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Rusty door respray or replace
- philbo909
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Rusty door respray or replace
Found a bit of rust that's worked it's way along the door sill, and up the bottom of the door now. bmw want £2700 for the fix and I've been advised by a local sprayers that a new door will be the way forward. Gutted. So I was wondering if anyone's got a sapphire black passenger door going spare
And how easy it is to change the door over along with fitting everything to the new shell?
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And how easy it is to change the door over along with fitting everything to the new shell?
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Sapphire black z4 coupe 135,000miles young
- Ducklakeview
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Rusty door respray or replace
Breakers??
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- philbo909
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yeh there's one on ebay for about £120 so getting a quote from the garage on fitting and using mine as a donor, but wondered how easy it is to fit a door inc. wires, windows, door card etc
Sapphire black z4 coupe 135,000miles young
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Hour or two tops, not difficult, although I'd be inclined to look for a "complete" door, even if it's £50-£100 more, as it's a 15 min swap in that case, just the lock barrel to change.
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ok thanks, I'll keep an eye out as there's not one on ebay right now, more money to be made from selling it separately i guessDucklakeview wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 2:46 pm Hour or two tops, not difficult, although I'd be inclined to look for a "complete" door, even if it's £50-£100 more, as it's a 15 min swap in that case, just the lock barrel to change.
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I wouldn't worry about a complete door, especially as you have a coupe as most available will be from roadster with different glass.
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Is it normal for doors to be this rusty?
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Has your car lived by the coast, you will probably find it will just rust away in front of your eyes
Must say, both my doors are fine, a good 2nd hand door will sort it
Must say, both my doors are fine, a good 2nd hand door will sort it
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
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Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Rusty door respray or replace
Doesnt look that bad to me. I'd suggest grinding it back to metal, treating and respraying before going to the hassle of looking for a replacement door. Jeez.
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Looks pretty crap to me, On a vintage /classic car, where parts are scarce, then yes a repair is worth doing. On a car of this age, get another door...much cheaper, especially if you get the same colour
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
- philbo909
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yeh I bit the bullet and ordered a new door so i should have a rust free door in a week! the car spent a lot of time in Portsmouth where I'm guessing the previous owner grazed it on a high curb/low wall
Sapphire black z4 coupe 135,000miles young
- philbo909
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bmw charge a fortune and the local body shop won't guarantee it because of it's location, rust will come back. New door is £100 alone if i put the labour in, can even sell this door after to make some of that up
no brainer i think
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