[BlackF30]

Hey guys, I have a 2014 335i sportline and I was looking to upgrade to the M-sport front bumper. Anyone have an suggests as to where the best place to purchase one would be?

[7iM3less]

This question comes up every week, I'm sure if you use the search function it'll come up.

The first question you need to ask yourself is what's your budget and will it take you to oem or aftermarket.

Oem - go to dealer and buy off classified section

Aftermarket - eBay or check with your local performance shops on Taiwan made rep bumpers. If it's Taiwan it's most likely the GoodGo Brand. You can verify by looking at the photos. The Taiwan bumpers all come from the same place and use he same photos.

[FutureDesignCarbon]

Originally Posted by KC328_F30

This question comes up every week, I'm sure if you use the search function it'll come up.

The first question you need to ask yourself is what's your budget and will it take you to oem or aftermarket.

Oem - go to dealer and buy off classified section

Aftermarket - eBay or check with your local performance shops on Taiwan made rep bumpers. If it's Taiwan it's most likely the GoodGo Brand. You can verify by looking at the photos. The Taiwan bumpers all come from the same place and use he same photos.

second this. SELMA or IKON would be a good trusted vendor for that bumper.

FYI, the replica bumper doesn't come with one of the lower stiffening bar like OEM, and the air duct is in a different shape.

OEM set up is much more involved, where replica is more of the "get r done" kinda set up.

here's a link to our blog page with the M-Sport bumper DIY for your reference:
https://www.futuredesignusa.com/sing...pt-on-Driveway

Please PM me if you have any specific questions on the installation, we will help you out anyway we can.

[BlackF30]

Thank you guys for your input.

[BunkerJ]

I got mine from Mod Bargains. Great quality and fitment.

[7iM3less]

Originally Posted by BunkerJ

I got mine from Mod Bargains. Great quality and fitment.

Yup and they carry the typical Taiwan bumper.

[BunkerJ]

Originally Posted by KC328_F30

Yup and they carry the typical Taiwan bumper.

Yeah. This is only the second time I've gotten a quality part out of that area. Other one was a set of grilles.

[BlackF30]

so would the mod bargains bumper pretty much be the same as an ikon motorsports bumper? Both from the same place, but mod bargains with shipping is more than double the price.

[BunkerJ]

Originally Posted by BlackF30

so would the mod bargains bumper pretty much be the same as an ikon motorsports bumper? Both from the same place, but mod bargains with shipping is more than double the price.

Could you link the Ikon one? I can't seem to find it.

[FutureDesignCarbon]

Originally Posted by BlackF30

so would the mod bargains bumper pretty much be the same as an ikon motorsports bumper? Both from the same place, but mod bargains with shipping is more than double the price.

yep, it's basically like trying to decide going to Target or Fred Meyer to buy a Sony TV.

[wdeerfield]

Best place is obviously the dealer. All the vendors carry the same bumpers out of Taiwan. Comes down to who has it in stock and has a shipping price you are ok with. eBay can be a gamble but usually if you pick it from a highly rated vendor on there you are fine

[7iM3less]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

Best place is obviously the dealer. All the vendors carry the same bumpers out of Taiwan. Comes down to who has it in stock and has a shipping price you are ok with. eBay can be a gamble but usually if you pick it from a highly rated vendor on there you are fine

What he said.

The other thing you'll notice is when you go to a shop in person and they pull up the part on the computer and they generally always show the same photo of the loose bumper (attached). The suppliers in Taiwan forward these shops all the same photos.

Some venders like eBay sellers will only show or follow it up with googled images as well.

[Gr-Racing]

Ebay get it painted same color as your car

Ps if you go Oem like i did , you are gonna spend $500 plus on plastic trims to get it to work fully Oem

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Gr-Racing

Ebay get it painted same color as your car

Ps if you go Oem like i did , you are gonna spend $500 plus on plastic trims to get it to work fully Oem

Yes, but any astute person can see differences in paint, clearcoat and orange peel that a local painter can better match to your particular car.

As also noted in another thread, M Sports Bumper is 72” x 22” x 22” and max length and girth FedEx Ground or UPS Ground will take is 73” x 23” x 23” (or 165”).

In other words that painted bumper has literally no protection inside the box where it’s right against the cardboard.

Because of the tight fit, neither will cover damage to bumper or paint in shipment claiming it is not properly packaged.

BMW OEM box for Bumper is 78” x 28” x 28” to give you some comparison of protection needed in box and must be shipped via freight because of size.

You feeling lucky?

[MSCD]

@BEM-S4 Put me in touch with Brian Keller at Sun Motors BMW- fantastic prices... if you want OEM.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by MSCD

@BEM-S4 Put me in touch with Brian Keller at Sun Motors BMW- fantastic prices... if you want OEM.

