Gordvisr
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let the insurers take him to court. was in a similar accident, asked the guilty party if he had insurance he said no, told him "good, i am fixing through insurance, they might take care of you then", of which they did.
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Project E46 330i Touring
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Insurance might just write the car off for that damage. Small claims court is best.
TBP88
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Insurance will always claim (or attempt to) if they can. But realistically they're not going to attach assets for this level of damage (they might not even bother).
In a larger claim they'll try to attach assets but given how poor the vast majority of South Africans are (especially those without even insurance...) the reality is your insurance will eat the hit.
evnmopwr
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I value my time more.
Will let Karma sort them out
evnmopwr
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I have contacted another PDR guy thanks to Fellow Fanatic sharing contact. Will come out to see it and advise
evnmopwr
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Boot shocks gave in and i decided to call Shamiels BMW spares to see if they had replacements, And they quoted me a Hell of a R250 EACH for second hand ones.
I told the wife its fine, i will check Temu to see if They sell as i would expect BMW to be Very expensive with these.
Been using the Rearglass as a boot since the shocks gave in so there was no urgency to replace but on my list to get around to doing it.
my wife decided to suprise me and she went on Temu and Went hunting and she found these thats for a Alpina Touring.
Was about R350 for the 2
Google states they the same as regular touring but the clearly do not fit. :|
Everything is the same and correct aside from the CLips.
And i could not repurpose the Old clips as the thread on the ends of the new replacement shocks were bigger.
Atleast i got a Refund for the Items and No need to return them.
So only option now was to call BMW and get a quote
While expecting A massive price for these, I was suprised when they quoted me a Measly R166 for 2. :|
Recieved them and Installed and Reiterated to myself the importance of always calling the Dealer first
TOuring owners, Im pretty sure your boot shocks are original, take advantage of this price
Part Number : 51248232873
I told the wife its fine, i will check Temu to see if They sell as i would expect BMW to be Very expensive with these.
Been using the Rearglass as a boot since the shocks gave in so there was no urgency to replace but on my list to get around to doing it.
my wife decided to suprise me and she went on Temu and Went hunting and she found these thats for a Alpina Touring.
Was about R350 for the 2
Google states they the same as regular touring but the clearly do not fit. :|
Everything is the same and correct aside from the CLips.
And i could not repurpose the Old clips as the thread on the ends of the new replacement shocks were bigger.
Atleast i got a Refund for the Items and No need to return them.
So only option now was to call BMW and get a quote
While expecting A massive price for these, I was suprised when they quoted me a Measly R166 for 2. :|
Recieved them and Installed and Reiterated to myself the importance of always calling the Dealer first
TOuring owners, Im pretty sure your boot shocks are original, take advantage of this price
Part Number : 51248232873
TBP88
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All that las. Glad you came right!Boot shocks gave in and i decided to call Shamiels BMW spares to see if they had replacements, And they quoted me a Hell of a R250 EACH for second hand ones.
I told the wife its fine, i will check Temu to see if They sell as i would expect BMW to be Very expensive with these.
Been using the Rearglass as a boot since the shocks gave in so there was no urgency to replace but on my list to get around to doing it.
my wife decided to suprise me and she went on Temu and Went hunting and she found these thats for a Alpina Touring.
Was about R350 for the 2
View attachment 33855View attachment 33856View attachment 33853
Google states they the same as regular touring but the clearly do not fit. :|
Everything is the same and correct aside from the CLips.
And i could not repurpose the Old clips as the thread on the ends of the new replacement shocks were bigger.
View attachment 33854View attachment 33852View attachment 33851
Atleast i got a Refund for the Items and No need to return them.
So only option now was to call BMW and get a quote
While expecting A massive price for these, I was suprised when they quoted me a Measly R166 for 2. :|
Recieved them and Installed and Reiterated to myself the importance of always calling the Dealer first
View attachment 33857
TOuring owners, Im pretty sure your boot shocks are original, take advantage of this price
Part Number : 51248232873
View attachment 33858
evnmopwr
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Temu = a big las (most times). lol
I should show you the Hot water bottle she Bought. hahahaha its the size of my S21 Phone. :|
TBP88
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You gotta *REALLY* know what you're getting with Temu/Aliexpress...
evnmopwr
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Another las is the dealer and some of their rules. (ok i guess its to protect them and the owner of the cars)
So not too long ago, before i fixed the Central locking from the buttons, i was using the key in door lock to lock and unlock the doors.
but since its common issue for those door locks to break, It broke and i could not get into the car. so i had a door lock from 1 of the Donor cars and i just put that in solong.(drove around with 2 keys. 1 for starting car, and 2 for unlocking doors. lol
Eventually i sorted the door locks and i sold the donor cars lockset and i gave the buyer both keys. (If i knew then what i know now, i would have kept 1 key for the door lock i have on my car)
I now wanted to Get the door lock sorted in the event the battery dies or Key battery dies, then i can get into the car.
