In my case I actually made the bumper I'm using by combining two undamaged halves together. I did this in an attempt to make use of the damaged bumpers I already had, and, if I need to modify it that I didn't destroy an original "good" bumper.
FWIW- my "new" bumper is the same size as original.
However, I think this could be done without modifying the bumper itself. The overall width of the bumper is fine. The trick I'm learning is to get the bumper to sit further back. This is why I shortened the brackets. Perhaps you won't need to. the production tolerances on these cars vary greatly.
You might have to bend the bumper to make sure the angle of it is the same as the engine hood. None of the bumpers I had (I had 4, now I have 3) would perfectly align with the sheet metal. When the bumper is unattached from the car, it's quite flexible can can move relatively easy.
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