03-28-2021, 06:28 PM
Wasted no time tearing into this. Summit Point in April will be here before I realize. Guessing, using some eye measurements, I hammered and pried the fender back out to where it looked decent-ish. I also bent the jack posts back and cut them down shorter so I'd stop hitting them on the trailer.
![[Image: NZdTRot.jpg]](https://imgur.com/NZdTRot.jpg)
![[Image: iK0hRQR.jpg]](https://imgur.com/iK0hRQR.jpg)
I started looking for a parts car with no success, so I checked local junkyards and found one about an hour away with 1 325i and 3 non M50 powered Sedans, so I made couple trips.
![[Image: uvetyRp.jpg]](https://imgur.com/uvetyRp.jpg)
![[Image: hRrInXv.jpg]](https://imgur.com/hRrInXv.jpg)
![[Image: MTCVH9c.jpg]](https://imgur.com/MTCVH9c.jpg)
I also put in some orders on Rock Auto. Turn signals, fender liners, rotors, grill mesh, etc.
![[Image: WoCb6Q7.jpg]](https://imgur.com/WoCb6Q7.jpg)
Disassembled everything to assess damage. Damage was a bit worse than I expected. Driver frame rail was bent in a bit, inner fender was totally out of whack. The bumper shocks were also bent and the studs were knocked out of the frame rail. The hood was also bent at the front and bowed in the middle. The nose panel was ruined, the frame connector was bent, the bumper core itself was bent as was the core support. The door and rear quarter are also scratched, and of course, the mirror was broken. Basically everything on the front of the car needed to be replaced. Luckily, my trips to the junk yard had been fruitful, so I had everything I needed. I also picked up some spares at the yard like a fuel pump, wheel speed sensor, extra mirrors, etc.
![[Image: ICIkG9n.jpg]](https://imgur.com/ICIkG9n.jpg)
![[Image: Y2JI1ck.jpg]](https://imgur.com/Y2JI1ck.jpg)
Sanded, primed, and painted the old M3 bumper and the fender from the junk yard.
![[Image: Qhjw0E1.jpg]](https://imgur.com/Qhjw0E1.jpg)
![[Image: TlmvrIR.jpg]](https://imgur.com/TlmvrIR.jpg)
![[Image: 09v0gLG.jpg]](https://imgur.com/09v0gLG.jpg)
New wheel liner
![[Image: jv4gC55.jpg]](https://imgur.com/jv4gC55.jpg)
![[Image: FKOofrE.jpg]](https://imgur.com/FKOofrE.jpg)
This bumper has seen better days, but it looks completely fine at 100 mph. $10 m3 grill mesh from Rockauto is much better than cutting up gutter guard to fit. Not sure how it's supposed to be fastened though.
![[Image: 2QoXWQy.jpg]](https://imgur.com/2QoXWQy.jpg)
Lots of positioning, hammered, and prying later and we have a car again! Hood is still bent.
![[Image: WV6EERU.jpg]](https://imgur.com/WV6EERU.jpg)
Pulled some vinyl off and washed it. Hopefully getting some new numbers (22 was taken with NASA MA anyway) soon.
![[Image: BRhjrbF.jpg]](https://imgur.com/BRhjrbF.jpg)
Bonus shot of the cul de sac de BMW
![[Image: NZdTRot.jpg]](https://imgur.com/NZdTRot.jpg)
![[Image: iK0hRQR.jpg]](https://imgur.com/iK0hRQR.jpg)
I started looking for a parts car with no success, so I checked local junkyards and found one about an hour away with 1 325i and 3 non M50 powered Sedans, so I made couple trips.
![[Image: uvetyRp.jpg]](https://imgur.com/uvetyRp.jpg)
![[Image: hRrInXv.jpg]](https://imgur.com/hRrInXv.jpg)
![[Image: MTCVH9c.jpg]](https://imgur.com/MTCVH9c.jpg)
I also put in some orders on Rock Auto. Turn signals, fender liners, rotors, grill mesh, etc.
![[Image: WoCb6Q7.jpg]](https://imgur.com/WoCb6Q7.jpg)
Disassembled everything to assess damage. Damage was a bit worse than I expected. Driver frame rail was bent in a bit, inner fender was totally out of whack. The bumper shocks were also bent and the studs were knocked out of the frame rail. The hood was also bent at the front and bowed in the middle. The nose panel was ruined, the frame connector was bent, the bumper core itself was bent as was the core support. The door and rear quarter are also scratched, and of course, the mirror was broken. Basically everything on the front of the car needed to be replaced. Luckily, my trips to the junk yard had been fruitful, so I had everything I needed. I also picked up some spares at the yard like a fuel pump, wheel speed sensor, extra mirrors, etc.
![[Image: ICIkG9n.jpg]](https://imgur.com/ICIkG9n.jpg)
![[Image: Y2JI1ck.jpg]](https://imgur.com/Y2JI1ck.jpg)
Sanded, primed, and painted the old M3 bumper and the fender from the junk yard.
![[Image: Qhjw0E1.jpg]](https://imgur.com/Qhjw0E1.jpg)
![[Image: TlmvrIR.jpg]](https://imgur.com/TlmvrIR.jpg)
![[Image: 09v0gLG.jpg]](https://imgur.com/09v0gLG.jpg)
New wheel liner
![[Image: jv4gC55.jpg]](https://imgur.com/jv4gC55.jpg)
![[Image: FKOofrE.jpg]](https://imgur.com/FKOofrE.jpg)
This bumper has seen better days, but it looks completely fine at 100 mph. $10 m3 grill mesh from Rockauto is much better than cutting up gutter guard to fit. Not sure how it's supposed to be fastened though.
![[Image: 2QoXWQy.jpg]](https://imgur.com/2QoXWQy.jpg)
Lots of positioning, hammered, and prying later and we have a car again! Hood is still bent.
![[Image: WV6EERU.jpg]](https://imgur.com/WV6EERU.jpg)
Pulled some vinyl off and washed it. Hopefully getting some new numbers (22 was taken with NASA MA anyway) soon.
![[Image: BRhjrbF.jpg]](https://imgur.com/BRhjrbF.jpg)
Bonus shot of the cul de sac de BMW
![[Image: 4HK8Mj2.jpg]](https://imgur.com/4HK8Mj2.jpg)
Current:
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car
2011 F150 Platinum | 1995 BMW 325i | 1983 BMW 320i | The MMoped | 2008 BMW 128i
Past:
1996 Toyota Tacoma: | 1992 Mazda Miata | 2002 BMW 325i |
2003 Toyota Tacoma | 1995 Miata M Edition | 1997 Subaru Outback |
1992 Mazda Miata | 1990 BMW 325i | 2007 Toyota 4Runner |
1995 Ford Windstar | 1987 BMW 325i | 1987 BMW 325 | 1990 BMW 325i Vert |
2018 VW GTI | 1990 Mazda Miata | 1989 BMW 325i Vert | 2015 Fiesta ST | 1983 BMW 320i parts car