Just how boned is my ti? 3 Attachment(s) Just getting ready to change brakes when I found this. This only could have happened when I avoided a stupid yayhoo driving like an idiot in the rain last October. But it has been through an inspection and I've driven a few thousand miles since without any problems. Can I save this or is my ti doomed? Attachment 14984Attachment 14984Attachment 14984 Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
I'm pretty sure you can buy that sheet metal piece, look around on realoem. Its not a common problem but I have definitely seen other threads about replacing those mounts. |
Yeah, I think it happened only because an idiot in a truck was coming around the same curve I was in, only he was doing it sideways in the rain. I had to bail into a farmer's field to avoid worse. Still working outside so haven't looked it up on realoem yet, but thanks! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...way+bar+mounts Check this thread from 2 years ago. I had this happen. Found the parts at the local dealership (around 60 bucks each) cut them off myself & had a buddy weld in the new ones. Not as bad as it seems! |
Thanks aillion joe, I was afraid that I was going to have no other choice than to give up the ti, but I'm not done with it yet! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
Easy fix ;) http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E3...nt_body_parts/ Number 7 for left and right side. You will need some welding done. 5 or 6 spots per plate should hold it fine. Dont forget to give it a onceover with some underbody sealer :) |
Thanks Mallard, truly appreciated! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
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Mallard, nice to see you back on! Seems to have been awhile. Glad to confirm it's an easier fix. I hate seeing these go to the yard. Regards :cool: |
I had the same thing, got the parts from bavauto, its a oem part, and had the work done in a shop, didn't take very long maybe an hour and a half.. cut out the old ones and weld the new ones in, get some new bushings and links while your there and maybe do the rear at the same time, like I should have done ;-) |
Not boned! Roll on. Surprised you didn't feel the extra roll? |
@blackbmw: I hate to see them go myself, especially when my insurance company tried to total mine two years for pretty much all cosmetic damage! @mtlblue replaced every bushing except the subframe last year, so that's all good, I was just a bit panicked while I was installing the brakes and hadn't looked at realoem yet @bradestar I think I did a few times, just been so busy it was one of those "I'll look at it later" things. But thanks guys I feel tons better knowing that I don't have to do something drastic! Those of you that had the work done, about how much did the welding cost? |
Should have added that a larger welder then the local autoshop had was needed, so i went to a pickup and truck suspension place, they have the right tools. |
I literally just fixed this on mine this week. It's just a bad design and it rusts out. Mine ripped out just driving down the road a month ago. Your field excursion might have been the final straw, but it's been rusting away for years. I just bought the new part straight from the dealer. My old mount was literally filled up with mud. The old mount has a little opening right in the wheel well and it can just fill up with water and debris and just sit there rusting away. An air hammer with a chisel blade makes quick work of removing it. That plus a grinding wheel on a angle grinder and Dremel cleans it up. Not a lot of room for an angle grinder in there though. I used my Northern Tool flux core welder and it seemed to work well. |
Now if only I could weld... thanks Cirrus, because I did see a lot of mud up in there which is why I thought it was due to the trip in the farmer's field. Is the design different with the replacement? Maybe I should get them both replaced Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
Mine were filled with mud & debris. Took my buddy a short time to weld & seal them up. Cost was under 100 for me for him to clean up the metal, weld in the new pieces, and paint them with an undercoating. I put in new mounts as well as end links. My son & I have been autocrossing it the past 2 years and it seems to be holding up well. It is a very common problem. When it happened to me I thought I was screwed too! After looking into it and figuring out what to do, it was a pretty easy fix. Good luck & keep up with it. Post some pics of the finished product! |
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