NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[e30bmlover]

its a dark day here in norwich, i take a look at the 320 and notice something that i really dont want to see. rust on the rear passinger side arch. i know what time it is..... new arches. inner+outer. man i am pissed! there goes the 325i conversion till this is sorted! now the price? any ideas. i am beside myself!

[mikey-t]

i sympathise with you dude! mines quite a bit worse at the moment! i.e a 2 inch hole. but i got other shit to work on first

[E30BeemerLad]

Tim, if I recall correctly your inner ones looked pretty shot.

Reckon you could be into £500 for both innner & outer done in one shot, maybe even more. I'm afraid I don't know any bodyshops in your area, but best to start taking a trip round a few and getting quotes & views. Bodywork is a nightmare as the bigger bodyshops which do a lot of insurance work are likely to be expensive and it doesn't necessarily guarantee a good job. Similarly the smaller guy with a pretty grotty looking setup could be cheaper, yet there is a change of a crap job, equally to him being superb and doing it for the love of the job.

Recomnendations from people who know a good job when they see it goes a long way

[e30bmlover]

i got a plate welded in the bad one. it stopped the water from getting in. but now its time to get them done properly. can i get the new arches inner+outer galvanised before they are put in?

[E30BeemerLad]

no idea mate

[mikey-t]

try riceboy bodyworx, bit of a chav scene corsa, saxo based body shop but i have seen the guys work and his good

[e30bmlover]

iv got a place in mind. better go up there tomorrow and see him.

[boomer]

i got a plate welded in the bad one. it stopped the water from getting in. but now its time to get them done properly. can i get the new arches inner+outer galvanised before they are put in?

Yes you can - any steel fabricators should be able to do it/get it done for you. Couldn't tell you how much though

[massive]

I got both my rears done for £350

[mikey-t]

i have had an offer that i may have to take up in the future, guy i know is a welder by trade , he said if i can find a beyond repair shell he will lend me the plasma cutter and we`ll go have the arches away he will then weld them in , all sounds a bit dodgy to me but he assures me it will work , and much better then shaping steel

[e30bmlover]

iv gotta go and see the geezer about it all.

[325iRon]

Had mine done on the Sport both inner and outer ( the inner were OEM parts) total bill £800!

Ron

[e30bmlover]

just got back from seeing the geezer. he is going to send me the quote in the post( proberbly because i will need to be sitting down when i read it! ). i told him i wanted inner+outer arches done on both sides and galvanised. also a quote for a full respray. all for the love of the 320 god bless her!