Giant Pothole - Need Rocker Panel
02-17-2009, 10:34 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
What a drag--must have been a crater. GL on the repairs.
02-17-2009, 01:34 PM
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter.
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Originally Posted by teksp0rt' post='795014' date='Feb 17 2009, 01:37 PM
I am laughing so hard right now at your post. I just sent her this quote in an e-mail:
"... it means i get to put the M-tech kit on the car sooner rather than later."
Talk about having leverage! In all honesty though if I do the cash deal with Eurorev, it starts to make sense (i can rationalize it that way).
"... it means i get to put the M-tech kit on the car sooner rather than later."
Talk about having leverage! In all honesty though if I do the cash deal with Eurorev, it starts to make sense (i can rationalize it that way).
02-17-2009, 03:53 PM
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In addition to my new '08 550 sport we have a couple of E60's in the family. My 86 year old father in law recently "curbed" his right rocker panel on his '07 530 and yesterday I ordered one through Sterling BMW. The 51-71-7-066-222 rocker cover was list price at $240.00 -$216.00 with a discount. Plan on getting all of the plastic clips too for about 20.00. Add painting and Dad will owe me at least another 150.00.
So, Your pothole could cost you 500.00. Give a week for the paint shop and no one else in the family will know.
DH
So, Your pothole could cost you 500.00. Give a week for the paint shop and no one else in the family will know.
DH
02-17-2009, 04:08 PM
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My Ride: 2011, X6 Hybrid . Alpine White , every option. 20" Conti' NON runflats,OEM trunk spoiler , LUX V3 AE's , HP Thunder Fogs , custom front bumper reflector delete........
I'll bet someone here would gladly donate theirs to you. With so many conversions to MTECH bodies there must be a few garages out there with spare /unused / valueless rocker panels................just ask ! 
Good luck !
Good luck !
02-17-2009, 07:21 PM
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I hit a pothole three days ago and destroyed the front passenger side 22" rim on my S. The spare would have been a joke to run so I got to use AAA towing for the first time in my 5 years of membership.
If you live in or near Ranch Santa Margarita, California - keep a keen eye out if you ever drive Antonio all the way down to Ortega and make a right heading towards SJC - this ditch of a pothole would have taken out a stock alloy.
If you live in or near Ranch Santa Margarita, California - keep a keen eye out if you ever drive Antonio all the way down to Ortega and make a right heading towards SJC - this ditch of a pothole would have taken out a stock alloy.
02-18-2009, 12:19 AM
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teksp0rt,
I hope you take this opportunity to some nice skirts! Don't worry, man - important thing is noone got hurt. And the car will get fixed - it'll look even better now. I noticed you have the runflats, so it is possible that the rim and/or tire is damaged and you wouldn't know rightaway. I had a crack in my rim, that didn't show itself for probably months, bc I have RFTs. But one day it just gave in and I went to the shop and saw the crack and we all knew that it definitely happened a long time ago, so be sure to check the rims. GL with fixin' the car (up
)
Not on that new gorgeous Benz of yours!!!
oh, duuuude, I can feel your pain, I can feel your pain.
How's that drop prog coming along btw?
I hope you take this opportunity to some nice skirts! Don't worry, man - important thing is noone got hurt. And the car will get fixed - it'll look even better now. I noticed you have the runflats, so it is possible that the rim and/or tire is damaged and you wouldn't know rightaway. I had a crack in my rim, that didn't show itself for probably months, bc I have RFTs. But one day it just gave in and I went to the shop and saw the crack and we all knew that it definitely happened a long time ago, so be sure to check the rims. GL with fixin' the car (up
)
Originally Posted by iCharles' post='795520' date='Feb 17 2009, 11:21 PM
I hit a pothole three days ago and destroyed the front passenger side 22" rim on my S. The spare would have been a joke to run so I got to use AAA towing for the first time in my 5 years of membership.
If you live in or near Ranch Santa Margarita, California - keep a keen eye out if you ever drive Antonio all the way down to Ortega and make a right heading towards SJC - this ditch of a pothole would have taken out a stock alloy.
If you live in or near Ranch Santa Margarita, California - keep a keen eye out if you ever drive Antonio all the way down to Ortega and make a right heading towards SJC - this ditch of a pothole would have taken out a stock alloy.
Not on that new gorgeous Benz of yours!!!
oh, duuuude, I can feel your pain, I can feel your pain.
How's that drop prog coming along btw?
02-18-2009, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 530goinon850' post='795662' date='Feb 18 2009, 02:19 AM
teksp0rt,
I hope you take this opportunity to some nice skirts! Don't worry, man - important thing is noone got hurt. And the car will get fixed - it'll look even better now. I noticed you have the runflats, so it is possible that the rim and/or tire is damaged and you wouldn't know rightaway. I had a crack in my rim, that didn't show itself for probably months, bc I have RFTs. But one day it just gave in and I went to the shop and saw the crack and we all knew that it definitely happened a long time ago, so be sure to check the rims. GL with fixin' the car (up )
Not on that new gorgeous Benz of yours!!!
oh, duuuude, I can feel your pain, I can feel your pain.
How's that drop prog coming along btw?
I hope you take this opportunity to some nice skirts! Don't worry, man - important thing is noone got hurt. And the car will get fixed - it'll look even better now. I noticed you have the runflats, so it is possible that the rim and/or tire is damaged and you wouldn't know rightaway. I had a crack in my rim, that didn't show itself for probably months, bc I have RFTs. But one day it just gave in and I went to the shop and saw the crack and we all knew that it definitely happened a long time ago, so be sure to check the rims. GL with fixin' the car (up
)Not on that new gorgeous Benz of yours!!!
oh, duuuude, I can feel your pain, I can feel your pain.
How's that drop prog coming along btw?
I took everyones advice and got the drop done immediately. I went with the Renntech module and installed it myself - it took me about 3 hours to adjust the ride height just how I wanted it - then the sun went down. I decided to drive to a bright parking lot near my house and the perfect, level spot I found just happened to have a police cars headlights shining on it. Some irvine PD car was sitting sideways in a spot talking to the complex security guard. I parked there anyway, and used the light from the cop car to get a good view of the up/down/ lowering operation to get as low as I could without major rubbing. The cop didn't seem to care at all, not even when I got back in my car, turned it around to use the light on the other side. I was there for over 30 minutes and they just sat there watching me.
Here is a pic of a recent drive to Santa Monica, I also got the tint done...
02-19-2009, 04:47 AM
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Wow that must have been one hell of a pot hole. I don't know how you couldn't have a bent rim or at the very least a blown out tire from that.
Chances are a dealer will be in that $500 range to fix that. But since you in LA it won't surprise me if it was more like $800.
M package sounds pretty good.
Wifey won't say anything as I'm sure she feels bad. 
Chances are a dealer will be in that $500 range to fix that. But since you in LA it won't surprise me if it was more like $800.
M package sounds pretty good.
Wifey won't say anything as I'm sure she feels bad.