Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...

badgeruk · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:15

mrk said:
Haha good man! Looking forward to comparing differences since the Z4M has a different exhaust configuration next-next meet for sure then

Yeh we can see if their is any difference in sound.

3-4 day lead time so it should be here Friday or Monday. I did say if they can make it Friday that would be awesome so I have it for the meet coming up.

Warranty company are all good with it as well which is handy.

panthro · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:27

mrk said:
Thing is the CSL wheels, diffuser, brakes etc are genuinely decent upgrades without making the standard car look like it wants to be a CSL. The bootlid tips the scale in my view.

I think the standard boot lid looks perfectly fine and modern with the lip spoiler installed.

CSL brakes are definitely not decent upgrades. They are just as poor as the standard brakes.

Fr0dders · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:35

are you able to request your repairer lets you take some photos of the repair in progress.

I know if I was buying a Cat D, seeing some photos of the damage and what was done to repair it etc.. would probably be quite comforting. Just a thought that's all, I might be on my own in thinking that.

mrk · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:46

badgeruk said:
Yeh we can see if their is any difference in sound.

3-4 day lead time so it should be here Friday or Monday. I did say if they can make it Friday that would be awesome so I have it for the meet coming up.

Warranty company are all good with it as well which is handy.

Good stuff! I added the Eventuri to my insurance just now, an extra £20.83. Not too shabby. As far as premium increase goes from all this, no increase. As far as Elephant are concerned, they just want the new MOT number once it has been done and that's it :cool:

Fr0dders said:
are you able to request your repairer lets you take some photos of the repair in progress.

I know if I was buying a Cat D, seeing some photos of the damage and what was done to repair it etc.. would probably be quite comforting. Just a thought that's all, I might be on my own in thinking that.

Aye, the photos were actually his idea and I'm going round each stage to take photos. Tonight will be the first.

panthro said:
CSL brakes are definitely not decent upgrades. They are just as poor as the standard brakes.

I meant the discs, the callipers are the same, just discs are bigger.

[TW]Fox · 5 Jan 2016 at 17:17

panthro said:
CSL brakes are definitely not decent upgrades. They are just as poor as the standard brakes.

Most people buying these 'BBK's are doing so purely because it looks proper wikid so for that purpose they are probably as good as any.

When mrk first mooted the idea of a BBK he also said 'refurbishing' his original calipers was another option, and it turned out that by 'refurbish' he meant 'paint so they look pretty'

mrk · 5 Jan 2016 at 18:04

[TW]Fox;29018653 said:
Most people buying these 'BBK's are doing so purely because it looks proper wikid so for that purpose they are probably as good as any.

When mrk first mooted the idea of a BBK he also said 'refurbishing' his original calipers was another option, and it turned out that by 'refurbish' he meant 'paint so they look pretty'

No that is not what I said at all. Mission motorsport down here will strip the calliper down, clean it, sand blast it and powder coat it. I have opted for matte black. Simply painting over the crud built up over the past 10 years is quite a silly idea.

panthro · 5 Jan 2016 at 21:44

The BWMP brakes are well worth the money. It cost me around £1300 all in and the difference is night and day between these and the CSL/CS brakes. You need CSL wheels next.

mrk · 5 Jan 2016 at 22:42

CSL wheels are certainly on the cards. BMWP once the PFC pads and OEM discs are in need of changing!

mrk · 6 Jan 2016 at 09:55

Car was at the garage next door to the bodyshop having the exhaust hanger sorted, it's a bit naked at the back and got a good look at what stages it will go through.

^ The green is the panel that will be cut out and replaced. Cut, weld, flatten, treat and prep. The blue is the heatshield and boot floor area. New heat shield and crash panel where the bumper fits onto being installed and the boot floor first wall area will be re-shaped back to normal.

Close-up of the lower area.

Ricochet J · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:30

Is the boot floor bent?

LiE · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:34

Ricochet J said:
Is the boot floor bent?

mrk said:
the boot floor first wall area will be re-shaped back to normal.

Ricochet J · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:35

pepsilol · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:36

This is going to look like it really has been repaired. Especially with the cutting out.

mrk · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:48

Why would it? If it's done properly it will not be noticeable. It's what BMW would be doing the same way anyway and common on rear ended crash repairs.

teenwolf · 6 Jan 2016 at 11:39

looks a simple repair TBH

pepsilol · 6 Jan 2016 at 11:46

The dealer was planning on cutting out and welding it back in?

mrk · 6 Jan 2016 at 11:57

Exactly. Confirmed by Neil at Partridge BMW Bodyshop in Winchester if you still can't believe it. How do you think corroded rear arches are repaired? The rotting part is cut out and a new section welded in, flattened and painted with no sign of being cut. Same deal here.

Jez · 6 Jan 2016 at 12:13

pepsilol said:
The dealer was planning on cutting out and welding it back in?

How do you repair the rear of a car without doing that, the rear is all one big section isnt it? :confused:

Firestar_3x · 6 Jan 2016 at 12:20

No, the whole rear of the car isn't stamped out of one bit of metal.

That part of the car will consist of (as a minimum) two stamped side profiles, a back boot section and the floorpan (which will be in multiple sections).

Jez · 6 Jan 2016 at 12:24

Shows how much i know about car construction

You would have thought that BMW would replace in sections, then :confused: