Front Bumper Help!

[tina]

Hello. Avid reader. New poster.

Love my ti, learning more about it every day. First of all, apologies if I'm wasting time with this posting. This is such a basic question, and I've searched to no avail. I was hoping someone could tell me what kind of bumper is on my car??

I want to have the bumper that has the spoiler/lip thing. This doesn't have that. But, it looks kind of like the one I've seen from DDM Tuning. Can I attach a lip to this bumper? Or is this the factory bumper? How do I make it look... well, cooler?

Thank you in advance!!!

[BMW_Hatchback]

welcome

this is what you want: http://www.amazon.com/Series-Style-F.../dp/B0087YNDMI

[BRADESTAR]

Hey welcome. I think your bumper is cool. However, along with the M-style that is linc'd I have seen a glued on lip that would attach to your current bumper. I believe it was Amazon as well.

I can't tell if your's is the active bumper or base because your car is black and you parked on the ceiling! Good luck with the new bumper.

I think that yours has a certain understated elegance to it....

[COOPERDB]

Originally Posted by BMW_Hatchback

welcome

this is what you want: http://www.amazon.com/Series-Style-F.../dp/B0087YNDMI

There are a few of these M Tech E36 front bumpers on ebay -

How much difference is there between the OEM and the aftermarket ones

Quality wise - Are some better than others -

Has anyone tried the ebay front bumpers -

I was told that some of the ebay ones don't extend down as low as the

OEM bumpers do -

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[tina]

I don't know why it posted upside down! I saw a a lip like this posted on another thread, but I wasn't sure if it would fit on what I have.

http://www.amazon.com/92-98-M-tech-S...iglink20903-20

[wolferj-RIP]

Originally Posted by BRADESTAR

Hey welcome. I think your bumper is cool. However, along with the M-style that is linc'd I have seen a glued on lip that would attach to your current bumper. I believe it was Amazon as well.

I can't tell if your's is the active bumper or base because your car is black and you parked on the ceiling! Good luck with the new bumper.

I think that yours has a certain understated elegance to it....

Active package and base bumpers are the same. Some early models (pre 96) have a grey lower section on the front, rear, and sides.

Originally Posted by COOPERDB

There are a few of these M Tech E36 front bumpers on ebay -

How much difference is there between the OEM and the aftermarket ones

Quality wise - Are some better than others -

Has anyone tried the ebay front bumpers -

I was told that some of the ebay ones don't extend down as low as the

OEM bumpers do -

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Originally Posted by tina

I don't know why it posted upside down! I saw a a lip like this posted on another thread, but I wasn't sure if it would fit on what I have.

http://www.amazon.com/92-98-M-tech-S...iglink20903-20

The bumper lip you linked to looks like this;

http://www.318ti.org/gallery/data/1055/calendar/10.jpg

I mounted one on a base bumper and then wrapped it with carbon fiber vinyl wrap.

Every replica M3 style bumper I have seen is the same height, some have an additional lip, some don't. The one that Cedric linked to does, and lower splitters can be added to that as well.

Also, the upside down pics is usually an iphone thing...