scratches under bumper

tonee8519 · 05-15-2006, 03:10 PM

How many of you guys have kept your car front-bottom bumper scratch-free?

In my case, there are gazillions of scratches under the bumper and wonder what i should do about it. Go repair it or just leave it as you can't see it?

I've seen some people put a mask under their front bumper but where do you get it and how much does it cost?

grahamstine · 05-15-2006, 05:43 PM

Dude, I have so many under the front bumper already, it kills me to hear that scrape, but its going to happen. Maybe I will get them repaired one day, but for now I just live with it.

shragon · 05-15-2006, 06:08 PM

i have some (not done by me though). i can't see them unless i'm looking from underneath, so i could care less.

bpbenda · 05-15-2006, 06:09 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14313

Got mine fixed. Cost was $500 for a repaint of the bumper. Insurance picked up all of it but $50 for deductible. Now that I know the bumber is so low, I am much more cautious. Looks like new!

nyyankee · 05-15-2006, 06:11 PM

i have a few tiny ones...never got any from parking stops or anything like that.
If I do get a real nasty one.....ill eather get the ACS bumperor the CF splitters

tonee8519 · 05-18-2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpbenda

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14313

Got mine fixed. Cost was $500 for a repaint of the bumper. Insurance picked up all of it but $50 for deductible. Now that I know the bumber is so low, I am much more cautious. Looks like new!

bro, that's alot of $$$$... I heard to replace the whole front bumper its only $265. is it guys?

Gitta · 05-18-2006, 02:11 PM

I have the cf splitters and I scraped once. I wet sanded the scratches off of them.

Scarabeo · 05-18-2006, 02:25 PM

I had to replace the bumper and paid less than 500 euros for a new one....

bpbenda · 05-21-2006, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarabeo

I had to replace the bumper and paid less than 500 euros for a new one....

Please remember that $500 USD = 395 Euros. According to RealOEM, the primed bumper is $295.74 (Part #51117140859). Add to that the price of painting and labor and it would be more than $500 USD. I know it sounds like alot, but when you have to sand down and repaint the entire bumper trim, plus labor, it will come close to $500 if you want it done right by the dealer. But, hey, it was $50 out of my pocket and the rest from insurance.

LEDZEP · 05-21-2006, 07:24 AM

None. We've had plenty of low cars (lower than the E90) so we're careful.

E90 Enthusiast · 05-21-2006, 10:07 AM

I'm also a member of the multi-under-bumper scratch club.

BIGWILL · 05-21-2006, 10:35 AM

Had this problem with my E-46, and learned a valuble lesson, don't park so close

to curbs and parking blocks

BIGWILL · 05-21-2006, 10:37 AM

Had this problem with my E-46, and learned a valuble lesson, don't park so close

to curbs and parking blocks

no scratches on my new baby, but boy have I come close :mad:

Booster · 05-21-2006, 10:38 AM

hehe... guilty with the old car... the minimun 4 time daily ride in and out of my driveway..

prolix21 · 05-21-2006, 11:12 AM

i have a few minor ones from pulling out of a parking lot that had a pretty steep ramp. should have pulled out more sideways, luckily it was raining though and it helped my bumper slide along the ground. i feared it was really bad, but after washing the car it was mostly damage to the paint and you can't see it unless you are laying on the ground by the front of the car. cf splittes would cover it, which i'm considering doing (look pretty cool on black sapphire)

my sa @ the bmw store warned me about the clearance on the sports package. i'm definitely more aware of it now.

tonee8519 · 05-21-2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by E90 Enthusiast

I'm also a member of the multi-under-bumper scratch club.

sorry, but you're actually making me feel better. lol

05-21-2006, 12:47 PM

I have none,but had a few close calls,where i heard the bumper rubbing against the curb and stopped,to my surprise there wern't any scratches.
I wonder how hard it would be to drive around in a even lowered E90.

Hunter399 · 05-21-2006, 12:50 PM

Ever since I got my ACS front lip I have been SOOO careful, I have 0 scratches so far

06alpine3 · 05-21-2006, 02:33 PM

Count me in.

Coming from a WRX , i was used to a pretty high ride height, and f*cked my 3's bumper up within a week on a blasted parking stopper. The funny thing is that the people that layed them down were cheap skates and only used half a stopper per space. So only the left side of the bumper is scratched up. But it still looks like shit on an alpine white car.

AW330i · 05-21-2006, 07:43 PM

I have managed to keep from getting a single scratch on the underside of my front bumper and I have had the car since september... My last car tought me a thing or to about scraping the front-end on the ground.

westcoaster · 05-22-2006, 09:41 PM

i have alot. i even got them on the side underneath to. cuz i kinda got stuck going out a drive way. but its about to all go away in a week.

Nikki · 05-22-2006, 09:43 PM

None, I think we have old people friendly parking blocks here.

