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As some of you may know, I have the wrong front bumper on my car:  Obviously the fog lights are missing and those gaping holes really bother me. I want to order these fog light covers from bavauto but I'm not sure they will fit the bumper I have on my car now. Help me out. The bav-auto part numbers are: Part # : 51 11 8 122 449 and Part # : 51 11 8 122 450 __________________  |  |  | | 01-04-2009, 10:09 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
According to realoem, they are both for stock bumpers.
There are different ones for different years and they are left/right.
Neither say M-Tech.
Edit: You don't have a BMW bumper, do you?
Who TF knows what will fit? __________________ ...steven
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As far as I know it's a BMW bumper... __________________ | | | | | 01-04-2009, 11:11 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by DaedHead8  As far as I know it's a BMW bumper... | I don't recall ever seeing a slat over the brake duct. __________________ ...steven
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| | | | | 01-04-2009, 11:14 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 |
I'm at a loss then. I guess I'll order them and if they don't fit I'll resell 'em. If anybody else has any ideas about what my bumper is, let me know. __________________ | | | | | 01-04-2009, 11:18 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
They'll probably fit, or be real close.
I do wonder what changed that there are different blanks for the stock bumper depending pre or post 9/96. __________________ ...steven
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Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti I don't recall ever seeing a slat over the brake duct. | it's just the earlier E36 bumper, the fog deletes should fit fine | | | | | 01-05-2009, 12:27 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak it's just the earlier E36 bumper, the fog deletes should fit fine | An earlier M-Technic bumper? __________________ ...steven
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No I think he means just the earlier regular trim. I think he's right.  __________________ | | | | | 01-07-2009, 08:01 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 |
I ordered them on sunday and they came yesterday (2 days) when I payed for the 5-7 day delivery. That just goes to show you, never pay 20 extra dollars for overnight delivery, it's just a rip off. Anyways, here are some pics of the covers in the bumper, I think it looks sweet:   __________________ | | | | | 01-07-2009, 08:15 PM | #11 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
It definitely looks better than with just the empty holes. Now you just need to "go all the way" and paint them blue. :-)
If your car is wired for fog lights and you have the knob on the dash, you can get a replacement set for about $50. However, given that there's still a bit of mystery about your bumper, it's uncertain that the replacements would mount easily. I'll dig up the URL for the place I got mine if you need it. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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I love ground shipping in the NE, especially from BavAuto. Always comes the next day if I place the order in the morning. Your car looks good btw! __________________ 
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Roadrash, I actually have the fogs, one of the lenses is cracked but they should both work. The problem is the bracket is missing for the foglight on the passenger side. I don't really mind though, I can live without fogs until I order the M replacement bumper from DDM.
Also, I kinda like the way the covers look while black, I've seen it on other cars and I like it more then when I see them painted body color, like on my brothers car. Any other opinions on this? I'm curious.
Edit: I won't be painting anything until the spring anyways, when I order the bumper and hopefully a set of M mirrors as well. I'm really just glad the holes are gone. =) __________________ | | | | |
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