cheers mat i wish i was closer to you then my car would be round your place in a heartbeat to get the job done right.beardymat wrote:he has quoted you for the inner part of the inner arch, what you actually need is the outer inner arch as in parts 7 & 8 in this picturewullie325i wrote:the quote i got from my main bmw dealer was £150 for o/s and slightly more for the n/s.beardymat wrote:this job can be tackled without removing the rear quater panels but it takes a bit of patience and a little imagination, neither of which you will find in your average dealership reception.they wont take on this work as they can not guarentee it against further rust.if you check my thread in the link in my sig you will see that im doing this exact job on mine.
i doubt that you will want to drive down to sheffield but there must be more people with my kind of repair ethos closer to you.
people assume body repair is expensive but at an average cost of £25 per hour its a lot cheaper than most service departments charge for something which to be honest is not beyond the remit of the average enthusiast.
by the way,the inner arch panels are around £60 per side at the dealers
the problem i have is that nobody will replace the inner arches for me so i am going to have to weld them up
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=41&fg=25
like i said they are around £60 each and will make a better job of repairing the damage than patching it up.
im at work doing the offside arch on mine so i will take some progress photos and try and put a more step by step guide in my thread for you brave chaps
hole in my arch!
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hi
just had some good news.
i phoned a guy yesterday and he said he might no somebody who could do it but he phoned me back and said the guy didnt want the job surprise surprise but he said his dad might do it.his old boy just phoned me and from the minute this guy started talking i knew that he knew what he was on about and he didnt just want to weld a plate over it like most of the garages around here did.he is coming to look at it tomorrow and i think he is going to replace the full outer part of the inner arch for me so fingers crossed.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
just had some good news.
i phoned a guy yesterday and he said he might no somebody who could do it but he phoned me back and said the guy didnt want the job surprise surprise but he said his dad might do it.his old boy just phoned me and from the minute this guy started talking i knew that he knew what he was on about and he didnt just want to weld a plate over it like most of the garages around here did.he is coming to look at it tomorrow and i think he is going to replace the full outer part of the inner arch for me so fingers crossed.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
