2nd Gen R59 Roadster Most liked posts in thread: Metal bumper frame bent - what to do now?

I was able to get the part number from realOEM so I can price it.

Yes I noticed that immediately. It not quite clear if it's a weld or not. it looked like there are some tabs bent inward in addition to small localized spot welds. Maybe it is designed to split to absorb shock. I don't know . . . but you are correct, this is definitely making me want to replace it. At first I told myself that maybe I could bent it back, but after examining that area it very quickly dropped my confidence in doing so quite some.
I pretty much decided I'm going to replace the all bumper brace frame.
I just need to evaluate cost and go from there.

thx for your input

 

I'm 98% sure I will do it myself

Don't know much about the Bentley repair manual . . . I'd have to wait a few years for them to get the edition that covers my car and be useful since it's under warranty for a few years but I'll keep that info in the back burner for the long run :cornut:

 

What model year is your R56?
Is it an S?
You're talking about #2 right?
Why do you have it if it doesn't have any damage?

 

Okay, back to serious stuff though .

Can anyone provide me with torque specification for all the bolts holding the bumper brace frame to the car chassis and to the lower crush tubes, as well as the lower crush tube bolts to the chassis? Again this is for a 2013/2014 MINI cooper S (I don't think model types differ for the front end. Just a guess... I could be wrong :confused5.

 

Okay, mission accomplished! The car is back to its new self. I spent the entire evening replacing the bumper inner frame...

Replacing the frame itself was pretty easy.
Removing and remounting the bumper wasn't so much fun.
But everything considered it wasn't too bad since I was able to do it in one evening. I was prepared to finish in the morning but that did not happened so over all that was definitely worth doing myself...

Oh, and I could not use the lower crushed tube since for some strange reason the bolts were not threaded :confused5: . . . maybe they are self threading but since I wasn't sure I decided not to take the chance to damage the bolt.
Of course I checked very well the current one and it seemed perfectly fine with no deformation so I feel fine about not having been able to replace it.












The last thing I didn't do tonight is cleanup the garage and put the car back on the ground :arf:


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Ha ha :biggrin5:


Here's how bent the frame was:




I'll be putting the bumper and front spoiler on sale I think for hobbyist out there. Except for the bend the rest of the frame seemed in good condition. Perhaps some one might find to useful