[ejade]

Hey everyone, first time poster! I got this 2008 328i a little over a week ago, I know basically all BMWs have scraping on the lower bumper lip from going over speed bumps but I think it looks really ugly! I am planning on getting an ez lip or something similar but I would like to fix the scuffs before doing so. I know nothing about cars so I turned to YouTube, I thought there would be tons of videos but I only found one relayed to this issue surprisingly. In the video a plastic bumper repair kit was used to sand, fill in any dings/deep scrapes then primer was applied along with the vehicle’s paint (aerosol spray) and a clear coat. Seems like it would be fairly easy but I’ve never done anything like that before so I’m a little on the fence. Does anyone have any other suggestions how to fix the scuffs?

[codeterrorist]

Without actually fixing it, which you know would require a good amount of time and accepting that the end result might not look very professional since you stated you have never done such thing before, the next best thing would be to get splitters like this one

https://www.amazon.ca/Except-Bumper-...f-fa04f1ca0da8

That one will require paint, but you can also get some that look like carbonfiber or you can get them paint matched. I believe on ebay.

just make sure that it is for a pre-LCI car (2006 ~ 2008 3 series) since the standard bumper changed style in 2009.

[ejade]

Originally Posted by codeterrorist

Without actually fixing it, which you know would require a good amount of time and accepting that the end result might not look very professional since you stated you have never done such thing before, the next best thing would be to get splitters like this one

https://www.amazon.ca/Except-Bumper-...f-fa04f1ca0da8

That one will require paint, but you can also get some that look like carbonfiber or you can get them paint matched. I believe on ebay.

just make sure that it is for a pre-LCI car (2006 ~ 2008 3 series) since the standard bumper changed style in 2009.

Not sure if I’m doing this right, but thanks for the info!!

[KKevin]

Originally Posted by ejade

Not sure if I’m doing this right, but thanks for the info!!

My E90 has those same marks underneath on both sides. I bought the lip referenced above and painted it to cover the marks up.

[tcphoto]

An Aero lip would be my choice to cover it up, I had one on my car before replacing with a Sport bumper.