Hi all
Poking around my E30 325i today I found the rear left passenger floor around the small circle panel is pretty poor in condition , can you get floor repair sections or panels ? Anyone else done there's or is it simply cut out and weld a patch in ? Corrosion is from the circle panel outwards around about 3 inches max .
Cheers Harry
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Grrrmachine
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The round panel itself is replaceable, but if the edge of the hole is corroded then you'll need to fabricate your own patch out of 0.8mm steel.
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/\ didn't you do that on your touring resto thread, Grrr. Post the link.
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Nah, my rear floor was probably the only part of the shell that didn't get any welding. Still, the resto link is in my signature if the OP is interested.
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How can it devalue the car?! 
PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
Ha no what I meant is if for example you have a sport 100k miles, 1 owner , never been welded/restored, no rust etc that's worth 10k and then you have sport same mileage owners etc but it's been restored with new rear arches and quarters but done to high standard like e30 topless beardtmatt would do with all work documented etc
how much lower would the price of the restored one be ?
Hope this makes bit more sense
how much lower would the price of the restored one be ?
Hope this makes bit more sense
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It's a completely arbitrary factor that's impossible to quote. Some people will pay more for a car with documented repairs, others will pay less. Of course, factory-fresh cars that have never been repaired will always be worth more, but it's incredibly unlikely that you'll find a car like that, with no rust, but 100k on the clock.si911t wrote:Ha no what I meant is if for example you have a sport 100k miles, 1 owner , never been welded/restored, no rust etc that's worth 10k and then you have sport same mileage owners etc but it's been restored with new rear arches and quarters but done to high standard like e30 topless beardtmatt would do with all work documented etc
how much lower would the price of the restored one be ?
Hope this makes bit more sense
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Thank youGrrrmachine wrote:It's a completely arbitrary factor that's impossible to quote. Some people will pay more for a car with documented repairs, others will pay less. Of course, factory-fresh cars that have never been repaired will always be worth more, but it's incredibly unlikely that you'll find a car like that, with no rust, but 100k on the clock.si911t wrote:Ha no what I meant is if for example you have a sport 100k miles, 1 owner , never been welded/restored, no rust etc that's worth 10k and then you have sport same mileage owners etc but it's been restored with new rear arches and quarters but done to high standard like e30 topless beardtmatt would do with all work documented etc
how much lower would the price of the restored one be ?
Hope this makes bit more sense
I love 'incredibly unlikely ' . Gives me some confidence to go and look at getting mine done properly.
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Always get any work done properly - bodges get found out and you won't have to pay twice for the same work in a shorter space of time.. 
PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
normally i would go for bodge and cheap but this deserves a proper job. I just looking for someone around manchester who can take it on, but I want it documenting so when its does go , new owner knows that they are buying a decent one.Gert_8 wrote:Always get any work done properly - bodges get found out and you won't have to pay twice for the same work in a shorter space of time..
