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GTT 280 · Nov 10th, 2004, 06:35 PM

Hi,

Does anybody know how to loosten the front bumper, move it up a cm and the retighten ?

The gap between the bonet and the bumper seem to be just a little too much, like the bonnet is still open - which it isn't by the way

Cheers,

martink · Jan 30th, 2005, 11:19 PM

Hi,
I've have just taken delivery of a Chilli red MCS Works complete with the Aero kit and I have the same problem with the front spoiler on the drivers side. I noticed this along with the mis-aligned towing eye hole and the missing Grill Plug ( separate part to the Aero kit) I will let you know when mine has been sorted out.

martink

lukeybabe · Jan 31st, 2005, 10:10 AM

You can either adjust the bumper or the bonnet.

It is probably easier to adjust the bonnet though. On each one of the catches which hold it closed there are two bolts holding the catch to the bodywork, one is fixed and the other can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the catch.

For the bumper there are two bolts inside each front wheel arch holding the bumper on, one allows you to remove the bumper completely but the other one can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the bumper and therefore the gap in between the bumper and bonnet.

I found this out after having a new bonnet and bumper put on my S after somebody turned into me

, when it came back from the dealers the gap wasn't the same on both sides, I took it back 3 times each time getting the same excuse that it was very tricky to line up out of the factory, so I just did it myself and got it spot on after about 5mins of playing around.

Hope this helps

jwardell · Jan 31st, 2005, 03:31 PM

The bumper has horizontal and vertical adjusters on both sides. They are fairly easy...loosen the screw then reposition than tighten. The verticals are accessed from the wheel wells, you will see a hole in front of the wheel, you may want to turn your wheel all the way in.

That being said, it is very common for MINIs to be misaligned and can't be lined up perfectly. I had the problem on one side and brought it in. the dealer fixed it but only by bending the hood, which caused a small dent. When I later got a new hood, the same misalignment was there after all the adjusting they could do. I'd much rather have that then a dented hood.

Tonyt3 · Feb 1st, 2005, 09:07 AM

Refitting the bumpers is an easy job, very few tools needed - give it a go or tell yout BMW garage to do it,.

I recently changes the front and rear bumpers on my wifes car. Front took about 40 minutes, rear about an hour - rear is slightly harder to do....

stephenfroude · Feb 1st, 2005, 04:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by martink

...I noticed this along with the mis-aligned towing eye hole and the missing Grill Plug ( separate part to the Aero kit)...

Hi martink,

I've just had an aero kit fitted but haven't heard of a grill plug

.

Does this go in the towing eye and do you have the part number/price?

Thanks

martink · Feb 1st, 2005, 08:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude

Hi martink,

I've just had an aero kit fitted but haven't heard of a grill plug

.

Does this go in the towing eye and do you have the part number/price?

Thanks

Hi Steve
The black plug fits into the grill and covers the towing eye hole. Below is an email response I got back from Mini regarding this along with p/n.

Dear Mr Martin

Thank you for your email to MINI Customer Information dated January 20,
2005.

We can confirm that the plug should be installed with all kits, the Part Ref
No: 51.71.0.152.022. Please contact the MINI dealership who installed the
John Works Kit.

Should you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact
a member of the Customer Information Department.

stephenfroude · Feb 2nd, 2005, 10:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by martink

Hi Steve
The black plug fits into the grill and covers the towing eye hole. Below is an email response I got back from Mini regarding this along with p/n.

Dear Mr Martin

Thank you for your email to MINI Customer Information dated January 20,
2005.

We can confirm that the plug should be installed with all kits, the Part Ref
No: 51.71.0.152.022. Please contact the MINI dealership who installed the
John Works Kit.

Should you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact
a member of the Customer Information Department.

Hi martink

Thanks for that. Does that mean this part is only for the John Works Kit? Or is it available for the Standard Aero Kit?

I though it looked a bit odd without a plug!

stephenfroude · Feb 4th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude

Hi martink

Thanks for that. Does that mean this part is only for the John Works Kit? Or is it available for the Standard Aero Kit?

I though it looked a bit odd without a plug!

Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug???

onely_ck · Apr 21st, 2008, 11:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lukeybabe (original)

You can either adjust the bumper or the bonnet.

It is probably easier to adjust the bonnet though. On each one of the catches which hold it closed there are two bolts holding the catch to the bodywork, one is fixed and the other can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the catch.

For the bumper there are two bolts inside each front wheel arch holding the bumper on, one allows you to remove the bumper completely but the other one can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the bumper and therefore the gap in between the bumper and bonnet.

I found this out after having a new bonnet and bumper put on my S after somebody turned into me

, when it came back from the dealers the gap wasn't the same on both sides, I took it back 3 times each time getting the same excuse that it was very tricky to line up out of the factory, so I just did it myself and got it spot on after about 5mins of playing around.

Hope this helps

Hi LukeyBabe,
this is good advice. I am the first person who doesn't know much about maintaining cars.Could you provide a couple of quick pics for reference on how to adjust the bumper?
Thanks,

LookalikeJCW · Apr 22nd, 2008, 12:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude (original)

Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug???

I was admiring my car the other day

and realised the same, just stumbled across this forum.
Very odd im going in with the part number tomorrow to get one.
Thanks Guys

Ant FR · Apr 22nd, 2008, 09:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude (original)

Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug???

They tend to get lost, but you can buy them from BMW for about 60p from memory

Nov 10th, 2004, 06:35 PM	#1
GTT 280 The Power Cube My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2002 Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 2,348 Offline	Front bupper - dropped. Hi, Does anybody know how to loosten the front bumper, move it up a cm and the retighten ? The gap between the bonet and the bumper seem to be just a little too much, like the bonnet is still open - which it isn't by the way Cheers, Too many mods to list, PM me if the cat needs killing...

