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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 15:12 |
Sod that! Also on e-Bay, and available to you even though they're in Germany, is this magnificent pair of brand new, unpainted E24 wing panels ...currently for a fraction of the price of a new single panel... Why buy secondhand when you can have new? Edited by Horsetan |
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monkeyboy6059
Senior Member II Joined: 22-June-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 17:04 |
now you're talking, cheers v much
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 17:07 |
I hear a bank account being emptied.... |
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monkeyboy6059
Senior Member II Joined: 22-June-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 17:10 |
how are the wings attached, are they bolted or welded?
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 17:12 |
First, get your panels prepped and then sprayed. They are bolted first. The attachment/mounting points are pretty much self-explanatory. The slightly dodgy bit is at the top front "tip", which has to be welded to the nose cone panel section... Edited by Horsetan |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 18:45 |
I'm told that the later 6 wings ('87 on) don't rust as badly as earlier ones as BMW removed some of the mud traps. Mine had the section behind the indicator above the bumper cut out & new metal let in on both sides. They removed the mud trap behind at the same time. The area you have trouble with also had attention. Early ones would rust along the bonnet edge & down the door edge too. If it's only part of the wing get it repaired. Don't know whereabouts you are but mine were done by the bodyshop used by Horsetans favourite garage Munich Legends in W. Sussex. |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 19:02 |
*splutter* |
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monkeyboy6059
Senior Member II Joined: 22-June-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179 |
Posted: 06-July-2004 at 19:26 |
cheers andy, im gonna see how much the brand new ones cost on ebay when they actually reach the end of the auction. chances are though im just gonna get them repaired, save some money for some nice wheels
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 10:58 |
Mine is currently having in having both inner wings sorted (i'd drop photos if I could work out how to get them onto the site!). Although the outers look fine - beware of what you'll find underneath when you get them off!
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 11:02 |
You need to talk to "poor Ross" Harris - he solved the problem by throwing money at it! |
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 11:09 |
Throwing money at it... what a great idea.... why didn't I think of that before!! Oh yeah... now I remember!!!!
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 14:53 |
OK - I seem to have figured the picture thing??! Thats a picture of what I found when the good looking wing was removed! |
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 14:53 |
errr - or not!
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 15:06 |
Where did you host your photo? Some sites only allow viewing by those registered with them, and not the general public. Wanadoo is probably better for general public viewing. |
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 15:12 |
I put the photo on Wanadoo - selected public access, put it into this forums 'post Reply' box (where it was visible), then posted it - then it disappeared again! Fangled technology - it'll never catch on. |
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 15:16 |
http://static.photobox.co.uk/public/images/69/69/9956969.s.jpg?ch=71&rr=14:33:42 could just try the link address instead of the whole photo??? |
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monkeyboy6059
Senior Member II Joined: 22-June-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 15:25 |
i think big d will be leaving the wing on, ignorance is such sweet bliss
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 18:44 |
Ah... I see where you went wrong. You quoted the time details after the ".jpg" file link. I think that this: is what you were trying to show us..... Wow, even I don't have that kind of rust on my inner wings.... Edited by Horsetan |
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Brucey
Really Senior Member II Joined: 07-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 744 |
Posted: 07-July-2004 at 22:34 |
-eurgh...... -couldn't save myself from an involuntary shudder when I saw that......
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~~~~~~~ Brucey ~~~~~~ |
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johne
Newbie Joined: 29-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 08-July-2004 at 08:56 |
yeah - pretty horrible - but this time next week they'll be better - and i'll be poorer! This was just intended as a warning not to get too carried away with outer wing problems - but to check what's underneath first. My outers look perfect - not a mark on them - underneath though........... here's another shocker! Horsetan - thanks for sorting my schoolboy error on the photo posting - not that difficult after all!! By the way - this shows where the troublesome headlamp wipe/wash relay sits - debated in an earlier thread. |
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