e46 Bumper Question

[Anonymoose]

I'm looking for a new front bumper at the moment and just wanted to confirm whether or not the coupe/convertible bumpers will fit the sedan/tourings?

I thought the coupe's etc were wider or something

Thanks for the help!

[K.rischan]

As far as i know they will fit.

[LuckyBoyOne3]

I dont think they do... hence the reason when you are shopping for bumpers it always say Sedan only, or Coupe only... thats just using logical deduction, but I may be wrong.

[Anonymoose]

Yeah I don't think they do but was wondering if it was like the other M wheel offsets/sizes don't fit non M myth being the bmw world and all!

[LuckyBoyOne3]

Yeah I don't think they do but was wondering if it was like the other M wheel offsets/sizes don't fit non M myth being the bmw world and all!

if (A) youre a pussy they wont fit or (B) you read/listen to the guys on BFC they wont fit... when In all reality they fit just fine, depending on tire selection you may need to roll the rears. M front bumpers fit preface lift coupes and convertibles with no mod. face lift models need the facia guides/retainers at the fenders to make them fit

[Anonymoose]

if (A) youre a pussy they wont fit or (B) you read/listen to the guys on BFC they wont fit... when In all reality they fit just fine, depending on tire selection you may need to roll the rears. M front bumpers fit preface lift coupes and convertibles with no mod. face lift models need the facia guides/retainers at the fenders to make them fit

Yeah they fit piece of piss, see avatar Do you happen to have a link to these facia guides/retainers? Are they the mounting bracket sort of deal gizmo's?

Cheers for the help man

[Natedogg]

i thought it was more that the coupes and verts dont have the balck trim recess fitted so a front only coupe bumper could look a bit gay with a sedan rear.

the lights are the same internally - its the front 'cover' and indicator lense that differ so it should physically fit the car fine.

[DCJodon]

I believe the coupe bumpers are a few mm wider.

[JSanders]

If I remember correctly, coupe bumpers covers are ~1/2" wider than the sedan bumper covers.

[booogs]

coupe bumpers and m3 bumpers are wider than sedan bumpers. ALSO you need to find a way to mount them to the reinforcement bar since the sedan bumpers and mtech bumpers with strips mount via clips. it will fit if you make it fit.

[crusty]

the mounting is different, and depending on if its a 330 bumper on a 325 car or vice versa, the openings at the bottom are way different. i recommend getting something like i had on my old 2000 323. my front bumper was a racing dynamics piece that flowed flawlessly with the rest of the stock panels:



hard to see, but its the best pic that i have, the center opening is basically a grafted in e46 m3 opening

[agnes1988]

They are suitable actually.