Anyone recommend a good place to buy replacement panels?

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kuSt
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:53 pm

hi,

preferably somewhere in the north so i could pick them up, need things like door skins, wings/wing repair panels.

cheers.
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:06 pm

Sorry cant help you with a place.My advise would be to go to BMW and buy genuine panels from them though.
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:09 pm

yeah euro carparts stockton think thats near you? the pattern panels r spot on.
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:10 pm

From what i've read nowhere comes close to dealers in terms of fitment
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i know what you mean with dodgy fitment , but the ones they supply r sound
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:14 pm

they even do oe ones come to think ov it
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Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:25 pm

As maxfield said and for that reason i will always pay more for the real thing. :)
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:42 am

Jeez wotz this txt ya answr in time ?

Eurocar parts are good and i found a place that will supply the rear arches but i lost the link :(

Google is where i found it though
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:25 am

http://www.beeversautopanels.co.uk/
cheap but not seen the quality

£25 for a wing cant be bad
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:52 am

i got wings from beevers for my sisters e28 last year was impressed by the quality for they panels but never bought nothing for my e30 yet but will be getting a rear panel soon unless the stealers can get me one
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:25 pm

A local breakers yard
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:54 pm

jamesh1977 wrote:i got wings from beevers for my sisters e28 last year was impressed by the quality for they panels but never bought nothing for my e30 yet but will be getting a rear panel soon unless the stealers can get me one
theres a rear pannel for a e30 on ebay at the min if thats what your after
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face lift or preface lift ?
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facelift.... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:47 pm

ok n1, thanks for the info gents... (and the link)
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Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:54 pm

Be very careful when buying from the dealers as they tend to only be approved by BMW now! My "genuine" wing has too many bolt holes along the top and the gap around the grille is too big! Shut lines are fine though! But if were to do it again ECP would be the way i'd go, savinf over £100 in the process!!!
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Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:06 am

I've had several very good genuine wings and front panels off breakers. Often these panels are considerably younger than the rest of the car.
I would have had a lot more good ones if the lazy bas**rds putting them on had bothered to coat the inside properly.
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