RedDevil Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 My rear bumper has dropped so big gap between car bodywork and bumper I can see a clip near the end of the wheel arch but not sure how it clips in as I push it in and it pops out. Excuse the rubbish iphone pics Trying to get pic of clip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'd like to know this too. When I crashed mine in Norway it displaced the bumper too, and I've never got it sitting right since. It's kind of a free souviner if I don't fix it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddybrown23 Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 I have exactly the same on mine but never got round to straightening it out. Would love to know how hard it is to sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R11CH Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Looks to me like your clip has broken. It should have a little tab at the top so that it pinches the bumper lip when you push it in. New clips are a couple quid from bmw and its held in place by a welded thread and nut so you simply undo the nut and replace the clip. Be sure to lube up the nut as if you snap the threaded part you will need to have a new one welded in place. TriggerFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Aye mine were the same I retapped the threads and copperslipped prior to putting new clips on Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calw123 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Could anyone show how these correctly fit my clips are complete with no bits snapped off and i've attempted to remove and refit my bumper 3 times and it just pops back out straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd1983 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Mine is exactly the same lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Ci Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) I just tightened those clips on mine today, was one side was popping out. It has sorted the problem. To tighten them, I pulled the bumper out, then got a large slot screwdriver, the pushed it onto the bottom metal piece of the clip where it holds the bumper, and applied a bit of force, to tighten the clip gap slightly. Edited June 6, 2016 by Tim-Ci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadodo Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Once they've weakened they'll never work long term, just replace them, they are less then a tenner for the pair from the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Ci Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Fair enough, will see if they hold and replace if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megadodo Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 In hindsight, mine did hold for the best part of year after tweaking them so see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Ci Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Yes will do, it's good to know they're cheap enough to replace. I was looking for the rubber pads that clip onto the engine covers the other day, and had a shock, they're about £10 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
