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bumper clips

Post by the shreksta » Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:09 am

hey guys

my 04 facelift 3.0d sport has slightly sagging bumpers (both sides on front and drivers side rear)

on both front and back its where the bumper meetd the wing/rear quarter

do i need to buy genuine bumper clips? if not where can i get some from and how much roughly is it gonna cost to sort out

cheers guys

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Re: bumper clips

Post by the shreksta » Sun Aug 28, 2016 6:24 pm

anybody?

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Re: bumper clips

Post by X5Sport » Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:21 pm

Genuine is best unless you know exactly which ones and their part number which will let you track down alternatives if available.  The BMW ones aren't unique, just easier to get hold of - usually.

Whether I've bought similar things they are usually a few pence, or tens of pence each.
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Re: bumper clips

Post by the shreksta » Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:42 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
Genuine is best unless you know exactly which ones and their part number which will let you track down alternatives if available.  The BMW ones aren't unique, just easier to get hold of - usually.

Whether I've bought similar things they are usually a few pence, or tens of pence each.
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Thx bro, is it a big job?

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Re: bumper clips

Post by X5Sport » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:21 pm

Only done it on an E46, sorry  :-[
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Re: bumper clips

Post by X5-D-Sport » Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:24 pm

Are these the clips... as I have the same saggy bumper to wing droop where the bumper meets the wheel arch...

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