Bugger , scraped front skirt on new 335i :( - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

holo · 12-21-2011, 06:12 PM

What a plonker I am !

I scraped the front in a carpark on my 5 month old car and am gutted

Any recommendations for a Sydney repairer ? I presume as it feels plastic the whole thing need be replaced ?

Thanks

Haydrick · 12-21-2011, 06:27 PM

Oh man!!! I feel your pain!!!!

I freakout everytime there's a dip lol. Got to reverse park these cars.

No replacement as nothing is cracked (from the pics).

It will just be a respray of the entire bumper, unless you're doing an insurance claim. A new bumper would be $1500 unpainted excl labour etc I'm guessing.

I use Panel One on o'riordan st alexandria, but there are a few other luxury car panel shops down that stretch of road as well.

pcockley · 12-21-2011, 06:28 PM

not a biggie to get fixed, but a PITA! time for a set of splitters?? they will cover that nicely for a couple of hundred. while you are at it get some decent tyres and a black grill

Haydrick · 12-21-2011, 06:40 PM

Speaking of tires, pcock - presume you're running on Non-RFTs? What are you doing for protection?

pcockley · 12-21-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Haydrick

Speaking of tires, pcock - presume you're running on Non-RFTs? What are you doing for protection?

I am a michelin fan so I have a set of 235/275 PSS, but there are plenty of great tyres out there have a look at tirerack, generally half price what you will pay locally delivered to your door

Protection you ask, well I am not catholic so i am a big fan of protection

. I have a slime kit

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Slime...h-All+Products

these chaps deliver to australia cheaper than the local rep. plus if you have a cabin check out their lamps

Haydrick · 12-21-2011, 06:50 PM

Ooooo all this talk of protection, slime and cabins

Thanks for the sinful link

EDIT: Whoa $50! that's sooo much cheaper than the continental kit! Has anyone actually used one of these 'slime' kits?

pcockley · 12-21-2011, 06:57 PM

I have asked that question many times and got lots of people recommending it but never anyone saying 'well it was a dark night and i heard a pssssssssss coming from the rear'

But the tech has been around for a while and at the end of the day, the worst that I can imagine is I call roadside assistance for a tow. plus the last time (touch wood) I had a flat was in the girlfriends car 20 years ago, ahh the days before kids

Haydrick · 12-21-2011, 09:12 PM

Well I've had 2 tyre farts in the past year (4 in the past 2 years). One driving down to Melb - thankfully that time the nail was small and leakage was very minor.

So I've gotten abit paranoid.

EDIT: Does the slime kit fit nicely in that pointless void underneath the boot?

pcockley · 12-21-2011, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haydrick

Well I've had 2 tyre farts in the past year (4 in the past 2 years). One driving down to Melb - thankfully that time the nail was small and leakage was very minor.

So I've gotten abit paranoid.

EDIT: Does the slime kit fit nicely in that pointless void underneath the boot?

NO but it almost fits above the battery. Just needs a little encouragement, kinda like when the wife says no, a little prod here, a little rub there and hey presto in she goes

MLOREY · 12-21-2011, 09:56 PM

Cock best thing to happen to the fozzas

pcockley · 12-21-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MLOREY

Cock best thing to happen to the fozzas

Orey, I just asked ya mum and she didn't know either so what are you talking about

Haydrick · 12-21-2011, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcockley

NO but it almost fits above the battery. Just needs a little encouragement, kinda like when the wife says no, a little prod here, a little rub there and hey presto in she goes

too funny!

some time later ... she then says, "Great! now I'm way past my bed time and need to have another shower!"

wassell2381 · 12-22-2011, 12:47 AM

ouch Charlie!!

Cheapest option is to get one of the portable scratch removal guys out to fix it up for ya. I know a couple of guys over here in WA but that doesn't help ya.

Hopefully u get it sorted man

shu · 12-22-2011, 05:13 PM

Hey holo,

It's not a big job. I had a similar scratch not too long ago. Panel beaters quoted 450 and mobile touch up guys quoted 300ish.

pcockley · 12-22-2011, 05:34 PM

just spend the 400odd on splitters, they will cover the scratch and then when you do it again just swap for a new set of splitters.

Haydrick · 12-22-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wassell2381

ouch Charlie!!

Cheapest option is to get one of the portable scratch removal guys out to fix it up for ya. I know a couple of guys over here in WA but that doesn't help ya.

Hopefully u get it sorted man

Portable scratch removal? Didn't know that existed!

Do they just spray a small section? and how do them match / blend metallic paint or is that not an option? What about clear coat?

shu · 12-22-2011, 05:48 PM

When I say portable.. i actually meant "mobile"

One of them is www.touchupguys.com.au which is a franchise.. I didn't end up using them because they needed the car to be parked outdoors, offstreet with access to a power outlet. I live in an apartment so no go there

I think they will smoothen the scratches, blend and spray paint only a section. I'm not sure about clearcoat.. I assume they will apply that too?

Or do as pcock says, just get a splitter

wassell2381 · 12-22-2011, 07:17 PM

I was trying to think of the word too, 'Mobile'

These guys generally go a good job. After all it is their own franchise most of the time. I think they have more pride than the guys in the panel shops. After all they are fronting the client directly.

Ninjaoz · 12-22-2011, 07:34 PM

just get a pair of OEM carbon fibre splitters to cover the damage.

nice car you got there mate, is that a LCI 335i M sport?

holo · 12-22-2011, 07:42 PM

thanks for the suggestions fellas, I appreciate it.
Ninja, yep

xlr8it · 12-24-2011, 04:32 AM

O'Brien panel shop in Taren Point, all they do are BMW and Audi, had the front bar on my Q7 redone, brilliant job, better then the factory finish.

