Used to be on a poster in my dorm: 2005 M3

[Beej]

I think I've all but decided to have my rear end reinforcements welded in by a local shop, assuming they can convince me it'll last/not rust/etc. The rosette weld style of Redish Motorsports' plates are the selling point over epoxying.

I don't think I've had a shop turn wrenches on it and I hate to break a good streak, but 1) I ain't welding it, 2) I'd probably take a bunch of parts to a shop to have bushings pressed, and 3) I hate seating seals and don't have air so I'd have them do my diff input seal anyway.

Still gotta order the plates, miscellaneous bushings, maybe camber arms.

So, Justin recommended Delta V or PAS. My main concern here is that by welding, I'm only asking for the back end of the car to rust - so considering some e46's go 150k without subframe issues...this is a massive job and better last the life of the car. Does anyone know which shop has more experience with BMW's (and presumably, has done this before)? Better yet, any personal connections? The kit I'm getting is new and has a different style of welding than any others and it'd nice to 1) show them why/how and 2) maybe get a little more convinced that this thing is gonna last forever. I'd rather not but I'll take it to someplace out of the area (RRT?) for a better job and peace of mind.

Also, I was going through old photos and just realized how similar the style of modifications are to what I did to my first e30:
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Ha.