BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
On the 5 Series, a dealer's stone impact diagnosis genuinely typically isn't covered under warranty, and a working used sensor can often be sourced more cheaply.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front bumper (aftermarket) Prasco BM0481001
| Front bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco BM0481001; Prasco BM0481021 (with parking sensor holes); Prasco BM0501021 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Prasco BM0501031 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Prasco BM0501011 (primed) |
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| Splitters, outer sections & trims | None listed separately |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, trim, parking sensors and fog lights, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, trim, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors, fog lights and washer jets; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
Even a low-speed knock to the BMW 5 Series's front bumper can be more involved to fix than it looks, since it usually integrates parking sensors, adaptive cruise radar, and fog light housings — all needing attention beyond a plain panel replacement.
BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the 5 Series often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: Generations, Derivatives & Colour
| All generations, standard trims | Alpine White (the only no-cost colour), Black Sapphire, Carbon Black, Phytonic Blue |
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| Premium/Individual paint options | The 5 Series colour range spans an unusually wide price gap — some premium metallics run to several thousand pounds extra, with the rarest special finishes (like Pure Metal Silver) among the most expensive paint options offered on any mainstream car |
| M5 | Alpine White remains available as a deliberately simple, no-cost option even on the flagship M5, alongside genuine M-specific colours like Isle of Man Green; significantly different front bumper with larger air intakes than standard trim |
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A Genuinely Useful Piece of Context Worth Knowing About Parking Sensor Faults — BMW 5 Series Front Bumper
If a parking sensor has failed and a dealer has diagnosed stone impact damage, this is genuinely worth knowing: this specific diagnosis typically isn't covered under warranty, and a genuinely working used or aftermarket replacement sensor can often be sourced considerably more cheaply than a dealer's own parts price on related models.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that a persistent parking sensor fault has, in documented cases, survived recalibration, software updates, and even a brand new sensor, with the actual underlying cause ultimately turning out to be the wiring harness itself.
BMW 5 Series Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.
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The same part, covered across other BMW models.