Front Bumper Panel Gaps

[BMWPAUL1971]

I'm very interested in this thread. I bought my 2012 from auction as a damaged cat N. Just needed a headlight and a bumper (really annoying as that only had a tiny bit of damaged. Stupid this car was written off for that. Anyway, got a new bumper in colour but still looking for a headlight (ridiculously expensive) but I have an issue now with the gap on one side. The bonnet fits perfectly one side, but the other is a massive gap from the bonnet to the bumper. No idea how to approach it. I was thinking maybe the bonnet hinge needs replacing but the bonnet and wing where untouched?

[Silverstar]

I'm very interested in this thread. I bought my 2012 from auction as a damaged cat N. Just needed a headlight and a bumper (really annoying as that only had a tiny bit of damaged. Stupid this car was written off for that. Anyway, got a new bumper in colour but still looking for a headlight (ridiculously expensive) but I have an issue now with the gap on one side. The bonnet fits perfectly one side, but the other is a massive gap from the bonnet to the bumper. No idea how to approach it. I was thinking maybe the bonnet hinge needs replacing but the bonnet and wing where untouched?

If the bonnet was untouched then I doubt you need to change the bonnet hinge more likely the problem could be the bumper bracket which that corner of the bumper sits in.

[BMWPAUL1971]

I'm very interested in this thread. I bought my 2012 from auction as a damaged cat N. Just needed a headlight and a bumper (really annoying as that only had a tiny bit of damaged. Stupid this car was written off for that. Anyway, got a new bumper in colour but still looking for a headlight (ridiculously expensive) but I have an issue now with the gap on one side. The bonnet fits perfectly one side, but the other is a massive gap from the bonnet to the bumper. No idea how to approach it. I was thinking maybe the bonnet hinge needs replacing but the bonnet and wing where untouched?

If the bonnet was untouched then I doubt you need to change the bonnet hinge more likely the problem could be the bumper bracket which that corner of the bumper sits in.

Hi buddy. Yes you would think that, but the bracket is not broken and fully intact. The impact was on the headlight and the part of the bumper it sits in, no other damage. The bonnet to front bumper is a great fit. But the bonnet to wing on one side is miles out. Abd there was no damage on these parts. I do these Cat N's as a hobby and really wanted a Z4 for a long time. Just weird and I haven't come across this before. It's always a nightmare lining up panel gaps etc after replacing a part but this is a strange one. I can't see anything obvious

[jenniferlouise]

BMW = Build Mine Wonky (I’m just being playful, it just fitted the topic, unlike the bumper-to-wing on some of our cars)