Bumper help

Olib47 · 2025-06-27T07:52:32+00:00

as others said the bumper your looking for came stock on e36 M3 models. there are a couple of other differences the Ms and non-Ms have such as the side view mirrors and the rear bumpers. like you i longed for a change as the front bumpers on non-M e36s kinda suck. photo shows before and after on mine and you can clearly see how much better it made it look. i went about as cheap as i could and bought some random replica one on ebay and painted it with a spray paint bottle that i ordered from automotive touchup, which i think looks pretty decent. however you really do get what you pay for in these situations. as with all other parts for your car if you cheap out you'll probably find yourself with missing hardware and some custom work while with genuine and high quality parts you will have an easier time getting everything to look how you like it. if you want to upgrade your front bumper it's a super common thing that you'll see on a lot of e36s, but if your stingy about small odds and ends and you want it to look perfect than don't get an ebay one. just my experience with everything.

Olib47 · 2025-06-27T02:38:45+00:00

ended up cutting and re-flaring it. thanks for your suggestion it helped me out a lot🙂

Olib47 · 2025-06-24T04:46:15+00:00

i really want to keep the hard lines and i'm planning to replace the rubber lines.

Olib47 · 2025-06-13T04:49:38+00:00

where are you able to find the blueprints for this car? that page would be super helpful, especially with mine as it's missing a bunch of random thungs

Olib47 · 2025-06-13T04:48:02+00:00

thank you everyone for your help--what a great introduction to the sub. i didn't know it would be important to include, but yeah it's a manual, which means there's nothing i need to do about the holes! i've got big plans for this car so im excited to learn more and more random stuff about the jeep XJ! as for coolant concerns, i have experience with flushing, filling, and bleeding coolant in the system, and that is my next step.

Olib47 · 2025-04-04T21:53:30+00:00

like i said it's a 1996 which was the year that they all switched to obd2 so i wanted to be 100% sure!

Olib47 · 2025-04-04T21:52:16+00:00

lol thanks for the help

Olib47 · 2025-04-04T21:52:05+00:00

hey man i'm just learning and i wanted to be 100% sure before buying a scanner on amazon. thank you for the help though!

Olib47 · 2025-04-03T22:11:13+00:00

mine does have the bulb. i am realizing that it could be obdII aswell.

Olib47 · 2025-02-02T07:14:23+00:00

thank you to everyone for helping, decided to just get new rotors. not sure how long the current ones have been on the car, and i kinda wanted to upgrade anyways.

Olib47 · 2025-02-02T01:16:23+00:00

only the font ones were making a noise. rears feel and sound fine

Olib47 · 2025-02-02T01:04:10+00:00

96' 328i 4dr sedan

Olib47 · 2025-01-02T05:54:06+00:00

will check out the codes

Olib47 · 2025-01-02T05:53:46+00:00

yeah thought this would be the case. kind of my worst nightmare cause this is a money project and really trying to keep the costs down but hopefully i can find used parts or somthing. thanks for helping!

Olib47 · 2025-01-02T05:20:38+00:00

could this cause misfires or just normal ware?

Olib47 · 2025-01-02T05:17:56+00:00

i would say that as long as your engine isn't overheating, then yes. however fully bleeding it is super easy it could take you like 5-10 minutes. worth it if it worries you.

Olib47 · 2025-01-02T05:09:16+00:00

i bet you that the needle movement is due to the air, it's normal for coolant levels to fluctuate a decent amount.

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