E39 530i Sport Touring

E39 530i Sport Touring

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d_a_n1979

8,687 posts

74 months

Sunday 5th March 2023
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Oh, bloody hell Matt, sorry to see that...

Have you tried BMW to see if they can source you a new one?

Re headlight; you'll soon source replacement new one on eBay; this is the one you need, just see if you can source it via Autodoc or similar as you may get a better price:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165665851570?epid=24860...

meb90

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361 posts

95 months

Sunday 5th March 2023
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Cheers Dan. Yeah it wasn't ideal! But no-one was hurt, only the damage to the car so it could have been worse.

I haven't contacted BMW about the bumper yet, but it's a good idea. I just hope they don't want millions of £'s!

Thanks for the guidance on the headlight - it takes some of the work out as I know the type I need smile

d_a_n1979

8,687 posts

74 months

Sunday 5th March 2023
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meb90 said:
Cheers Dan. Yeah it wasn't ideal! But no-one was hurt, only the damage to the car so it could have been worse.

I haven't contacted BMW about the bumper yet, but it's a good idea. I just hope they don't want millions of £'s!

Thanks for the guidance on the headlight - it takes some of the work out as I know the type I need smile
Yeah; it won't be cheap unfortunately, but if they can source you one, you know it'll fit properly and it'll be primed, just needs painting...

Fitting 2nd hand items like the Sport bumpers is something I'd never go for personally; the rare times that you do find them for sale, they're generally damaged and need a lot to fix them...

However, if that bumpers just cracked; it could be a possibility for it to be fixed/plastic welded etc; but only the bodyshop would yay/nay that and if it's viable/cheaper than buying/spraying a new one etc...

No worries re the headlight... Is it just the lens that's damaged or has the housing been damaged as well do you know?

d_a_n1979

8,687 posts

74 months

Thursday 16th March 2023
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meb90 said:
Cheers Dan. Yeah it wasn't ideal! But no-one was hurt, only the damage to the car so it could have been worse.

I haven't contacted BMW about the bumper yet, but it's a good idea. I just hope they don't want millions of £'s!

Thanks for the guidance on the headlight - it takes some of the work out as I know the type I need smile
How are you getting on Matt; any updates?

d_a_n1979

8,687 posts

74 months

Friday 12th May 2023
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Any updates Matt?