5Series.net - Forums - [Review] eBay M5 Replica Bumper

I just picked up my car with it's newly installed bumper and I'm so happy with the result, I thought I'd give other members a vote of confidence in buying aftermarket parts (especially risky when it comes to body work). I know seeing this thread before I pulled the trigger would have helped me.

To start, my car's configuration makes finding compatible parts a pretty difficult task. It's an LCI model with PDC, so finding the right bumper in stock somewhere took a long time. While I was shopping around, I inquired with all the big online tuning shops we are all familiar with. But the product I wanted was on backorder from each and every vendor.

So why'd I go with eBay? Because I did a lot of research and I realized the bumper I was buying is the exact same quality (probably even made in the same factory) as the one's sold elsewhere for considerable markup.

So in short for $269 I got:

Same quality for nearly half the price
Free UPS Ground shipping (no BS with greyhound or whatever)
All mounting hardware an accessories included (fogs too!)

Here's my price breakdown, with shipping and all fees/tax included

$269 Replica BMW M5 bumper for post-LCI e60s with PDC with fogs
$350 Paint
$150 Installation
$15 Nokya 55w 9006 yellow fog lights
$6 9006 to H8 wiring harness adapters for fog lights

In total it cost me exactly $790 and about a weeks worth of time from the day I placed the order to have the finished product sitting in my driveway. As far as fitment goes, the body shop didn't have to adjust anything except for drilling through the driver's side impact foam for proper PDC fitment.

This pricing could of course fluctuate depending on which shop you go to etc. But I have two thumps up for my eBay bumper.

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