Jan 31st, 2005, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 06:57 PM Posts: 5,410 Offline	The bumper has horizontal and vertical adjusters on both sides. They are fairly easy...loosen the screw then reposition than tighten. The verticals are accessed from the wheel wells, you will see a hole in front of the wheel, you may want to turn your wheel all the way in. That being said, it is very common for MINIs to be misaligned and can't be lined up perfectly. I had the problem on one side and brought it in. the dealer fixed it but only by bending the hood, which caused a small dent. When I later got a new hood, the same misalignment was there after all the adjusting they could do. I'd much rather have that then a dented hood. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Feb 1st, 2005, 04:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
stephenfroude MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South East Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 74 Offline	Grill Plug Quote: Originally Posted by martink ...I noticed this along with the mis-aligned towing eye hole and the missing Grill Plug ( separate part to the Aero kit)... Hi martink, I've just had an aero kit fitted but haven't heard of a grill plug . Does this go in the towing eye and do you have the part number/price? Thanks

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Jan 30th, 2005, 11:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
martink MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hants Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 5 Offline	Hi, I've have just taken delivery of a Chilli red MCS Works complete with the Aero kit and I have the same problem with the front spoiler on the drivers side. I noticed this along with the mis-aligned towing eye hole and the missing Grill Plug ( separate part to the Aero kit) I will let you know when mine has been sorted out. martink

Jan 31st, 2005, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
lukeybabe MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chester, UK Local Time: 12:57 AM Posts: 1,684 Offline	You can either adjust the bumper or the bonnet. It is probably easier to adjust the bonnet though. On each one of the catches which hold it closed there are two bolts holding the catch to the bodywork, one is fixed and the other can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the catch. For the bumper there are two bolts inside each front wheel arch holding the bumper on, one allows you to remove the bumper completely but the other one can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the bumper and therefore the gap in between the bumper and bonnet. I found this out after having a new bonnet and bumper put on my S after somebody turned into me , when it came back from the dealers the gap wasn't the same on both sides, I took it back 3 times each time getting the same excuse that it was very tricky to line up out of the factory, so I just did it myself and got it spot on after about 5mins of playing around. Hope this helps

Feb 1st, 2005, 09:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 6,010 Offline	Refitting the bumpers is an easy job, very few tools needed - give it a go or tell yout BMW garage to do it,. I recently changes the front and rear bumpers on my wifes car. Front took about 40 minutes, rear about an hour - rear is slightly harder to do....

Feb 1st, 2005, 08:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
martink MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hants Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 5 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude Hi martink, I've just had an aero kit fitted but haven't heard of a grill plug . Does this go in the towing eye and do you have the part number/price? Thanks Hi Steve The black plug fits into the grill and covers the towing eye hole. Below is an email response I got back from Mini regarding this along with p/n. Dear Mr Martin Thank you for your email to MINI Customer Information dated January 20, 2005. We can confirm that the plug should be installed with all kits, the Part Ref No: 51.71.0.152.022. Please contact the MINI dealership who installed the John Works Kit. Should you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Customer Information Department.

Feb 2nd, 2005, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
stephenfroude MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South East Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 74 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by martink Hi Steve The black plug fits into the grill and covers the towing eye hole. Below is an email response I got back from Mini regarding this along with p/n. Dear Mr Martin Thank you for your email to MINI Customer Information dated January 20, 2005. We can confirm that the plug should be installed with all kits, the Part Ref No: 51.71.0.152.022. Please contact the MINI dealership who installed the John Works Kit. Should you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Customer Information Department. Hi martink Thanks for that. Does that mean this part is only for the John Works Kit? Or is it available for the Standard Aero Kit? I though it looked a bit odd without a plug!

Feb 4th, 2005, 03:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
stephenfroude MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South East Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 74 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude Hi martink Thanks for that. Does that mean this part is only for the John Works Kit? Or is it available for the Standard Aero Kit? I though it looked a bit odd without a plug! Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug???

Apr 21st, 2008, 11:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
onely_ck MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Local Time: 12:57 AM Posts: 44 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by lukeybabe (original) You can either adjust the bumper or the bonnet. It is probably easier to adjust the bonnet though. On each one of the catches which hold it closed there are two bolts holding the catch to the bodywork, one is fixed and the other can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the catch. For the bumper there are two bolts inside each front wheel arch holding the bumper on, one allows you to remove the bumper completely but the other one can be loosened allowing you to alter the height of the bumper and therefore the gap in between the bumper and bonnet. I found this out after having a new bonnet and bumper put on my S after somebody turned into me , when it came back from the dealers the gap wasn't the same on both sides, I took it back 3 times each time getting the same excuse that it was very tricky to line up out of the factory, so I just did it myself and got it spot on after about 5mins of playing around. Hope this helps Hi LukeyBabe, this is good advice. I am the first person who doesn't know much about maintaining cars.Could you provide a couple of quick pics for reference on how to adjust the bumper? Thanks,

Apr 22nd, 2008, 12:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
LookalikeJCW Formerly Black&Blue My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UK Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 354 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude (original) Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug??? I was admiring my car the other day and realised the same, just stumbled across this forum. Very odd im going in with the part number tomorrow to get one. Thanks Guys

Apr 22nd, 2008, 09:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 11:57 PM Posts: 1,922 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by stephenfroude (original) Anyone else know if the standard aero kit front bumper should come with a towing eye plug??? They tend to get lost, but you can buy them from BMW for about 60p from memory

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