itsx

Thanks for the guide! helped me with my headlight replacement!

Noobierice

[QUOTE=baylisstic;9915862]i think it is suppost to hang like that

Noobierice

glad to be of help!

BMMIS

Wow, such a great write up... thanks for this. How has the bumper been in terms of quality? It’s been on your car for a while now, any issues? Did you get it painted first without any test fitting? Would you mind showing some more pics of it fitted... are the panel gaps all ok with the fendor and hood?

Noobierice

sorry for such a late reply is been awhile, the quality how ever is pretty good, its nice and sturdy, however my wife drove it the other day and backed up into my fence, the edge of the bumper where it mounts to the fender got yanked and pulled off! I was super pissed lol, but damage aside the whole bumper is still in tact actually, the only thing that broke was the bumper mounting hole where it meets the fender, I still have the bumper on until I can afford to get my new bumper painted, and yes I did paint the bumper before I mounted it, but surprisingly it fits really good, no panels gaps at all here are some pics!

BMMIS

Noobierice

Got the new bumper painted! And about to mount!

Noobierice

Mounted my lip on and i think im set!

Flash5

Noobierice

thanks!!!!!

E46CT

The paint is better the second time around. the first time needed wet sanding. however, on the second install, there's a clear gap on the right side in your last photo. is it secure? I'm sure you can adjust it. Maybe add a self tapping screw if needed

overall thanks for documenting this and nice upgrade

Noobierice

Sorry for such a late reply, theres a gap due to the accident my wife cause when she reversed and caught the fence it ended up yanking my fender mount and bumper, so the reason why there is a slight gap is because the mount where the bumper meets the fender is yanked alittle downwords km pretty sure a hammer can fix that issue lol but it is secure though

Sonn

What is the total cost to do this? I own a none f sport is250. Should wait for the f sport model lol. They are pretty cheap around my area, but my car broke down, so i bought it without waiting for a f sport model to show up for sale. II wan to do the conversion as well. Did you paint the bumper yourself the second time or go to the shop? If so, how much did it cost to paint it to match your car color. Thanks. I was looking for used f sport bumper, but most of the bumper has some small scratch or broken tab, I can probably find used bumper with the grill for around 500 with some damage.

Noobierice

I made a local shop paint it, I asked some local groups on fb to recommend me a shop for painting my bumper the second time, the first time was a buddy of mine who painted it but he was busy atm so I had to ask around in total I believe for the conversion and paint was probably around 600-700 usd total

Sonn

Wow that's cheap. Where I live, they quoted me 350 for silver color. And they cnaca guarantee that it will match. Rip. Thta would bring the cost close to 1k.