Experiences With Scraping M Bumper?
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At stock ride height, mine has never scraped over any speed bumps.
FWIW, nothing like my stock 981S with which you had to crawl over everything.
It is possible to scrap the fangs on a driveway entrance ramp or similar, but rarely a problem. I would rather do without the fangs to be honest!
FWIW, nothing like my stock 981S with which you had to crawl over everything.
It is possible to scrap the fangs on a driveway entrance ramp or similar, but rarely a problem. I would rather do without the fangs to be honest!
I'm running OEM ride height on the rear of my Z4M, and about 10mm lower than standard at the front.
I cannot drive over single-hump speed bumps without dinging my exhaust, unless I specifically mount the bump with my front wheel.
Going up slopes e.g. on driveways can be tricky - the undertray tends to catch on anything more than about 15 degrees.
Also have to be very wary of parking in front of a kerb in a car park, as the fangs are inevitably slightly lower than the top of the kerb.
OP have you checked that bumpers are available? Last time I looked, they were NLA.
I cannot drive over single-hump speed bumps without dinging my exhaust, unless I specifically mount the bump with my front wheel.
Going up slopes e.g. on driveways can be tricky - the undertray tends to catch on anything more than about 15 degrees.
Also have to be very wary of parking in front of a kerb in a car park, as the fangs are inevitably slightly lower than the top of the kerb.
OP have you checked that bumpers are available? Last time I looked, they were NLA.
Jumbo401 said:abar121 said:
Good to know
The fangs can always be solved with those rpi scrape guards.
That M bumper is a thing of beauty. Cheers abar121
No problem, good luck!
The guards actually make them lower and the metal plate can cause more damage if it catches!
When I first got it to replace a 993C2, I rolled up to the usual single rubber speed humps and looked a the clearance. It's perfectly fine stock, but just a few mm lower and you'd have to do the crawl of shame over them. I did the same on a couple of car park entrance ramps.
Stock height, my zed hasn't touched down on any speed bump or ramp in over a dozen years of ownership, in London. It's really practical to be honest. That'll jinx it now...
My M is about 15mm lower at the front and I've never scraped it on speed bumps, but am very careful if I park face in to a kerb after getting my E46 caught on one. 
If you can find some there are metal fang protectors you can fit.
FWIW I think you might need an M undertray to match up with an OE M front bumper.
If you can find some there are metal fang protectors you can fit.
FWIW I think you might need an M undertray to match up with an OE M front bumper.
a340driver
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I think it's an inevitable thing. I have Eibach pro lowering springs and just take care when nosing up to curbs. I think putting a plate on just makes it easier to make contact with the ground.
I can get over speed bumps by putting one wheel on the bump and have few groundings.
I put the Eibachs on because I was fed up replacing standard cracked springs on my M just like my previous Z3.
I can get over speed bumps by putting one wheel on the bump and have few groundings.
I put the Eibachs on because I was fed up replacing standard cracked springs on my M just like my previous Z3.
Jumbo401 said:
XMetal said:
Likewise, please let us know if you're able to source a genuine M front bumper cover from BMW. I have one on order with my dealer here in the US who seems to think it can be sourced from Germany eventually, but they can't provide an ETA beyond "at least a few months" and I'm guessing BMW will not produce the part again. At this point it seems like I'll have to try and source an aftermarket replacement but frankly all the options look terrible. That or wait for a used one in good condition to appear eventually.