[ahlbe1cl]

Originally Posted by Ozzie335i

Why do people mod their cars to look like M3s?

OP, if this is an e90 or 92, have it fixed as indicated and love your car for a few more years.

People mod their cars for various reasons...mainly to make theirs look different than the roughly 3,000,000 other e90’s that were produced. I could be wrong on that number, pure guess, no research was done...

The look of an M3 is sometimes more attractive than the thought of owning, maintaining, and feeding an M3.

[prkr]

Originally Posted by Sparkee

Regarding the OP question about being totaled, my car wasn't after I hit a buck deer a few years back. Jumped out in front of me on a 55MPH divided highway and then just looked at me while I hit it. Image after the incident:



~$7500 to fix, but not totaled. Bumper, headlight, engine cover, radiator & shroud, some hoses, hood, right side fender & liner, and miscellany. Seems like yours is in much better shape.

Thanks for sharing, that makes me feel a lot better.

[prkr]

Originally Posted by Ozzie335i

Why do people mod their cars to look like M3s?

OP, if this is an e90 or 92, have it fixed as indicated and love your car for a few more years.

The m3 front bumper looks a lot more aggressive in my opinion, don't get me wrong though I don't think I would ever put an m3 hood or m3 badge on my car haha

[Efthreeoh]

OP,

I've had two accidents with deer, once on the right side front 12 years ago, and just this past April on the left side front. I'm well familiar with the front-end components. Best case you only need a hood, front bumper cover, grills, and trim pieces above the grille. I have a May 2018 quote from a BMW-certified body shop, here are the separate repair prices for the various body panels involved with your accident; this is parts, labor and refinishing:

Grills and Bumper .. - $1,389.30
Hood .................... - $1,148.30

Now, if the core support (radiator support) is damaged that's additional:
Radiator Support ..... - $929.37

Hopefully the core support is undamaged. It's hard to tell from the pics posted however. Now to give you some comfort... my car is 12 years old with 349,000 miles on it and the insurance company valued it at $4,300 (May 2018). I'm sure you car is valued way above $4,300 probably close to $6,500 or more. KBB the value to see. You use the retail value, not the trade in value. It looks like worst case the damage is about $3,500 on a $7,000 car, so you are far away from it being totaled. Even if it was totaled, you'd get it fixed anyway since there is no structural damage.

I bought my car back as salvage and fixing it.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by El Cheapo Loco

You really dodged a bullet there with the headlights untouched. These cars can easily be totaled with cracked headlights and airbags. As mentioned above, it should be around $1500-$2000 depending on how they deal with the hood. Add a few hundred for any broken bits underneath.

So I just went through this with the headlights. I told the body shop to price as many used parts as they could for the estimate. The used parts are almost 80% of new prices for the same parts with a 20% discount when ordering on line, so it's a bit of a racket.

Regarding headlights... My repair quote came back as $1,062 for a used left headlight. Online OE BMW part is $1,073; MSRP is $1,350. Keep in mind the new part does not include the HID bulb, HID ballast, and highbeam motor controller. Hella and ZKW are BMW OEM suppliers. You can buy new OEM headlights for $750, but again without the electronics and bulb. I found one for $645 used, and it wasn't in the best of shape either (I later found upon delivery and inspection). I had to make a minor repair to it. The ballast electronics box shows signs of impact. I tested the light and the HID lit for about 15 seconds then quit. I'm hoping the light is not damaged more than the cosmetics I found and repaired. I'm concerned the high beam shutter is damaged.

Blabbering on just expanding on your point that the adaptive headlights have turned out to be problematic years later when needing replacement; they are ridiculously overpriced.

[6ixSpd]

M3 parts on non-Ms never look right because of the proportions. And they haven't since the E36 as that car shared the whole body with the non-M. On E46 and E9X they look like shit as it simply doesn't flow with the car. The M3 fronts look like a dude with a huge jaw but scrawny physique. It just doesn't pull it off. :

[Eddien123]

Originally Posted by prkr

Definitely considering the front bumper but I feel like an m3 hood on a 328i would look pretty ricey haha

M3 bumpers and hood on any non M3 is ricey. Good call.

[LoneWolfPistol]

Should cost you around 700-900 ( unpainted ) then 1000-1200 painted. if your going to the dealership. My advise would be to purchase an aftermarket m3 bumper if not the oem.

[Swizzie7]

Definitely not totaled, and I would recommend M Sport Bumper...

[prkr]

Figured I'd give some closure to this thread. Insurance totaled it out and wrote me a check for $9k. Ended up getting an f30 https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1577118

Until next time e90post, you can find me on the f30 forum now

[Bimmer_Engineer]

Originally Posted by prkr

Figured I'd give some closure to this thread. Insurance totaled it out and wrote me a check for $9k. Ended up getting an f30 https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1577118

Until next time e90post, you can find me on the f30 forum now

Shocking that they would total it out for that amount of damage...but good for you...

[delmarco]

Originally Posted by Ozzie335i

Why do people mod their cars to look like M3s?
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because it is cheaper than buying an M3

I don't get it either.

[apexit4]

Originally Posted by delmarco

because it is cheaper than buying an M3

I don't get it either.

It's because of the aggressive look. When I was looking for my E90 I only searched for M-Sport versions because I liked the sporty look and didnt find base look very appealing.

I see nothing wrong with upgrading the exterior as long as most of the accompanying parts are installed. Just putting an M3 bumper on a base E90 and not doing things like suspension/rear bumper/etc will make stand out in a bad way.

[Fritzer]

Originally Posted by mweisdorfer

Time to get an M3 front bumper & m3 replica hood

[Fritzer]

Originally Posted by prkr

Figured I'd give some closure to this thread. Insurance totaled it out and wrote me a check for $9k. Ended up getting an f30 https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1577118

Until next time e90post, you can find me on the f30 forum now

I'm astonished they gave you that much for that little damage and totaled the car out. If you don't mind, what was the mileage at the time of total? Which insurance company did you have?