Ninjaoz · 12-24-2011, 05:15 AM

+1 for O'Brien, ask for Tim. The quality of their work is top-notch!

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Haydrick Private First Class Drives: 335i LCI Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 128 iTrader: (0)	Well I've had 2 tyre farts in the past year (4 in the past 2 years). One driving down to Melb - thankfully that time the nail was small and leakage was very minor. So I've gotten abit paranoid. EDIT: Does the slime kit fit nicely in that pointless void underneath the boot? Last edited by Haydrick; 12-21-2011 at 09:28 PM.

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wassell2381 Second Lieutenant Drives: LCI 320d Join Date: May 2011 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 252 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 320d [5.00]	ouch Charlie!! Cheapest option is to get one of the portable scratch removal guys out to fix it up for ya. I know a couple of guys over here in WA but that doesn't help ya. Hopefully u get it sorted man __________________ Space Grey LCI 320d Innovation pack, Gunmetal 189's, Blue Calipers, Eibach Pro kit, Matte Black Grilles, M3 Bootlid spoiler

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wassell2381 Second Lieutenant Drives: LCI 320d Join Date: May 2011 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 252 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 320d [5.00]	I was trying to think of the word too, 'Mobile' These guys generally go a good job. After all it is their own franchise most of the time. I think they have more pride than the guys in the panel shops. After all they are fronting the client directly. __________________ Space Grey LCI 320d Innovation pack, Gunmetal 189's, Blue Calipers, Eibach Pro kit, Matte Black Grilles, M3 Bootlid spoiler

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12-21-2011, 06:27 PM	#2
Haydrick Private First Class Drives: 335i LCI Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 128 iTrader: (0)	Oh man!!! I feel your pain!!!! I freakout everytime there's a dip lol. Got to reverse park these cars. No replacement as nothing is cracked (from the pics). It will just be a respray of the entire bumper, unless you're doing an insurance claim. A new bumper would be $1500 unpainted excl labour etc I'm guessing. I use Panel One on o'riordan st alexandria, but there are a few other luxury car panel shops down that stretch of road as well.

12-21-2011, 06:28 PM	#3
pcockley Banned Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney Posts: 1,733 iTrader: (1)	not a biggie to get fixed, but a PITA! time for a set of splitters?? they will cover that nicely for a couple of hundred. while you are at it get some decent tyres and a black grill

12-21-2011, 06:40 PM	#4
Haydrick Private First Class Drives: 335i LCI Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 128 iTrader: (0)	Speaking of tires, pcock - presume you're running on Non-RFTs? What are you doing for protection?

12-21-2011, 06:50 PM	#6
Haydrick Private First Class Drives: 335i LCI Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 128 iTrader: (0)	Ooooo all this talk of protection, slime and cabins Thanks for the sinful link EDIT: Whoa $50! that's sooo much cheaper than the continental kit! Has anyone actually used one of these 'slime' kits?

12-21-2011, 06:57 PM	#7
pcockley Banned Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney Posts: 1,733 iTrader: (1)	I have asked that question many times and got lots of people recommending it but never anyone saying 'well it was a dark night and i heard a pssssssssss coming from the rear' But the tech has been around for a while and at the end of the day, the worst that I can imagine is I call roadside assistance for a tow. plus the last time (touch wood) I had a flat was in the girlfriends car 20 years ago, ahh the days before kids

12-21-2011, 09:56 PM	#10
MLOREY Second Lieutenant Drives: e92 Join Date: May 2011 Location: MELBOURNE Posts: 222 iTrader: (0)	Cock best thing to happen to the fozzas

12-22-2011, 05:13 PM	#14
shu Private Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 74 iTrader: (1)	Hey holo, It's not a big job. I had a similar scratch not too long ago. Panel beaters quoted 450 and mobile touch up guys quoted 300ish.

12-22-2011, 05:34 PM	#15
pcockley Banned Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: sydney Posts: 1,733 iTrader: (1)	just spend the 400odd on splitters, they will cover the scratch and then when you do it again just swap for a new set of splitters.

12-22-2011, 05:48 PM	#17
shu Private Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 74 iTrader: (1)	When I say portable.. i actually meant "mobile" One of them is www.touchupguys.com.au which is a franchise.. I didn't end up using them because they needed the car to be parked outdoors, offstreet with access to a power outlet. I live in an apartment so no go there I think they will smoothen the scratches, blend and spray paint only a section. I'm not sure about clearcoat.. I assume they will apply that too? Or do as pcock says, just get a splitter

12-22-2011, 07:34 PM	#19
Ninjaoz Diesel rocks Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 823 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 320d [0.00] 2007 BMW X5 3.0d [0.00]	just get a pair of OEM carbon fibre splitters to cover the damage. nice car you got there mate, is that a LCI 335i M sport?

12-22-2011, 07:42 PM	#20
holo Enlisted Member Drives: 2011 335i Msport coupe DCT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 40 iTrader: (0)	thanks for the suggestions fellas, I appreciate it. Ninja, yep

12-24-2011, 04:32 AM	#21
xlr8it New Member Drives: E90 320d, Audi Q7 4.2TDI Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 16 iTrader: (0)	O'Brien panel shop in Taren Point, all they do are BMW and Audi, had the front bar on my Q7 redone, brilliant job, better then the factory finish.

12-24-2011, 05:15 AM	#22
Ninjaoz Diesel rocks Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 823 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 320d [0.00] 2007 BMW X5 3.0d [0.00]	+1 for O'Brien, ask for Tim. The quality of their work is top-notch!