Finally...

[Sankekur]

...the front end (bumper) is now properly fixed up. Along with the some of the other plastic bits are now properly fitted or replaced. The only thing that still needs to be done is the lower piece of ducting for the alternator, this BMW supplied me with the wrong part, after the guy insisted that if I give him my car's VIN he can be sure that I get the right part.

Either way the bumper has been replaced with an after market replacement seeing as the the at the dealer prices I can almost just buy another individual and just strip the bumper. And because the shipping will be absolute murder, this bumper has been sourced locally here in SA, but because my honour as a BMW owner and fanatic is at stake I cannot however reveal where I got from it in a public forum . If you want to know PM me and I will let you know. The bumper fits surprisingly well and all the OEM bit fit it 99%.
The cost of the bumper was something like R2375, spraying was R1600 From Artistic autobody (Thanks cois for telling me about them), they matched the OEM colour and finish perfectly, I am very impressed with their work.

Right and now some pics
Bumper after being sprayed:

My bumper removed:

And the replacement fitted:

Now all the bumper needs is some good polishing.

 

[msm]

Looks good :thumbsup:

 

[Sith]

Looks fantastic, nice job:clap: Congrats on your new bumper:thumbsup:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Very nicely done! :thumbsup:

 

[andrewbuch]

Well done... Looks great

 

[herr bmw]

please tell me it wasnt from autostyle?

 

[Sankekur]

Thanks for the comments guys, herr bmw, luckily I didn't get it from autostyle as I wouldn't have been able to survive the absolute shame.

 

[moranor@axis]

did not know there was anything wrong bumper seems to fit perfect... you do need to get a wider plate made thou

 

[Gizmo]

Cut your number plate beading down like I did, looks 10x better.

 

[ZED1]

Very well done, looks great.

 

[Sankekur]

Yup the numberplate and its holder is still something that needs attention.

There was indeed something wrong with the bumper, look at the gap between the bumper and the body just in front of the wheel

This was caused by the bumper being "repaired" by the previous owner and it ended up being wider that it should be on the one side. I was the only one that seems to notice it, other people only noticed it once I showed them.
Removing the bumper just revealed how much the so called professionals cocked up, on of the reasons why I don't really trust other people to do any work on my car. I now at least know that everything is properly fitted and as it should be.

 

[Gizmo]

Your front end is looking mighty similar these days.:mmm:

 

[herr bmw]

looks good,saw it on the run,car also looks menacing when behind you on the higway with the fogs on:thumbsup:

 

[Sankekur]

@gizmo: If it looks cool, it looks cool. Not that I am copying you at all, but I also have set of those splitters in my future :mmm:

@herr bmw: Thanks man

 

[Karthik]

How do you get rid of the number plate holder ?

 

[WyKiD]

Nice one Sankekur, now you know its right....:thumb: - looks good.

 

[AshG108]

looking good san!

 

[Sankekur]

Thanks for all the comments guys :thumbsup:

 

[Fordkoppie]

I like the BMW parts on the sitting room carpet

 

[Sankekur]

Thanks, then you will also like the piles of boxes full of BMW parts stacked up in my bedroom