05-15-2006, 03:10 PM	#1
tonee8519 Banned 51 Rep 313 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: vancouver iTrader: (0)	scratches under bumper How many of you guys have kept your car front-bottom bumper scratch-free? In my case, there are gazillions of scratches under the bumper and wonder what i should do about it. Go repair it or just leave it as you can't see it? I've seen some people put a mask under their front bumper but where do you get it and how much does it cost?
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05-15-2006, 05:43 PM	#2
grahamstine Enlisted Member 2 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boulder, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Dude, I have so many under the front bumper already, it kills me to hear that scrape, but its going to happen. Maybe I will get them repaired one day, but for now I just live with it.
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05-15-2006, 06:08 PM	#3
shragon Moderator 497 Rep 27,441 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	i have some (not done by me though). i can't see them unless i'm looking from underneath, so i could care less. __________________ www.cardomain.com/id/shragon
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05-15-2006, 06:09 PM	#4
bpbenda Private First Class 16 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 325i [0.00]	http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14313 Got mine fixed. Cost was $500 for a repaint of the bumper. Insurance picked up all of it but $50 for deductible. Now that I know the bumber is so low, I am much more cautious. Looks like new!
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05-15-2006, 06:11 PM	#5
nyyankee The Ultimate Posting Machine 42 Rep 419 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325I Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ft.Lauderdale iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	i have a few tiny ones...never got any from parking stops or anything like that. If I do get a real nasty one.....ill eather get the ACS bumperor the CF splitters __________________ DISCLAIMER: Poster makes no guarantee that the above expressed information is accurate, complete, current, funny, new, spelled correctly, or grammatically correct. The above-stated information is instead provided on an "AS IS" basis, and is subject to revision with or without notice.
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05-18-2006, 02:11 PM	#7
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05-18-2006, 02:25 PM	#8
Scarabeo Private First Class 5 Rep 172 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Milan, Italy iTrader: (0)	I had to replace the bumper and paid less than 500 euros for a new one....
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05-21-2006, 07:24 AM	#10
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	None. We've had plenty of low cars (lower than the E90) so we're careful. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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05-21-2006, 10:07 AM	#11
E90 Enthusiast Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	I'm also a member of the multi-under-bumper scratch club. __________________ 9/13/05 ED - 325i SG / Terra / Burl / PP / SP / CWP / iDrive / Step / Logic7 / 35% Tint / Blacklines
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05-21-2006, 10:35 AM	#12
BIGWILL I heard your eyeballs move Pvt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14 Rep 398 Posts Drives: 2011 E Class 4Matic Sport Merc Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Woodbridge,VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Had this problem with my E-46, and learned a valuble lesson, don't park so close to curbs and parking blocks
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05-21-2006, 10:37 AM	#13
BIGWILL I heard your eyeballs move Pvt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14 Rep 398 Posts Drives: 2011 E Class 4Matic Sport Merc Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Woodbridge,VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Had this problem with my E-46, and learned a valuble lesson, don't park so close to curbs and parking blocks no scratches on my new baby, but boy have I come close :mad:
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Booster Pave The Rainforest 269 Rep 1,197 Posts Drives: Wagon Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norfolk, VA iTrader: (33) Garage List 2007 335i Coupe [0.00]	hehe... guilty with the old car... the minimun 4 time daily ride in and out of my driveway.. __________________ Sold: 2015 Pyrite Brown M3 Sold: 2020 Sunset Orange M340i Xdrive Sold: 2021 Bluestone 540i Xdrive Msport
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05-21-2006, 11:12 AM	#15
prolix21 Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 233 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Collins iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i zsp (sold) [0.00] 2020 X3 xDrive30i [0.00]	i have a few minor ones from pulling out of a parking lot that had a pretty steep ramp. should have pulled out more sideways, luckily it was raining though and it helped my bumper slide along the ground. i feared it was really bad, but after washing the car it was mostly damage to the paint and you can't see it unless you are laying on the ground by the front of the car. cf splittes would cover it, which i'm considering doing (look pretty cool on black sapphire) my sa @ the bmw store warned me about the clearance on the sports package. i'm definitely more aware of it now.
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05-21-2006, 12:47 PM	#17
quincy Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	I have none,but had a few close calls,where i heard the bumper rubbing against the curb and stopped,to my surprise there wern't any scratches. I wonder how hard it would be to drive around in a even lowered E90.
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05-21-2006, 12:50 PM	#18
Hunter399 Major General 323 Rep 8,091 Posts Drives: F90M5 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (33)	Ever since I got my ACS front lip I have been SOOO careful, I have 0 scratches so far
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05-21-2006, 02:33 PM	#19
06alpine3 Private First Class 22 Rep 147 Posts Drives: 2008 335i sedan Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	Count me in. Coming from a WRX , i was used to a pretty high ride height, and f*cked my 3's bumper up within a week on a blasted parking stopper. The funny thing is that the people that layed them down were cheap skates and only used half a stopper per space. So only the left side of the bumper is scratched up. But it still looks like shit on an alpine white car.
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05-21-2006, 07:43 PM	#20
AW330i Captain 79 Rep 876 Posts Drives: Alpine White 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, Tx iTrader: (0)	I have managed to keep from getting a single scratch on the underside of my front bumper and I have had the car since september... My last car tought me a thing or to about scraping the front-end on the ground. __________________
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05-22-2006, 09:41 PM	#21
westcoaster Private 2 Rep 63 Posts Drives: black on black325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california iTrader: (0)	i have alot. i even got them on the side underneath to. cuz i kinda got stuck going out a drive way. but its about to all go away in a week.
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05-22-2006, 09:43 PM	#22
Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	None, I think we have old people friendly parking blocks here. __________________ Nikki
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