I call bmw to order a door lock + Key off the Vin of the donor car so that when its delivered, it will just work with my current key , but since the car was scrapped, i Provided the Deregistration forms and copy of my ID...
bmw flat out rejected it and advised they cannot use the deregistration forms to order the door lock.
With my hands tied, No Parts from previous donorcars and dealer not wanting to assist, i bought a door lock on Temu with a Key and i must say this now, DONT.
Casting is Crap and it does not fit properly.
And the Thread for the bolt that holds the door lock in, Does not line up. ( Maybe i got a bad one from the batch, but i dont understand all the good Reviews from people saying it works and is Great).
I ended up stripping and drilling out the original key lock so that i can use the housing.
I stripped the Temu doorlock, removed the Barrel and then Messed around with the Key slids and matched 3 of the slides that work with my original key.
used the Barrel in the old Original bmw housing with all the original parts of it, And now the key works. No xtra keys.
it sticks abit because of the poor quality of the barrel and Slides of the Temu lock, but Just need it to work once if ever i cannot get into the car.
If anyone has a Barrell and key for an E46, please PM me, i would like to buy it from you so that i can redo the lock slides with all original parts
i will share more Pics tomorrow of the process and how kak that Spring is to put back
So not too long ago, before i fixed the Central locking from the buttons, i was using the key in door lock to lock and unlock the doors.
but since its common issue for those door locks to break, It broke and i could not get into the car. so i had a door lock from 1 of the Donor cars and i just put that in solong.(drove around with 2 keys. 1 for starting car, and 2 for unlocking doors. lol
Eventually i sorted the door locks and i sold the donor cars lockset and i gave the buyer both keys. (If i knew then what i know now, i would have kept 1 key for the door lock i have on my car)
I now wanted to Get the door lock sorted in the event the battery dies or Key battery dies, then i can get into the car.
I call bmw to order a door lock + Key off the Vin of the donor car so that when its delivered, it will just work with my current key , but since the car was scrapped, i Provided the Deregistration forms and copy of my ID...
bmw flat out rejected it and advised they cannot use the deregistration forms to order the door lock.
With my hands tied, No Parts from previous donorcars and dealer not wanting to assist, i bought a door lock on Temu with a Key and i must say this now, DONT.
Casting is Crap and it does not fit properly.
And the Thread for the bolt that holds the door lock in, Does not line up. ( Maybe i got a bad one from the batch, but i dont understand all the good Reviews from people saying it works and is Great).
I ended up stripping and drilling out the original key lock so that i can use the housing.
I stripped the Temu doorlock, removed the Barrel and then Messed around with the Key slids and matched 3 of the slides that work with my original key.
used the Barrel in the old Original bmw housing with all the original parts of it, And now the key works. No xtra keys.
it sticks abit because of the poor quality of the barrel and Slides of the Temu lock, but Just need it to work once if ever i cannot get into the car.
If anyone has a Barrell and key for an E46, please PM me, i would like to buy it from you so that i can redo the lock slides with all original parts
i will share more Pics tomorrow of the process and how kak that Spring is to put back
evnmopwr
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Thats good to know for future.
had to wait a while for the Shocks from BMW as it was ordered from Germany. And was xtra delayed due to Middle east war
Thanks this is for usefulBoot shocks gave in and i decided to call Shamiels BMW spares to see if they had replacements, And they quoted me a Hell of a R250 EACH for second hand ones.
I told the wife its fine, i will check Temu to see if They sell as i would expect BMW to be Very expensive with these.
Been using the Rearglass as a boot since the shocks gave in so there was no urgency to replace but on my list to get around to doing it.
my wife decided to suprise me and she went on Temu and Went hunting and she found these thats for a Alpina Touring.
Was about R350 for the 2
View attachment 33855View attachment 33856View attachment 33853
Google states they the same as regular touring but the clearly do not fit. :|
Everything is the same and correct aside from the CLips.
And i could not repurpose the Old clips as the thread on the ends of the new replacement shocks were bigger.
View attachment 33854View attachment 33852View attachment 33851
Atleast i got a Refund for the Items and No need to return them.
So only option now was to call BMW and get a quote
While expecting A massive price for these, I was suprised when they quoted me a Measly R166 for 2. :|
Recieved them and Installed and Reiterated to myself the importance of always calling the Dealer first
View attachment 33857
TOuring owners, Im pretty sure your boot shocks are original, take advantage of this price
Part Number : 51248232873
View attachment 33858
Does the e46 also have seperate shocks for the glass like the e39 has?
If so do you have a code?
evnmopwr
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Me too
( ordered 2 more sets. lol )
evnmopwr
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No sir.. The glass has Springed hinges. no shocks
evnmopwr
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Started freeing up time last few days to look into some OLD issues the Wagon had.
