All,
I know this topic has been well documented on this forum and others but wanted to reach out and see if anyone has found a ‘fix’.
By way of background, I own a 2012 E-70 X5 M Sport that I bought CPO in August of 2015. About a month after buying it, the attendants in my garage (I think) backed it up causing the bumper clips to pop out and warp the bumper. After haggling with their insurance, etc. we took the car to BMW to be fixed. Following that repair, the bumper ‘popped out’ again but this time with no damage or scratches on the bumper.
- The car has now been in and out of the dealer for the better part of a year. They’ve tried (in order):
- using a new bumper claiming that the first one was defective
- using a new bumper again claiming the second one was defective
- Replacing the brackets
- Replacing the bar that the bumper clips in to
- Using a new bumper but adding epoxy (BMW NA’s suggestion) to bond the bumper and prevent it from popping out
- (I’m probably missing some fixes they tried in between)
Low and behold, it popped out even with the glue and the car is back in with them.
Has anyone found a solution? For those that had the issue and had it fixed, did it come back? Is there another bumper that I can use with an M-Sport that doesn’t have these issues?
Appreciate any help folks can provide. Totally frustrated.
Kam