Withdrawal
Carefully remove center bumper trim.
Unhook the left and right bumper covers and pull them back.
Unscrew 4 nuts 1 and pull bumper back.
Pull off the rubber gasket 1, unscrew the amplifier 2, pull out the brackets 3.
Pull out the fastening plugs, remove the heat shields,
Installation
Assemble the bumper.
Insert the bumper into the side rails and press down.
(Drawing W - 4879) Distance A between bumper and body should be 5-6 mm. attach gasket and align if necessary. In this position, tighten the 4 bolts -arrows- to 45 Nm.
If required, align bumper flush with body. To do this, use a screwdriver to turn the threaded bushing (narrow outer ring). While holding the inner cover with a second screwdriver. At service stations, the BMW 51 1040 tool is used for this.
Press in the middle bumper cover. Hook the side bumper strips first on the sides and then snap them into place.