Does anyone know which years (or models) had the plastic style and which had the metal for post-1987? My '90 325i came with a plastic but I ordered a used rear bumper from Bavarian Auto Recycling and it came as metal. That's fine with me, but I'm just wondering.
There is no metal bumper for your E30. Either they sent you the wrong one or you ordered the wrong one. Either way, you'll need to get the proper one. The only "post-87" E30's that had metal bumpers were some 88 models, and those were almost exactly the same as the 87 and earlier ones, except that they didn't stick out as far. Does the one you received look like mine? (See pic below)
You're right, Botond, the bumper cover is not metal. I should have checked it out more closely. It was freshly painted and clear coated when I first saw it and it looked metallic. Hope all is well with you and the little red lady.
Man, those immunosuppressive medications must be expensive. Cars aren't insured for heart transplants, you know. Spending all that dough on that old broad...you must really love her.
Well, it's gone through a "stroke" if you will and has significantly "slowed down" (seemingly from the factory lol).