good! Did you just pop it on or did you use double sided tape to install it? We found that once you install the double sided 3m tape, it pushes the lip out a bit on the bottom so the top openings disappear.
On the side there, if you screw the lip to the bumper inside the wheel well, it will pull the bumper towards the lip and the lip towards the bumper. That gap disappears as well. Ask a shop to install it with the tape and fastners and it will look perfect.

[Craig@SupremePower]

lookin good!!

[iheartsole]

looks great!

[MassBimmer]

It'll look great once everything is fitted!

[Ender514]

i like it

[adamaster]

looks great!

[singhbmw23]

Everything looks great except the gap

[FotiosF90M5]

The most you can go is a 5mm spacer in the rear. you could do a ten but you need the fenders rolled very well. I have a 10mm spacer in the front and a 5mm in the rear.

[Bimmerdriver17]

Nice!

[m3_love]

looks real clean bro! Not stock anymore now~

[retrodrive]

looks very nice! Looking forward till it is actually installed

[datbimmerdoe]

Sweet.

[BillLee]

thanks for the comments.

i should've gotten some bbs ch to match my license plate #. lol

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by CONSTRUCTauto.com

Looks good! Did you just pop it on or did you use double sided tape to install it? We found that once you install the double sided 3m tape, it pushes the lip out a bit on the bottom so the top openings disappear.
On the side there, if you screw the lip to the bumper inside the wheel well, it will pull the bumper towards the lip and the lip towards the bumper. That gap disappears as well. Ask a shop to install it with the tape and fastners and it will look perfect.

i had double sided tape when i did the install, i think its a little too late to adjust it, since the tape is already stuck on there.

Originally Posted by fotios335i

The most you can go is a 5mm spacer in the rear. you could do a ten but you need the fenders rolled very well. I have a 10mm spacer in the front and a 5mm in the rear.

yeah, you're right. i just went out to measure it.

[ska///235i]

Billlee

If you want to cosmetically fix the gap, this is what I did.

Use some small flexible plastic like a coffee straw and just wrap it with vinyl/electric tape. Use this to fill the gaps. You can also shape the edges to snug into the corners.
Hope this help ppl that have the Hartge Lip

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by ska325xi

Billlee

If you want to cosmetically fix the gap, this is what I did.

Use some small flexible plastic like a coffee straw and just wrap it with vinyl/electric tape. Use this to fill the gaps. You can also shape the edges to snug into the corners.
Hope this help ppl that have the Hartge Lip

yeah i was thinking about stuffing something in those gaps but i didn't know if it would really help.

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by Boondoggler

While I think I may be the only one who cares about it, it was really buggin me, so here is DIY on how I dealt with the gaps on the pillars (note: I jump back and forth between the left and right pillars in the pictures as I picked the photos that were least blurry):

Here is the before pic of the wide gap at the top of the pillar that I didn't like. IMO when you were standing in front of the car, looking down at the front bumper, these gaps gave the lip a bit of a cheap, aftermarket, "slapped on" look:



I went to Pep Boys and bought some bumper repair epoxy from Bondo for about $5.00. Like all epoxy products, it comes with two tubes that you have to mix together, and then it starts to cure and harden. I thought this would be a good product as it was both flexible when it was dry, and could be painted. It is also black, and I have a dark monaco blue car, so I thought that would help. I tested several solvents to see what would work to clean the epoxy off the lip/bumper, and found that Acetone worked well:



To apply the bumper epoxy, I used toothpicks and some popsicle sticks trimmed to a point:



To avoid making a mess all over the bumper/lip I used painters tape.



As you apply the bumper epoxy, be liberal with it. While it is still liquid, it will seep down into the gap, so keep applying it until it no longer seeps down, then you can use the sticks to smooth it out and remove as much excess as possible. You have to work quickly, as it gets pretty stiff in about 5 minutes. As it starts to stiffen, about 2-3 minutes from the time you apply it, you'll want to remove the painters tape. I was afraid if it was left on after the epoxy had totally set up, it would pull the epoxy out once it was removed. Prior to removing the painters tape, lightly soak an area of a cloth towel (not a paper towel or cotton ball as they will leave paper/cotton residue stuck to the curing epoxy) with acetone and smooth out the epoxy removing additional excess epoxy. Remove the tape and continue to clean up the area with the acetone soaked cloth. Be careful not to overdo it with the acetone as it can cloud your clearcoat and require you to go back later and buff the clearcoat.

Here is how it came out:



My original plan was to paint the bumper epoxy with several layers of touch-up paint and a couple layers of clear coat. But at this point, it looks so good, that I think I have a better chance of making it look worse with touch-up than better. Having a very dark car, and the fact that the bumper epoxy is black, makes me think I should just leave it as it is.

If you have either a black or monaco blue car, and have installed the Hartge lip and have the gap issue I had, this is a great way to improve the look. I'm very pleased with how it came out.

anyone else tried this?

[bimmer01]

I really like the look!