1. Handbrake not been set since the 330i swop was done
2. Humming noise on Deceleration at 60 and 80km/h
3. Install new rear subframe with all new bushes
Handbrake never worked since 2017. I dont know how i drive around like this and something so simple to fix. Its now finally sorted and working as it should.
Something @Benji mentioned in his thread to my reply about My car humming, that it could be Driveline allignment or Outputshaft bearing on gearbox or DMF etc. This Hummin was there since i done the swop. Even after new Diff installed, Balanced PRop, New CSB, New Trailing arms ...
While i had the car in the air, i had a look at the driveline components to see what was never done. And immediatly Caught my eye, was the Gearbox mounts were TOAST. 1 was cracked and completely lopsided. NOt sure why i never replaced them before but i proceeded to replace while i was there.
The last donor car i had, where the Bearing knock 330i motor came from, had a pair of RogueEngineering Gearbox mounts installed. Practically brand new, So i proceeded to install it. And im happy to report, Then Humming noise that plagued this car since 2017 is now officially Gone!. Thanks for the Guidance Benji
PS: Ignore the Hooka leaves. Im stressed. What can i say
Thank you Donor Car
Lastly, the rubber bushings in the current Subframe are all original to the car (2001) so i need to get that sorted. Been putting it off For a long time due to the amount of work needed and i will be doing all this with the car on axel stands, which im dreading.
The last Donor car donated its Rear subframe where i installed all new rubber bushings. I have a new rearleft trailingarm that needs to go in too that also has new bushings so its just the rear right Trailing arm that needs its bushings replaced.
Hope to have all this done month end when i go on leave. Will post images soon
1. Handbrake not been set since the 330i swop was done
2. Humming noise on Deceleration at 60 and 80km/h
3. Install new rear subframe with all new bushes
Handbrake never worked since 2017. I dont know how i drive around like this and something so simple to fix. Its now finally sorted and working as it should.
Something @Benji mentioned in his thread to my reply about My car humming, that it could be Driveline allignment or Outputshaft bearing on gearbox or DMF etc. This Hummin was there since i done the swop. Even after new Diff installed, Balanced PRop, New CSB, New Trailing arms ...
While i had the car in the air, i had a look at the driveline components to see what was never done. And immediatly Caught my eye, was the Gearbox mounts were TOAST. 1 was cracked and completely lopsided. NOt sure why i never replaced them before but i proceeded to replace while i was there.
The last donor car i had, where the Bearing knock 330i motor came from, had a pair of RogueEngineering Gearbox mounts installed. Practically brand new, So i proceeded to install it. And im happy to report, Then Humming noise that plagued this car since 2017 is now officially Gone!. Thanks for the Guidance Benji
PS: Ignore the Hooka leaves. Im stressed. What can i say
Thank you Donor Car
Lastly, the rubber bushings in the current Subframe are all original to the car (2001) so i need to get that sorted. Been putting it off For a long time due to the amount of work needed and i will be doing all this with the car on axel stands, which im dreading.
The last Donor car donated its Rear subframe where i installed all new rubber bushings. I have a new rearleft trailingarm that needs to go in too that also has new bushings so its just the rear right Trailing arm that needs its bushings replaced.
Hope to have all this done month end when i go on leave. Will post images soon
Benji
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Glad you got that hum sorted, must follow my own advice and look into my E46 which has also developed a hum since the engine swap
To be perfectly honest, if you have a bush removal tool (under R3k from Adendorf) doing all the rear bushings is relatively easy. I think there are 17 of them and it took me about 3-4 evenings to do the whole job - call it 10 hours. To be fair, after 500k km, the only bushings that were properly toast, were the upper control arm bush which links to the hub
To be perfectly honest, if you have a bush removal tool (under R3k from Adendorf) doing all the rear bushings is relatively easy. I think there are 17 of them and it took me about 3-4 evenings to do the whole job - call it 10 hours. To be fair, after 500k km, the only bushings that were properly toast, were the upper control arm bush which links to the hub
evnmopwr
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Lol. Im pretty sure you will figure it out.Glad you got that hum sorted, must follow my own advice and look into my E46 which has also developed a hum since the engine swap
To be perfectly honest, if you have a bush removal tool (under R3k from Adendorf) doing all the rear bushings is relatively easy. I think there are 17 of them and it took me about 3-4 evenings to do the whole job - call it 10 hours. To be fair, after 500k km, the only bushings that were properly toast, were the upper control arm bush which links to the hub
I have that tool yes. Subframe and the new Rear left trailing arm is done.
What im dreading is dropping the rear whil laying on the floor. LMAO.
Once thats done, i can Replace the rest and then dread putting it all back again while laying on the floor.
but has to be done.
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