[Phil G]

So, I backed into a boulder the other day when I was half-awake and didn't look behind me when backing out of my normal spot.

I'm thinking I'll use this as an opportunity to upgrade to a new bumper! I'm thinking that I like the 335is bumper the best. If I go to Tischer, they want around $890 + $195 shipping for both (total $1085). However, ECS Tuning has the M-Tech bumper cover for $472 + $172 shipping, and I can get the "is" diffuser from Tischer for $255 ($899 total). Then I can have a body shop paint

The ECS Tuning + Tischer route seems to be the cheapest one so far. Know of a cheaper way I can get this bumper? I thought about replicas, however I am a little hesitant to spend that kind of money on possibly iffy fitment (especially if I install myself).

[Tehpasswurd]

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[Phil G]

Yup, already did that. I spent an hour searching through threads yesterday. Found a lot regarding the parts themselves and fitment, but little regarding on where to go (other than Tischer). No prior threads (that I found) even mentioned ECS, which seems cheaper in this case.

Prices are one of those things that also change so frequently that I thought it would be better to ask, rather than hope a thread from two years ago still is relevant.

[StevenY.]

Search ebay, there's a seller called europartautostore or something like that and they have best offer available on the bumper. Someone on the forum bought one from them recently for 430 or 450 shipped recently and had no problems with fitment.

[chandleerr]

Originally Posted by Tehpasswurd

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im sorry but i died laughing!!!

as for the topic at hand. i purchased a rep for $474 shipped on ebay. besides that , im not a fan of that diffuser but tischer is good for purchase. just know you have to modify the bumper to get the diffuser to fit

[RW Carbon]

There are a lot of great vendors on here that sell replica bumper kits and fitment is spot on. Most are made of the same material (polypropylene) and quality is the same. May want to save yourself some money and go that route.

[Game]

The rep will fit great. You can get them for around $500 shipped. Go that route and then find a different BMW site for the diffuser. (Tischer isn't the cheapest route)

[Phil G]

Get this....I ended up checking out BMW of South Atlanta (where I actually bought my car from 8 years ago, Adrian Avila sold it to me and I did European Delivery). I looked on their site, and they had an M-Tech bumper for $450! And because I live in Atlanta, I didn't have to pay for shipping....just tax! They actually have pretty good prices on their site.....often cheaper than Tischer. So, I went ahead and jumped on it before someone else took it.

I didn't buy the diffuser there, as they didn't have a special on it. I may be able to find one cheaper somewhere else (and shipping isn't nearly as expensive for the diffuser). However, I haven't really found one anywhere else cheaper yet....may come back to them anyway.