Chrome replacement - front bumper

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   I'm imagining quite a few folk have done this. And with Ivan's excellent guide having meant a smooth removal and replacement of back bumper (side washers no problem, weirdly, I must add), I now move on to replacing chrome on the front bumper. I don't yet have the side pieces but I have secured a near-mint condition middle section. . . . only to notice ithere's bolts and nuts involved! Yikes. Any experienced replacers of front bumper chrome out there? Looking briefly under the 635 it seems it's a tight fit to replace it without removing bumper. ;-( 

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GraemeH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member I Joined: 03-November-2005 Location: At the beach, North Wales Status: Offline Points: 125	Post Options Post Reply Quote GraemeH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Chrome replacement - front bumper Posted: 11-April-2007 at 20:57
	I'm imagining quite a few folk have done this. And with Ivan's excellent guide having meant a smooth removal and replacement of back bumper (side washers no problem, weirdly, I must add), I now move on to replacing chrome on the front bumper. I don't yet have the side pieces but I have secured a near-mint condition middle section. . . . only to notice ithere's bolts and nuts involved! Yikes. Any experienced replacers of front bumper chrome out there? Looking briefly under the 635 it seems it's a tight fit to replace it without removing bumper. ;-(


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Horsetan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381	Post Options Post Reply Quote Horsetan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-April-2007 at 21:34
	Now this one, unfortunately, I have not done. But it would help if you can get the front of the car up on a ramp so that you can slide underneath. From my understanding, the front bumper and airdam are secured in front by four bolts on two brackets - a sort of mirror arrangement to what we saw on the rear bumper:


GraemeH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member I Joined: 03-November-2005 Location: At the beach, North Wales Status: Offline Points: 125	Post Options Post Reply Quote GraemeH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-April-2007 at 21:40
	Indeed it would, and indeed it is! with thanks. The middle section of chrome is secured with three bolts (either end and middle). If the bumper was off I could see it being possible to secure through the bumper reasonably easily. But with the bumper on, even sliding under the beast, there's as much light as a bat might find looking up its own fundament on a moonless night in a cave. I figure, tomorrow, taking to the underside with a flashlight (or torch, for those who know Australian parlance) and having a go!