need adive quickly

[jack_st]

hi all i had a little smash in the snow yesterday so i need a need front bumper ive got a 2003 r53 cooper s. ive found a aero front bumper on ebay primed.
wod it be a straight swap for my bumper
many thanks....
also would i need to get anything extra like grills and those black arch moulding thingys lol

Edited by jack_st on Tuesday 22 December 13:15

[Silent1]

If you've not got an aero bumper you have to cut down the brackets for your sidelights.
Move your foglights in and replace the grill on the top section of your bonnet.

So no it's not a straight swap, but it's not tat hard to do and the bits you need aren't expensive.

[jack_st]

the bumper i brought has come with the bottom grill and the middle grill. so realy all i need to do is move the lights to suit the bumper?

[Silent1]

Yeah.

When you take the bumper off you'll see the screws holding the sidelights on, next to the screw is another hole, you need to cut it down to this and use the inner screw hole to fit them on the aero bumper.

As for foglights, IIRC it's a case of rotating them so they move slightly outboard.

[jack_st]

ok mate cheers for the help. i'll post a pic of it when its on