i recently hit an animal on the road and it messed up my front bumper it seemed to unclip. my question is: is it hard to unclip the bumper and reclip it back on. i wanted to do it myself but if its really hard i think im just going to take it to a body shop.

 

I'm not sure about the 2nd Gen, but on my R53, the bumper is relatively easy to take off.
There are about -6 bolts/screws underneath
-2 in each wheel well
-2 on the top of the bumper
-and the rest are clips that just pp off
Don't forget to disconnect the lighting!

Hope that helps!

 

thanks for the advice!! have you done a lot of body work to your car?