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Exharper 
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 Posted: 10-October-2006 at 18:57 |
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I think my car maybe slowely heading for a permanent quaranteen area " the scrap Yard" (well breakers)!!!!!! Ive had about Enough of it really, it gives me so much stress!!!!! Anybody want a slightly modified bonnet, will be supplied complete with the dreaded DISEASE!!! |
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Beemer dan 523i SE 1997 (184K) Canyon Rot Red, auto. 330 CI Msport Convertible, blue 51K.
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Posted: 10-October-2006 at 13:45 |
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You know, just looking at those photos again... It looks like the car has a bad skin infection or something Careful everyone, it may be catchy... Keep you BM isolated at home in bed until it all clears up... |
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Exharper
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Posted: 10-October-2006 at 12:19 |
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I would like to remove the bumper so i can have a look at it, i put a post on last week RE: removing the rear bumper but no one apperaed to know how to do it or how easy/hard it was to remove the bumper. I need a rear bumper anyway so was looking to get it sprayed up with the bonnet and the rust spots on the back. I think it would be cheaper to get it fixed up i would say, though i could get something less milege,but i like a car that has never failed its MOT |
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Posted: 10-October-2006 at 08:39 |
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I would be looking at painting up a good second hand bonnet on that one.. the rust will come back one day no matter how well the shop tries to fix it.
The back panel is more labour intensive and may well have to remain in place and be repaired to be cost effective. Have you removed the rear bumper to see the full extent of the rust? Have you considered what it would cost you to swap for a similar car in good order.. I am sure you could get it fixed up and looking sweet for much less. It may be not as important theses days but.. a couple of decades ago you would never have bought a car from the seaside.. I am sure the salty air has accelerated the decay. |
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 10-October-2006 at 08:10 |
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Wow, that does look bad. The bonnet could just be down to untreated stone chips. Surely you would be able to tell if it had been damaged and repaired quite easily? If I was you I'd rub it down and remove all the rust yourself before you get it repainted. that way you will know it has been done properly. |
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Posted: 09-October-2006 at 22:41 |
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Hi andy Something is going on a i aint seen any other e9 like it or anytrhing as bad, and i do look after my car, not religioiusly but i like to keep it looking good. 150 notes......ummmmmm....ummmmmmmm |
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Andyboy
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Posted: 09-October-2006 at 22:26 |
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Reckon about 150 a panel. That's almost definitely
had a spank and repair for the bonnet to do that. The rust has come from the inside and around the edge and I've never seen an E39 do that. |
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Posted: 09-October-2006 at 18:31 |
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Hi all if you look at the close up there are some round plastic plugs hiding in between the bumper and were the rust is, i assume all of them have got them. I guess thbis is where the air and damp is getting in. Also on the bonnet underneth the lip were the rust bubbles are, the bead were the metal is rolled back underneth has split. I guess this is just bad look and i will have to get a spray shop to do the bonnet and the boot end. What should i expect to pay for a sprayed bonnet? has anyone had it done? |
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Posted: 09-October-2006 at 16:22 |
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That looks pretty bad...my friends "P" plate E39 is rusting on the boot around the boot lock area...its not had any accident damage to it but it has done 230K...
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 23:21 |
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ha ha ha ha, very well spoted, never would have put 2 and 2 together. My car has not started rotting yet "hopefully". Thats the next stage i presume. |
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 23:12 |
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Something to look out for when I look for one.. Can't have everything I guess..
Oh by the way, your signiture says...
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 22:16 |
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 22:15 |
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I have asked KBannon to post some pics for me of the rust spots. I agree i have seen cars that are about 2 years old that have rust, mainly on the tailgate. The worst thing with an e39 and other prestige cars you tend to notice it more!!!!
 , or its because you notice its there!!!!
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 22:08 |
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Sadly, anything made from mild steel will rust. E39's
are very good but the Touring tailgates can rust around the catch area. It could be much, much worse. If you had a 1997 Mercedes E Class you'd be fitting new front wings and welding on new rear arches by now. By far the worst rust bucket built in the last 10 years. |
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 21:04 |
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 18:10 |
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hi there just tried to upload some pics of my rust but my pics are to big and dont no how to reduce the size (file size), or is there another way of getting them on here...any ideas cheers |
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 08-October-2006 at 17:27 |
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The only way to prevent rust spreading is to remove it completely. So rub down the paintwork, grind the rust out and repaint. It can be an absolute nightmare to do though and many body shops wince at the sight of rust.
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Posted: 07-October-2006 at 20:51 |
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K Bannon thats exactley where mine is rusting, it developed only about 6 months ago and now you notice it more thasn ever. Im not sure what to do about it, weather to just let it go and get rid of it or pay the money out to get it resprayed, but i dont want the paint work to look to new against the rest. Ill post some pictures of "the dreaded rust" to show you all what it looks like and where it is. Is there anything i can do to stop it spreading even further? |
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Posted: 06-October-2006 at 12:08 |
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When I got some untidey paintwork sorted out on my E39 the bloke who owned the body shop said that he had seen plenty of e39s that were starting to go around the back arches, boot, petrol cap area. He also said that this was not just on cars with poor accident repair. When I got my E36 there were lot of people who said that they only rusted if they had not been repaired properly after an accident. However this has been shown over the years not to be true. |
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