Light BMW Restoration Recommendations please
Light BMW Restoration Recommendations please
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diesel do

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118 months

Wednesday 7th October
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I have a 2005 E46 325ci convertible. 107k miles, lovely car but inevitably starting to show some signs of its 21 years. Kept in the garage all winter and realistically only does 2k miles or so each summer.

I ve agonised over it, once you start messing with it, it ll never be original again. But if I don t act, it s probably (already) on a downhill to scrap and I really rather like (love) the car.

Scope of works that I think need doing over the winter:

1. OSR wheelarch rust bubbling through. Needs rust cut out and painted. Hopefully to match!
2. OSR wing trim needs replaced at the same time.
3. If it s being painted, bonnet could probably do with the same.
4. Replacing all the front suspension bushes
5. 4x MVII wheel refurb and 4x new tyres. The PZeros on it have plenty tread but I think are now 6/7 years old.
6. 4-wheel alignment
7. Install strut brace
8. Convert front fog lights to DRLs.

I m around Stirling so can go anywhere reasonable in the Central Belt. My regular servicing garage have made it clear they don t want the work and my recommended local body shops also don t seem so keen on a long list of (it seems) fiddly jobs.

Can anyone help with a recommendation for a one stop shop for all of the above? Any pointers much appreciated thsnks.

Edited by diesel do on Wednesday 7th October 21:30