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11-16-2009, 01:00 PM
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How many of you have hit a curb with the lower part of your front bumber and if so, what did you do about it? I've been extremely careful for 3 years not to do it but last weekend I did, putting some major scratches on the lower right front corner of my bumper. Trying to decide if I should fix it or live with it, as it is so easy to do.
11-16-2009, 01:36 PM
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My Ride: 2010 535i M Sport 6MT
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I have an M-Tech aero kit. A piece of scrap metal flew out of a truck bed one lane over and hit my car in the lower lip. It was a 200 USD repair and re-spray job (blend in, no disassembly). Live with it if it doesn't bother you. You could wait a couple of weeks or after winter to decide if you still want to spend the money to repair it.
11-16-2009, 02:14 PM
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My Ride: 2006 BMW 550i
if its not very visible, i'd leave it cause it probably wont be the last time you hit something..........not saying you're a bad driver or anything like that, but you know what i mean. 
11-16-2009, 02:15 PM
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This happened to mine on both sides (before the wife decided the 5 was too big to drive) I happened to be getting body work done at the time so insurance paid for it 
11-16-2009, 02:48 PM
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My Ride: '08 535i sport
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My wife scraped both sides and the underside from curbs etc. I will get it touched up when the lease is up. I gave up worrying about cosmetics in lieu of domestic tranquility, LOL.
11-16-2009, 03:13 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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I haven't done it, but I am VERY careful! 
11-16-2009, 03:30 PM
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My Ride: ActiveHybrid - fully tricked out
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I've done it - and I try to be careful. But obviously not enough. 
I'm leaving it for now, but considering replacing the lower air-dam.
Cheers
I'm leaving it for now, but considering replacing the lower air-dam.
Cheers
11-16-2009, 03:41 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i
Try driving with it for a week. If it still bugs you, then go get it repaired. If it's not dinged too bad it should be a fairly cheap fix. I have hit some front curbs but it has put only minimal scratches on my carbon fiber front lip for my M-tec kit so it's no biggie to me. Lips = looks great and in cases like this they will take the beating instead of your bumper. Consider one!
11-16-2009, 09:49 PM
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My Ride: 2005 Jet Black 545i w/ sport pkg, nav, HUD
Originally Posted by skelevirus' post='1056243' date='Nov 16 2009, 05:15 PM
This happened to mine on both sides (before the wife decided the 5 was too big to drive) I happened to be getting body work done at the time so insurance paid for it
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11-16-2009, 09:55 PM
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
Its not that much to repaint a bumper - if it bothers you enough, just do it. Around where I live a repaint of a bumper is anywhere from 200 to 500 dollars. And the price does not always directly reflect quality.
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