Bartman

Brilliant job m8 and a good idea, think mine could do with this sorting out, it's a 2005. A gap like this should'nt exist on a car of this build quality from the factory.

TAmes

I realize I'm resurrecting a very old post here, but I did want to share my experience and thank rodybmw for his very thoughtful post. I am not at all mechanically inclined, but I was able to reduce the bumper gap in my 2010 550i to 3.5 mm, from about 5 mm. This doesn't sound like much -- and it isn't -- but it was always frustrating to me that the gap was so wide: it just seemed sloppy.

My M-tech bumper is OEM, so I didn't think that the foam method would really apply. Instead, I simply used 5 2 mm steel washers and slid them under the panel that rodybmw illustrated. I couldn't find wider washers, but I think I may be able to close the gap even more by slide a polyurethane washer under the steel washer to lift the bumper just a little bit more.

inktoxicated

since your a pro now at taking off that front bumper what other bolts need to be removed other then the 5 torx on the tops?

TAmes

I didn't take the front bumper off completely...I just slid the washers under the 5 torx on the top without taking off the entire bumper.

inktoxicated

yea i mean what bolt other then the 5 on top need to be removed to take bumper off,, are there some near the fog lights or fenderS?

healthservices

http://forums.5serie..._1#entry1238380

Gixman

Does anyone know if the foam insert part numbers listed above will work on my 2008 535xi? I installed the Mtech bumper and I'm do have a bumper/hood gap issue.

resunoiz

thanks for the guide (I made a search some days ago and found nothig). I have the same issue with normal bumper.