51 11 701 Replacing Bracket For Front Left Or Right Bumper (Saloon/Sedan And Touring Up To 9/01)

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Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove front bumper. Refer to 51 11 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE FRONT BUMPER (M3, M3 CSL) .

If necessary, mark position of bracket (2) on body.

Unfasten screws (1) and remove bracket (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Bumper Bracket

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Ideal adjustment:

Gap (A) should be uniform along the full length between bumper and aperture in body.

Dimension (A) = 5 +/- 1 mm

Fig 2: Identifying Bumper Gap

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