E39 528, front bumper is hanging a little on one side.

[sparks_E39]

Hi all, my front bumper is hanging on the passanger side about just less than an inch. Its probably a clip, its been like it a couple of months and I would attempt to fix it, but I have read removal and fixing the bumper into the correct place is tricky on the E39 and with me working so much at the minute and travelling at the weekends I would rather pay someone who knows what they are doing to have a look at it. To be honest its not really a huge deal but I am picky, I want my car to look as good as it can even if its in its 10th year. How much should I be paying for a bodyshop to fix it? I have seen a few older E39's have this problem.

[TheEnd]

Is it the front part of the corner, where the foglights are, or the bit that wraps round?


The side part of the front slides into a clip so you can pull it off/push it on from the front. It'll prob feel a bit loose if that is the case.

If it is the front bit above the foglight, it might have slipped down on the bolts that hold it on, just a case of slackening the bolts, pulling it up and retightening it in the right position.

[sparks_E39]

Thanks for the reply. Its the bit that wraps round close to the wheel arch, how do I go about getting to the bolts? Is it a bit of a bugger getting it off to slide back on correctly?

Edited by sparks_E39 on Wednesday 13th January 20:30

[TheEnd]

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/2001bumper/2001...

that's a how too for a swap, so the first half is relevant.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=DD51...
I guess it would bee the 27/28/29 clip part that has come loose, these are bolted onto the car, and have a slidey catch bit on the inside of the bumper that slides into them.