WTB: Rear Euro Bumper Sheetmetal

[StevenHenriksen]

Hello gents, as the title states I am looking for the rear sheetmetal bumper piece/lower valance. The one on my car is pretty beat, and I would like to get a straighter one. I have tried to buy a new one from Maximillian and from Walloth but they have both come back saying that the part is NLA from BMW.
I realize that most people won't want to separate this piece from the rest of the bumper, so I would be willing to buy the complete bumper assembly if the lower valance is in good straight condition. Or on the off chance someone has just the sheetmetal left over from a project.

For reference, I am looking for part #1 in the realoem diagram here: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=51_0680

Thanks for the help
Steven

[kojo96]

It's still available- Call Steve at Bluntech.com he can get it for you.

[StevenHenriksen]

It's still available- Call Steve at Bluntech.com he can get it for you.

Good idea, I checked with Steve and he said they come up NLA for him as well I guess I am stuck searching eBay for a complete rear bumper with decent sheetmetal

[Hit Man X]

How straight is needed?

[StevenHenriksen]

How straight is needed?

Straight enough to be able to clean up with minimal body work before painting. The one I currently have has lots of small to medium dings and dents all over, which I think will look pretty bad once it has a fresh coat of paint. If I can't find anything in better condition I will have to give in and use the piece I have already

[Freshbread]

Have you shown it to a reputable PDR shop?

[StevenHenriksen]

With the help of Steve I found a decent used replacement. It should be easier for the body shop to straighten this one out for painting. My current piece has several deep dings, a small tear in the corner of the tow hook opening, but the worst part are the creases along the edge just under the chrome part of the bumper.

Only pictures I have of it at the moment, sitting on my mobile work bench haha

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And the backside, I've removed the heavy federalization bar trying to return this to its original form. It turns out I will need the pair of factory brackets that mount between the bumper and the bumper mounts, since they were removed when they added the extra bar, so I am on the hunt for those now.

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And here is the piece I am getting from blunttech, from the pictures he sent it seems much straighter than mine, only a couple dents to sort out. Hopefully it arrives safely.

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[Hit Man X]

Good to hear, Blunttech is where I shop for parts... also that piece is in better shape than my spare.