I need to get a pair of rear outer arch repair panels for my 1989 2-door.
I have the choice between Cleveland Panels or Car Body Panels 4 U. Has anyone recently used either of these companies for the rear outer arches and can tell me the quality of the panels? The Cleveland Panels ones are around half the price of Car Body Panels 4 U.
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Main dealer not an option? they are available and will fit properly as well...
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Andeep
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Is that the whole arch thats available? Or just the smaller repair section like so:
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+1 go main dealergoosiegander wrote:Main dealer not an option? they are available and will fit properly as well...
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http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/2 ... tail_trim/
thats the etk image, just phone the dealer with your VIN and they'll sort you out
thats the etk image, just phone the dealer with your VIN and they'll sort you out
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Rear ARCH repair panel is not available from BMW, never has been. Rear Quarter yes 
Andeep, get which ever ones(s) you like from the two suppliers, they will be much of a muchness, may even be the same part.
one thing I will say though is, cut out all the rust. But use as little of the repair panel as possible, so keep the cutting out to a bare minimum.
Andeep, get which ever ones(s) you like from the two suppliers, they will be much of a muchness, may even be the same part.
one thing I will say though is, cut out all the rust. But use as little of the repair panel as possible, so keep the cutting out to a bare minimum.
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+1maggspower wrote:Rear ARCH repair panel is not available from BMW, never has been. Rear Quarter yes
Andeep, get which ever ones(s) you like from the two suppliers, they will be much of a muchness, may even be the same part.
one thing I will say though is, cut out all the rust. But use as little of the repair panel as possible, so keep the cutting out to a bare minimum.
recently had mine done, keep as much of the original panel as possible bud
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Post of picture of your rust
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I will probably go for the cheaper cleveland panels ones as I bet they are the same as the the carbodypanels4u ones. The carbodypanels4u ones are no longer Hadrian panels (I emailed them), but are from the same place that Hadrian used to get them?
They both probably come out of the same factory in Taiwan/China.
They both probably come out of the same factory in Taiwan/China.