How bad is this....

[Bouncin n my bimma]

saw one of these cruising around in waunakee wisconsin today. Looked completely stock and very very well maintained. Saw some lil highschooler driving it made me sooooo pissssed.

[Julien]

looks dead to me... and you take terrible photos..

[OOMPH!]

That sucks and so does winter! Sorry bro, it's not worth fixing.

[Atreus]

julien. thirty degrees. night. shop gloves on. expensive camera with oil/grime/shit on it = ok photos.

I'll get some 'real' photos today if light permits. then you can see the elegance of my disaster? lol.

my repair list, so far is as follows.

L/R Control Arm+bushings+lollipops
L/R fender
Hood
bumper
Valence
Possibly radiator+expansion tank
headlight assy.
us grills.
kidneys.
new basketweave(s)
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optional stuff, i don't know if i need it.

strut
tie rods
springs (front)

links can be found below.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=41_0177&hg=41&fg=10

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=41_0212&hg=41&fg=10

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=41_0135&hg=41&fg=10

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=51_0646&hg=51&fg=15

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=51_0650&hg=51&fg=15

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BB23&mospid=47326&btnr=41_0458&hg=41&fg=35

Am i on the right track here guys? btw thanks for the comments. i wanna keep this pile, first bimmer. and just like everyone else says, i love my car. lol.

[akorcovelos]

how much do you have in the car total now?

[Atreus]

1k

[atomic]

totaled? gawddammit shit.

its my car. icy hill. right turn+concrete pillar = car did not fucking turn. enough at least.

Were you on your way to or from ???

[akorcovelos]

1k

thats not too bad, I would think you could fix it the right way for another 1k to 1.5k, provided you can do all the work because labor adds up real quick.

[Atreus]

in terms of wrenching, i'm all for it. i have a basic set of craftsman tools. (302pc or whatever) some jackstands, and a lot of chipotle and beer. and my insulated onesie and skimask baclava. everything short of painting/pulling a frame/drilling shit i can do.

no power tools. forearm/shoulder power. haha. i can prolly borrow some shit tho.

but yeah, unless i find another clean vert for a g out here, i'm thinking of fixing this one.


atomic, i was leaving the fubar resturant, don't really like that place. don't wanna go back either. something about a ginormous bill..

[jrossowvue30]

Man that sucks, I love that color too. That looks very similar to the damage I had, mine was totaled but I fixed it. $300 for both fenders, hood and plastic bumper. Used some 2x4's, clamps, hammers to straighten everything out and a come-along for the rad support. She ain't pretty but she drives.

[Julien]

Pull off the entire front fascia of the car (fenders, valence &hood) and see if anything underneath is bent and work from there

[thereisnoyun]

the most costly thing will be finding two good vert fender for both sides and then painting. Everything else shouldnt be that expensive.

I say fix it.

[kamotors]

fix it

[Paukert11]

i will buy the spoiler off of you if you have one and if are parting your car out. but if you are a die hard e30 guy then i would fix it.

[e30this]

Glad to see your fixing it. Take some more photos so we can see the frame on the driver side.