E30 Zone

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd share the photos of my car having now been fully repaired.. If you recall My car was hit when i was at work by an 18 tonne lorry, fortunately the guy left his card, so it was nearly written off, however they agreed to spend £4k repairing it. The new part fitted were, ;
wing, bumper, headlamp, indicator, alloy, tyre, binnet slam panel, undertrays, inner wheel arch, and rear bumper.

I really pleased with the results, however take a look below. cheers andrew
BEFORE


AFTER

good job that

Nice job! paint match looks spot on (not eay to do when the other panels have had 8 or 9 years to fade)

Have you had to send you V5 off to get CAT C/D plastered on it or did they just pay you direct for whet the repairs cost you?

That is such a fine looking car. E36's can look sooo good with the right colour and rims. Nice work mate!

Andyboy wrote:That is such a fine looking car. E36's can look sooo good with the right colour and rims. Nice work mate!

I agree, I never use to like the look of e36's at all but some do look really nice with the correct additions. Im suprised they didnt write that off!

hmmm looks real appealing, how much do they go for?

Good stuff, looks really smart. Hope you are happy with the repair.

Dan318-is wrote:

Andyboy wrote:

I agree, I never use to like the look of e36's at all but some do look really nice with the correct additions. Im suprised they didnt write that off!

Its completely factory standard... cheers for the replies guys.

dobbie82 wrote:Nice job! paint match looks spot on (not eay to do when the other panels have had 8 or 9 years to fade)

Have you had to send you V5 off to get CAT C/D plastered on it or did they just pay you direct for whet the repairs cost you?

the insurance company paid for the repairs... so not classified.

the repair as stated was about 4k give or take, however they still repaired it because the repair escallated as it went on - The new alloy and tyre was nearly £500 and then they replaced the rear bumper which added more... these were not taken into account at the beginning, as the rear bumper came to light after they had repaired the front.

i'm pleased tho!!

andrewe30m3 wrote:

Dan318-is wrote:

Andyboy wrote:

I agree, I never use to like the look of e36's at all but some do look really nice with the correct additions. Im suprised they didnt write that off!

Its completely factory standard... cheers for the replies guys.

Even better!!

has it even been hit!!?????? thats a @ucking good job done there.

Cracking job...bet youre chuffed to bits!!!

Looks so good cos its red....cant beat red!!!

Looks nice fella, had one in boston green. Do miss it sometimes

he30 wrote:Looks nice fella, had one in boston green. Do miss it sometimes

go and buy another one quick before they are all wrecked. I honestly believe the values will start to go up again soon, like the 325i sports have.

A nice one now should hold its money for some time to come, however this only applies to the 328i sports.

nice going, car came out great, the insurance guys did something good for a change...

Brillaint! Im glad it all worked out and got sorted. Great to hear. Bloody nice job they have done too! Looks good.

Andy can you check if ur headlight switch remain illuminated when u have the ignition on and whilst u r driving, particularly when u dont have your lights on?

I remember this when you posted, looks like you done good with this one mate, you got some special 4 leaf clover or something!! It has come out really nice.

Excellent job, car looks stunning. Did it get a full re-spray?

The E36 grows on me more every day. After my E30 i want to go for a E36 328i sport, im always browsing E36 coupe.com

Hap wrote:Andy can you check if ur headlight switch remain illuminated when u have the ignition on and whilst u r driving, particularly when u dont have your lights on?

The light on the switch is on only when the lights are switched off when the engine is running.

HTH.

bmwe30mtech wrote:Excellent job, car looks stunning. Did it get a full re-spray?

Nope, the only parts which saw new paint were the front wing, bumper, nose cone and rear bumper.

I generally keep it clean and polished and it stays pretty good to be fair, however I only use it once or twice a week for a few miles each time

I work in central london and have to use public transport!

cheers Andy just had a new bulb put in my car and didnt know if it was supposed to be lit all the time whilst keys in ignition, even if the lights are not switched on