Well, waddaya know... you really can find anything on eBay. We have no way of knowing for sure if this front bumper offered for auction on eBay Germany is really from a preproduction 2009 BMW 7 Series, but it sure looks the part based on spy shots and renderings that we've seen. We can't imagine just how somebody would end up with this particular piece, but we're having fun imagining a bit of dumpster-diving around the BMW design studio. One can't help but wonder where the rest of the car may be. Didn't anybody notice the missing front end?
The seller claims that the front bumper comes from a prototype next-gen 7 Series and prefers that the item be picked up in Munich. Want it? As of this writing, the high-bid is just 25.5 euros. Seems worth at least that much, assuming it's for real.
[Source: eBay.de via Piston Heads]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mikea @ Apr 29th 2008 5:18PM
my... what huge nostrils you have.....
Torrent @ Apr 29th 2008 5:57PM
Yeah, and the headlight cut-outs (if that's what you call 'em) look a teeny bit like the Audi R8's.
J M C 3 @ Apr 29th 2008 5:19PM
Looks like big grills are "in".This has got top be the biggest version of the BMW kidney grille ever.
tankd0g @ Apr 29th 2008 5:25PM
You hang around the 'ring with a dust bin long enough...
Franz @ Apr 29th 2008 5:26PM
lol
kidneygrins @ Apr 29th 2008 5:34PM
Any chance I can graft this onto the front of my 1996 Honda Civic sedan? It would be great sport running up the back of 3 series drivers, giving them the high beam move over signal, and then seeing the disgruntled looks on their faces as my Civc Express rolls on by.........................
Sean Flanagan @ Apr 29th 2008 5:41PM
That is possibly the stupidest thing I have ever heard, intended sarcasm or not.
kidneygrins @ Apr 29th 2008 5:54PM
Sean, you need to get out more if my comment is possibly the stupidest thing you ever heard. On the other hand I need to get out more because I just can't help making stupid comments.
Ashish @ Apr 29th 2008 6:04PM
typical ricer comment....? sarcasm or not.. lol
Reader @ Apr 30th 2008 2:46AM
Dammit I was hoping to be the first to make a sarcastic rice comment, cept about graphing it onto my '95 Tercel.
Torrent @ Apr 29th 2008 5:59PM
ROFL! a Honda? No it'd look better on that one car called a BMW. If you're serious though, you'd better get to bidding!
Benfolio @ Apr 29th 2008 6:52PM
BMW bumper, not more than you can afford, pal!
Steven @ Apr 29th 2008 6:56PM
I heard the seller is offering a bumper to bumper warranty
User @ Apr 29th 2008 7:25PM
lol, nice one...
DJ @ Apr 29th 2008 10:18PM
Actually it's just a bumper .... warranty.
AMcA @ Apr 29th 2008 8:57PM
Looks like a pig snout
Kipp @ Apr 29th 2008 9:56PM
I call B.S., those kidney grills look way too wide for a seven series; they take nearly 2/3 of the width of the bumper. It would be awesome if the seller gave dimensions, then we would have something more conclusive
BimmerFreak @ Apr 29th 2008 10:25PM
take a look at the CS concept...this is the design direction BMW is going in, like it or not. I would imagine BMW would go more conservative with this new 7er after all the negative feedback of the current gen.
500 @ Apr 29th 2008 11:24PM
Who wants to bet that if this is real, BMW will either get it pulled by eBay or pay off the seller? Preproduction parts on eBay doesn't look too good for BMW.
CMDR @ Apr 30th 2008 4:16AM
ah yes, viral marketing