Better value in members Classifieds.

[Gr-Racing]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Yes, but any astute person can see differences in paint, clearcoat and orange peel that a local painter can better match to your particular car.

As also noted in another thread, M Sports Bumper is 72” x 22” x 22” and max length and girth FedEx Ground or UPS Ground will take is 73” x 23” x 23” (or 165”).

In other words that painted bumper has literally no protection inside the box where it’s right against the cardboard.

Because of the tight fit, neither will cover damage to bumper or paint in shipment claiming it is not properly packaged.

BMW OEM box for Bumper is 78” x 28” x 28” to give you some comparison, you of protection needed in box and must be shipped via freight because of size.

You feeling lucky?

Mine got shipped greyhound bus but again im not an astute person, you know better, goood feedback on the post bud

[KingKujo]

Originally Posted by KEVINFDUSA

second this. SELMA or IKON would be a good trusted vendor for that bumper.

FYI, the replica bumper doesn't come with one of the lower stiffening bar like OEM, and the air duct is in a different shape.

OEM set up is much more involved, where replica is more of the "get r done" kinda set up.

here's a link to our blog page with the M-Sport bumper DIY for your reference:
https://www.futuredesignusa.com/sing...pt-on-Driveway

Please PM me if you have any specific questions on the installation, we will help you out anyway we can.

What do you mean by "more involved vs get r done"? I went into a BMW dealership and spoke with the parts manager who gave me a price on the whole m-sport kit with front, rear, and side skirts. But he also said there is much more to be done than just putting the bumper on. He said there is hardware and adjustments that need to be changed behind the bumper to make it fit. Is this what you mean by more involved? I was quoted around $3000 for just the parts. Meanwhile I see people who seem to just buy a bumper and slap it on like its nothing.

Sorry if there is another post on this, but it seems like you may be able to answer based on what you have done.

Thanks

[Kailec]

Originally Posted by KingKujo

What do you mean by "more involved vs get r done"? I went into a BMW dealership and spoke with the parts manager who gave me a price on the whole m-sport kit with front, rear, and side skirts. But he also said there is much more to be done than just putting the bumper on. He said there is hardware and adjustments that need to be changed behind the bumper to make it fit. Is this what you mean by more involved? I was quoted around $3000 for just the parts. Meanwhile I see people who seem to just buy a bumper and slap it on like its nothing.

Sorry if there is another post on this, but it seems like you may be able to answer based on what you have done.

Thanks

The replica kits are cheaper and don't require any adjustments as far as I'm aware. The parts would cost you under $1000 USD. Official parts will cost a lot more because of the adjustments and things involved.

[7iM3less]

Originally Posted by KingKujo

What do you mean by "more involved vs get r done"? I went into a BMW dealership and spoke with the parts manager who gave me a price on the whole m-sport kit with front, rear, and side skirts. But he also said there is much more to be done than just putting the bumper on. He said there is hardware and adjustments that need to be changed behind the bumper to make it fit. Is this what you mean by more involved? I was quoted around $3000 for just the parts. Meanwhile I see people who seem to just buy a bumper and slap it on like its nothing.

Sorry if there is another post on this, but it seems like you may be able to answer based on what you have done.

Thanks

The replica bumper is designed to mount over the existing luxury/sport "chassis" where the supplementary parts associated with the OEM M Sport bumper aren't required. The lower part of the bumper where the brake ducts are gets complicated on the OEM m sport bumper as you need to replace a vertical support brace and some other large plastic component that hangs from the center of the bumper to the lower side below the center grill. Sorry don't remember the names of these parts off the top of my head. Anyway with the aftermarket conversion bumper it's design to fit over top of these pieces and mount nice and tight.

In the end you spend under $700 on the front bumper to get the same look and feel (as OEM) and depending on where you buy you also get near identical quality also.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by KC328_F30

The replica bumper is designed to mount over the existing luxury/sport "chassis" where the supplementary parts associated with the OEM M Sport bumper aren't required. The lower part of the bumper where the brake ducts are gets complicated on the OEM m sport bumper as you need to replace a vertical support brace and some other large plastic component that hangs from the center of the bumper to the lower side below the center grill. Sorry don't remember the names of these parts off the top of my head. Anyway with the aftermarket conversion bumper it's design to fit over top of these pieces and mount nice and tight.

In the end you spend under $700 on the front bumper to get the same look and feel (as OEM) and depending on where you buy you also get near identical quality also.

And your brakes don’t get vented properly with the replicas.

There is a reason BMW had to change the piping etc behind the MSport Bumper. If ir could be done properly using Sportsline parts, they would have done it that way to avoid more parts inventory.

There is less airflow to brakes with design of MSports Bumper unless the venting is changed.