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Found a 1M fiberglsss bumper on eBay

Old Nov 11, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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BMW E60 M5 1M Front Bumper Bodykit Built in Lip Spoiler | eBay

Really tempting except for the fact that it's made of fiberglass.
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 07:00 PM
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You might want to dig deeper researching this before you pull the trigger.

https://5series.net/forums/e60-parts...-550-a-142955/
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 02:37 PM
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don't do it, I have a buddy that bought one of those hybrid duraflex bumper, and it's crap.
luckily the bodyshop that did the work was also another friend, otherwise, the bodyshop will not even take on the task.

it was flimsy - had to re-enforce some of the area
wavey as hell - a lot more work than expected to resurface some of the area
had to force, massage, rework some of the area that was joining to the car body, otherwise it leaves a huge gap.
the coating they spray it with, hides a lot of the defects, especially area that was lacking material, or wasn't done properly which had a lot of pitting.

not worth it
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 09:10 PM
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I've heard quite a lot that the duraflex ones are absolute POS, but the reason I posted this one is it seems to be a one-of custom made fiberglass piece. Similar to what this guy was doing:

https://5series.net/forums/group-buy...er-e60-133990/

I don't know, I just thought it was interesting.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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read the product description on the ebay page -


This auction is for a new 1M Front bumper made of Fiberglass. We ordered this for our show car but decided to go a carbon route so this is up for sale. Our loss is your gain.

999.00 for a Fiberglass bumper???

The one Simon was offering are two polyurethane bumper fused together....or whatever our oem bumpers are made of.

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