Hit a deer and busted fron bumper. Should I upgrade to M Sport or M3 Replica?

norMcal · 10-12-2011, 09:20 PM

I hit a small deer last night and it did enough damage to my front bumper that I'll have to replace it. The car is a 2011 335d (e90 LCI) with sport package. Since my insurance will pay for a new bumper anyway I'm wondering if I should change it to the M Sport or an M3 style bumper. I'm not really in love with the regular sport package front ,but would like to keep things fairly straight forward and have a clean install. Are there any alternatives that won't cost too much? My concern is that I need to buy new fog lights and if the mounting brackets will be the same if I switch to a different style.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Norm

Sara · 10-12-2011, 09:29 PM

msport

MurderedOut · 10-12-2011, 09:29 PM

make the dear your bumper and put an M logo on him PROBLEM SOLVED jk jk i'd go with the M sport its a classy aggressive

Q4P · 10-12-2011, 09:30 PM

Been there done that luckily it was in a different car. Definitely get the M Sport it looks fantastic, if you get an M3 bumper remember that an M3 has no fog lights so you will have to remove them.

ndog14 · 10-12-2011, 09:37 PM

I think insurance will only pay for matching replacement. You can probably discuss with your local agent about you paying the difference. I like the M3 bumper though. I think the M-sport looks like it has an over-pronounced jaw.

Trojan4evr · 10-12-2011, 10:54 PM

EM-ESPORT

ryan970 · 10-13-2011, 12:16 AM

M SPORT and akrym lip.

rosskie · 10-13-2011, 03:22 AM

anyone got side by side shots of the bumpers?

Quasimodem · 10-13-2011, 05:23 AM

M sport if u want to drool at the front end of every m3 you see, but your options aren't really there for a M3 reproduction front in an LCI e90, at least not with jlevi, unless they came out with something new.

Yoko22R · 10-13-2011, 05:33 AM

how's the deer?

ibeclueless · 10-13-2011, 05:37 AM

m sport will be nice

mashimarho · 10-13-2011, 07:35 AM

I'm down with the 100% of the majority.
M SPORT!

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norMcal Lieutenant 285 Rep 552 Posts Drives: 2016 Porsche GT4 & 2013 VW GTI Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Grass Valley, CA iTrader: (1)	Hit a deer and busted fron bumper. Should I upgrade to M Sport or M3 Replica? I hit a small deer last night and it did enough damage to my front bumper that I'll have to replace it. The car is a 2011 335d (e90 LCI) with sport package. Since my insurance will pay for a new bumper anyway I'm wondering if I should change it to the M Sport or an M3 style bumper. I'm not really in love with the regular sport package front ,but would like to keep things fairly straight forward and have a clean install. Are there any alternatives that won't cost too much? My concern is that I need to buy new fog lights and if the mounting brackets will be the same if I switch to a different style. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Norm Attached Images
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MurderedOut Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 229 Posts Drives: '08 BMW E90, '09 BMW E60 528i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	make the dear your bumper and put an M logo on him PROBLEM SOLVED jk jk i'd go with the M sport its a classy aggressive __________________ 2008 E90 Wrapped Matte Black & Carbon Fiber Roof, 19" Staggered Miro 111(Satin Black), Black Housing Halo Projectors, Satin Black Grill, Blacked Out Emblems, MTX Thunder Sub with Alpine Amp, K&N Air Filter, BMS PBX
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Q4P Colonel 83 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: Too Much Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: World iTrader: (0)	Been there done that luckily it was in a different car. Definitely get the M Sport it looks fantastic, if you get an M3 bumper remember that an M3 has no fog lights so you will have to remove them. __________________ 2jZ + RB26 + 4G63 + LS9 + N54 =
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ndog14 Banned 52 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: E90 328xi 6MT Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	I think insurance will only pay for matching replacement. You can probably discuss with your local agent about you paying the difference. I like the M3 bumper though. I think the M-sport looks like it has an over-pronounced jaw.
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Quasimodem Colonel 149 Rep 2,383 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335d US [0.00]	M sport if u want to drool at the front end of every m3 you see, but your options aren't really there for a M3 reproduction front in an LCI e90, at least not with jlevi, unless they came out with something new. __________________ Speakers: CDT Audio HD-42 comps--front doors (RAAMmat deadened), CDT ES-06 6.5" woofers--kickpanl Pods, Hertz EBX202R dual 8" ported trunk sub. Amps: Phoenix Gold RSd 500.4 (comps & pods). PG RSd 600.1 (sub). Power & Ground: 4AWG Streetwires w/RockFosgt RFDB1 distro blocks. Input: HU lineout--Kicker KISL RCA adapters--RockFosgt RFIT-6 cables--Audiocontrol Matrix--Monster cables--RSd 500.4--lineout Monstr Cabl to RSd 600.1.
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