Used BMW i3 Front Bumper

The BMW i3 ran from 2013 to 2022 and received a facelift in 2017, which brought changes to the front bumper, lights and trim details. Parts from the pre-facelift period (2013–2017) and the post-facelift period (2017–2022) are treated as separate generations for bumper fitment purposes. Always confirm the exact boundary with your breaker against your registration, as they can verify which bumper your car actually uses.

Your 2015 car is pre-facelift and your 2018 car is post-facelift, so these sit on either side of the 2017 facelift boundary where the front-end panels changed. It is possible the bumpers do not interchange, but whether this specific part crosses that boundary is something you must confirm with the breaker against your registration rather than assume either way. Never fit a bumper without the breaker verifying it against your reg.

Trim level does not generally affect which front bumper you need for breaker-sourced replacements within the same facelift period, so searching by year and facelift generation is the right approach. That said, the i3s was given a more aggressive front bumper with wider styling, so a bumper from a standard i3 and an i3s are visually different and the i3s item may not fit or look correct on a standard car. Confirm with the breaker exactly which variant the donor car was so you get the right profile for your vehicle.

Yes, the engine or range-extender unit in the boot has no bearing on the front bumper, as front-end panels are shared across powertrain variants within the same generation and facelift period. Simply match the year and facelift period of the donor car to your own, and the REX or non-REX distinction can be ignored for this part. Confirm with your breaker against your registration as always.

The 2017 facelift means your car could be either a late pre-facelift or an early post-facelift model depending on exactly when it was registered and built. A bumper listed as covering up to 2017 may or may not suit your car, and this is precisely the kind of boundary question you must confirm with the breaker by giving them your full registration so they can check the build date of both cars. Do not assume fitment based on the year alone when your car sits close to a known facelift date.