» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 06-06-2014, 05:55 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | Just how boned is my ti? 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? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk | | | 06-06-2014, 06:33 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | 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. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 06-06-2014, 06:56 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | 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 | | | 06-06-2014, 07:36 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Horseheads, NY Posts: 259 | 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! | | | 06-06-2014, 07:52 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | 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 | | | 06-06-2014, 08:58 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 | 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 __________________ Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | 06-07-2014, 12:32 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | Thanks Mallard, truly appreciated! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk | | | 06-07-2014, 03:16 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by Mallard | 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 __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! Last edited by BlackBMWs; 06-07-2014 at 04:04 AM. | | | 06-07-2014, 06:00 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 283 | 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 ;-) | | | 06-07-2014, 06:42 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 513 | Not boned! Roll on. Surprised you didn't feel the extra roll? | | | 06-07-2014, 01:56 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | @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? Last edited by bimmern00b; 06-07-2014 at 02:00 PM. | | | 06-07-2014, 03:24 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 283 | 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. | | | 06-08-2014, 06:28 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | 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. | | | 06-08-2014, 03:17 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 242 | 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 | | | 06-09-2014, 12:46 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Horseheads, NY Posts: 259 | 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! | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |