Fitting LCI M-Sport Front bumper to my Pre-LCI E90

Well this has been the very first mod I wanted to do when I first bought my e90 but I never found the right bumper at the right time with a decent price, well about a week ago I found this bumper from a reputable seller on eBay for $200 (Free Shipping), it had the same color as my car and it was used, the reason I went with used one was because it’s a lot easier to install pre fitted bumper from OEM than getting a new bumper that is made out of molded Polyurethane, because then you have trim it, sand it, fit it and paint it.

I only had to do couple things with the bumper, fitted the previous kidney grilles using black insulation tape and black zipties, I had to create my own lower bumper grill using honeycomb mesh (On the lower bumper grilles I have decided to go without fogs since I never used them) and I had to fabricate my own belly pan extension using Kydex sheets(See the last picture). All of these parts were either already black or they were painted to gloss black.

By fabricating all of my necessary conversion parts I’ve saved around $150-$200. At the end bumper just slid on and sat perfectly, after the install I’ve waxed and detailed the bumper so it would look better till I paint it, honestly after detailing it I’ve thought about not painting it at all since it already looks really nice but I’ve already ordered the paint with clear coat and it won’t be a long process, bumper is the same color as my car, 2 top coats and 2 clear coats should be well enough to make it look even better.