Seen that e30's suffer with these,i was servicing mine last week....leant on the scuttel pannel closest to the bottom of the windscreen on the pass side and my palm put a whole through it... the other side has alot of fiber glass over where i think the previous owner did the same... it looks shoddy as hell.. whats best to cover the hole??? and of course respray after.
Thanks in advance
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Blitz
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Weld a patch of metal in place. You might have to take out the windscreen as well.
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ImysE30
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Weld a new scuttle panel in, still available from the dealer IIRC
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darkchild
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They're about £50 iirc when I enquired recently.ImysE30 wrote:Weld a new scuttle panel in, still available from the dealer IIRC
Mine was rotten at one end and I had it repaired by a bodyshop - screen out, new metal welded in and plenty of wax behind. Not cheap but hopefully should be good for another decade!
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kieran325
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This was the size of a 5 pence piece...
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Nath325i
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i got a new scuttle panel for the tech 1 last month and it was £38
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minicooper172
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It's a pain in the arse. Brazed panels, what idiots.
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minicooper172 wrote:It's a pain in the arse. Brazed panels, what idiots.
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bss325i
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+1.Kos wrote:minicooper172 wrote:It's a pain in the arse. Brazed panels, what idiots.
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Cook318IS
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Where abouts are the scuttle panels on realoem/ bmwfans.info? i can't seem to find them
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skipunda
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why does the scuttle go on the drivers-side?
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Kos
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its boths sides that go
i usualy see them go on the passenger side, but seen drivers side too
i usualy see them go on the passenger side, but seen drivers side too
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minicooper172
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They braze the joint, meaning that you need brazing kit to fit new metal, or remove the brazed joints. You can't weld to braze.bss325i wrote:+1.Kos wrote:minicooper172 wrote:It's a pain in the arse. Brazed panels, what idiots.