would this car be difficult to repair?

[kylebes1]

I was looking at this and I thnk it would be a good car just wondering how hard it would be to repari and what I am looking at cost wise?

I do not know if the b pillar is damaged, it it is I guess there is no fixing it, for me anyway.[/img]

[nando]

you can buy that whole section of the rocker/b-pillar from BMW, but it's not worth it unless the car was free and you're capable of properly welding it together yourself.

[kylebes1]

car would not be free, I guessI will keep looking

[Digitalwave]

With the damage to the rear quarter panel, I'd guess $4-6K in damages

[BE30s]

Where the hell do you guys take your cars? 4-6k????!!!! The shops down here in LA will do it for about 1-2k at most. I am not talking about some half ass job. The door has got to go, it is not worth fixing.

[e30Matt]

Where the hell do you guys take your cars? 4-6k????!!!! The shops down here in LA will do it for about 1-2k at most. I am not talking about some half ass job. The door has got to go, it is not worth fixing.

B pillar (must be cut out and welded in)
Rocker panel (ditto)
Both doors
Rear quarter panel (must be welded on/blended)
All the little inner workings of the doors and such that are destroyed

Assuming you replace all of the damaged panels and have them professionally painted, that's a conservative estimate.

I'd definitely have it on a frame machine, as well... that could equal another assload of damage.

In comparison, I have a friend who backed his car into a tree at about 15-20mph, hitting the towhook on the trunk of the tree. The only visible exterior damage is a small crumple in the passenger's side rear quarter panel and the bumper being knocked out of alignment. The frame is tweaked, and the quote from a reputable body shop in town was $1900, including time on the frame machine.

Damages add up in that area of the car REAL quick.

[kylebes1]

I am not gonna mess with damaged car. it looks nice inside and out other than the passenger side that is the only reason I even considered it.

[Z3Jonathan]

Where the hell do you guys take your cars? 4-6k????!!!! The shops down here in LA will do it for about 1-2k at most. I am not talking about some half ass job. The door has got to go, it is not worth fixing.

For parts and paint maybe... but labor adds up quickly.