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    Posted: 13-October-2006 at 18:56
I discovered a tiny tiny water puddle on my carpet.



nosy person I am, lifted the carpet a little



decided to take the carpet out for a better view
(the cable IS submerged)



so now comes my question. Do you guys think the water has something to do with this tiny pinhole I discovered in my passenger wheel well?



I do really struggle here and would appreciate some advice. I am still not sure...



...hmmmm



would also like to know if you guys have these additional vent holes in the passenger side. Or was this an option?



Still not sure about it. Maybe I should check the elephant trunk thingie under the bonnet. Might be just a little bit clogged up.....









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Uwe

did you leave a window open or the sunroof open??????????? 

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Mmmmm....

Welllll...I would say get a second opinion from someone who is more technically minded than myself but if I had to comment, I..I..Look I'm sorry, Uwe. Can you give me a clue? Anything???
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Originally posted by Andy S Andy S wrote:

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did you leave a window open or the sunroof open??????????? 



Actually it's worse when the car is PARKED in the rain The water just runs down the firewall and dribbles in.
I will post some more picture tomorrow. I have started to cut a few rusty bits out. Just very very small bits..... Just a little spot weld here and there and some touch up paint and it will look as new.

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Mine has very small amount of rust where the battery cable passes thru the bulkhead,much the same as yours.
Go on Uwe,bare shell that car or re-shell it. There is hours of fun to be had stripping a rusty M3 in your garage and having it there for ages.
I take it the cage idea is on hold until further investigation ?
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Originally posted by BMG M3 BMG M3 wrote:

Mine has very small amount of rust where the battery cable passes thru the bulkhead,much the same as yours.
Go on Uwe,bare shell that car or re-shell it. There is hours of fun to be had stripping a rusty M3 in your garage and having it there for ages.
I take it the cage idea is on hold until further investigation ?


A: haven't got a garage
B: cage goes in ASAP

I don't want to re-shell the car. I want to keep MY car.
Silly sod, I know but I have never owned a car as long as this and can't let it go without trying. I will strip more down and assess the condition. Sides and rear look promising so far....
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Originally posted by Andy S Andy S wrote:

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Uwe,

I'm with Brian, if was me I think a new solid shell is the most cost & time effective way to go but if you can do all the work yourself then maybe the satisfaction of repairing it will outway the grief.

Great decision re the cage now you have the NS bug.

I suppose another way to look at it is if you are rebuilding the car over the winter at least you won't be pining to get back on track, so much.

Good luck with it

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Originally posted by Andy S Andy S wrote:

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From what I've learned with my car,you won't see or find most of the rust unless you strip it or start removing underseal. You've seen my car,come and see it now and see how bad the rust is.If I had a weld-in cage to the strut tops,it wouldn't make any difference as the strut top was barely attached to the inner wing ! The bar to the floor by the A pillar would have been useless too - there is no floor there !

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Can`t understand how so much water has got in,have you tried the hosepipe test?

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Uwe, not sure but I can't recall those vents being on the options list, might be worth looking on the ETK.

Good luck!


Makes me think I am really lucky with my car, after seeing this, Brians, Sheps Evo2 etc. I've been investigating mine this year and as far as i can tell theres nothing really to report.

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Looks like you have the special factory light weight model

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I have welded the first hole up now. Little bit like reconstructive surgery
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You just need a wet and dry vaccum cleaner and some duck tape and you'll be fine!

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Nice,

form memory i had that factory option on two of my e30's seems to be a common feature although i never managed to find it on the bm option list............
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You just need a wet and dry vaccum cleaner and some duck tape and you'll be fine!



wet and dry vac workes a treat! But duck tape? NO chance! Not even a proper mastic festival was able to stop it long term (was nominated for the "customer who spend most" award) . It actually made it much worse .
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Saw THIS and thought of you

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Saw THIS and thought of you

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