Has anyone received a G80 with a slightly misaligned front bumper?

portimaoblue_g80 · 03-30-2021, 12:17 AM

After receiving my G80 M3, I quickly noticed my front bumper is misaligned. After scouring the internet, I haven’t been able to find an image or video that shows a G80 M3 with a misaligned front bumper. This is leading to believe something may have happened at the dealer or during transportation. Anyone else have a misaligned front bumper? Could it just be a production issue?

rak299 · 03-30-2021, 12:27 AM

my guess is during transport and it wasn't picked up at the port.

heavyD^2 · 03-30-2021, 07:27 AM

Photographs may help so other owners can compare their cars to yours.

ZGM3 · 03-30-2021, 11:27 AM

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Photographs may help so other owners can compare their cars to yours.

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portimaoblue_g80 · 03-30-2021, 01:32 PM

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Photographs may help so other owners can compare their cars to yours.

https://youtube.com/shorts/DS16KzWU9Wg
Sorry for not posting this sooner^

StocktonBomb · 03-30-2021, 02:13 PM

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https://youtube.com/shorts/DS16KzWU9Wg
Sorry for not posting this sooner^

Annoying but looks fixable. Usually the bumper/fenders can be slightly adjusted to make the fitment perfect.

portimaoblue_g80 · 03-30-2021, 02:17 PM

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Annoying but looks fixable. Usually the bumper/fenders can be slightly adjusted to make the fitment perfect.

Yeah, I have my break in service coming up soon, I’ll see if the dealership is willing to adjust it.

BzsBimmer · 03-30-2021, 02:25 PM

If you’re mechanically inclined you can adjust that by peeling back the fender liner and loosening the two screws that hold it in place.

I don’t think it left the factory that way and may have been adjusted by VDC crew for some reason.

Ximian · 03-30-2021, 02:36 PM

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I don’t think it left the factory that way and may have been adjusted by VDC crew for some reason.

Must have been a pretty big reason to remove the wheel well liner and the front bumper.

It's an easy fix (if it's like the E9x) but it'll take undoing more than just the one or two screws holding the corner. The rest of the screws have to be loosened to get the corners lined up first, a few minutes of work.

Jproos · 03-31-2021, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by StocktonBomb

Annoying but looks fixable. Usually the bumper/fenders can be slightly adjusted to make the fitment perfect.

Yeah, I have my break in service coming up soon, I’ll see if the dealership is willing to adjust it.

There's no reason on earth they shouldn't fix this at the dealership. I would expect them to do so without any questions. I wouldn't 'wrench' on it myself just in case I made the situation worse which wouldn't be the dealer's problem to fix.

rak299 · 03-31-2021, 10:02 AM

I would look under the front bumper to make sure it doesn't look like it ran over something.

OSee · 03-31-2021, 12:42 PM

My M2 came almost the exact same way.. I chalked it up to shitty QA when they checked for tolerances. The dealer was able to fix it without any kind of ding to the Carfax.

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portimaoblue_g80 Enlisted Member 24 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2021 G80 M3 Competition Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Has anyone received a G80 with a slightly misaligned front bumper? After receiving my G80 M3, I quickly noticed my front bumper is misaligned. After scouring the internet, I haven’t been able to find an image or video that shows a G80 M3 with a misaligned front bumper. This is leading to believe something may have happened at the dealer or during transportation. Anyone else have a misaligned front bumper? Could it just be a production issue?
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rak299 Major 601 Rep 1,048 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 6MT Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	my guess is during transport and it wasn't picked up at the port.
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OSee Captain 934 Rep 766 Posts Drives: M2 Sold Join Date: May 2017 Location: Laguna Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	My M2 came almost the exact same way.. I chalked it up to shitty QA when they checked for tolerances. The dealer was able to fix it without any kind of ding to the Carfax.
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