e92 Front Bumper Removal DIY

e92 Front Bumper Removal DIY
AU335
08-25-2007

Tools
1. 8mm Socket
2. T30 Torx Driver

Required Screws that hold the bumper on.

Step 1: Click here to read the entire tutorial

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By darkphantom on 07-13-2008, 06:02 PM

lol damn, alotta work but worth it I guess. might have done this instead of masking and painting my mesh...

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By WCM3 on 08-23-2008, 05:00 PM

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Thanks for the DIY. Needed to do this today to replace my lower grilles. Very easy process..but I was just coming off putting a custom turbo on my e36 m3 so it wasn't difficult at all. $80 shipped for black lower grilles..

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By pcarela on 11-23-2008, 10:24 AM

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Thanx to your DIY I was able to change my headlamps.

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By Prowess Symphony on 12-15-2008, 08:41 AM

Is it possible to take enough of the lower screws out, to reach your hand up and remove the lower grilles without having to take the whole bumper off?

Im worried about the headlight washer springs, since I dont even know what they are.

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By raceyBMW on 12-16-2008, 01:32 AM

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Might be possible, especially if you have it up on ramps or jack stands. Still, you will have to bend the bumper out far enough for the grilles to clear the intercooler, and this may still stretch out the springs on the headlight washers.

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By lsdless on 01-12-2009, 05:42 PM

Thanks for the writeup! I was able to swap out my lower grills in 30 min. Did you figure out how to do this on your own?

#50

By thegeneral101 on 04-26-2009, 10:18 AM

pic don't seem to be working?

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By peopleontheradio on 04-27-2009, 12:49 PM

thanks for the diy! got to take my lower out grills out and paint them with ease!

#52

By golfinz on 06-20-2009, 10:20 PM

This was perfect....sucks that it you have to do this to remove/replace the lower grills but its soooo worth it. Took me 2.5hrs from start to finish, by myself

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By Nutballa on 02-23-2010, 07:07 PM

Nice! Just what I was looking for! 5/5!

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By bimmertt on 04-06-2010, 10:24 PM

any way to get the DIY pics back up? was going to do this DIY this weekend to replace the lower grills =/

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By NateSD on 04-08-2010, 02:24 PM

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I need to remove my bumper, anybody have the pics to go along with the directions?? it look like they are gone

Thank you!

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By mikechow on 04-20-2010, 07:24 PM

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Thanks for the DIY! I was able to remove bumper even without the pics up and I'm the type of guy that rather pay people to do the work than get my hands dirty.

It's really easy as you just follow directions (all screws are counted in each step) and look around a bit. It's all there if you have a e92.

Goodluck guys!

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By jeanchristophele on 06-24-2010, 03:01 PM

THANK YOU... after searching for 30 minutes.

#58

By wluk on 08-06-2010, 07:27 PM

Does anyone know how much the bumper approximately weight? Thanks.

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By raceyBMW on 08-06-2010, 07:56 PM

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10 pounds at most.

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By MonacoTT on 09-28-2010, 02:13 AM

Found this link with the original pictures in tact!

http://www.billswebspace.com/e92FrontBumperRemoval.htm

#61

By MegaTron on 09-30-2010, 02:12 PM

What happen to all the pictures?

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By techlogik on 10-13-2010, 11:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MonacoTT

Found this link with the original pictures in tact!

http://www.billswebspace.com/e92FrontBumperRemoval.htm

Thank you!

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By vishaltb on 06-01-2011, 07:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MonacoTT

Found this link with the original pictures in tact!

http://www.billswebspace.com/e92FrontBumperRemoval.htm

is there a big difference between the e92 and e90 front bumper in terms of removal? i have an e90, the original DIY up above links are no good.

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By TypeC on 06-05-2011, 02:15 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raceyBMW

Yeah, I had an issue with the headlight washers as well. You can actually take the springs and cover off the headlight washer arm and try to compress them some. Since they are already stretched, just open the cover enough so you can grab the headlight washer arm and pull it out. Detach the springs from the arm (the just slip out) and let it go. Then just grab the headlight washer arm and pull it back out to them back on. Mine were a little loose, but after a couple days they compressed again, and are flush just like they were before I took the bumper off.

How do they get stretched-out, as I thought the entire assembly comes off with the bumper cover?

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By GFoBMW on 07-19-2011, 11:33 AM

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THANK YOU!

This looks AWESOME, and will help me tremendously.

HOWEVER, I noticed that as of the time of my viewing (July 19, 2011) a fair number of the pictures in your instructions are missing... can you update the pictures, or let me know of another way to view the full manual you have posted here?

Thanks again!!

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