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      03-06-2018, 10:19 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by GuidoK View Post
Look at the youtube video's redish motorsport puts up. They specialize in the e46 chassis and know it by heart to the spotweld where some of the problem areas are and that often means cutting out whole panels to get to certain enclosed box sections where internal damage sits.
This is a problem that plagues a lot of E46's. There are aftermarket solutions, but it requires cutting and welding. If it isn't already cracked, there is a solution involving some very expensive structural epoxy. I was worried my son's 330Ci would have this issue, but we got lucky, and his car just made the cut to get the factory reinforcement. BMW installed a plastic block and epoxied it between some panels to eliminate the amount of flex beginning on 2005 model.

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