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09-03-2009, 04:40 PM | #1 |
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firewall brace broke off.. again
last time my insurance paid to weld my driver's side. now this side broke. fuck me.
any suggestions?
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09-03-2009, 04:45 PM | #2 |
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Indeed!! How the f**k does that happen?!?!?!?
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09-03-2009, 06:01 PM | #3 |
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Go aftermarket if you can, longer strut studs to accommodate the entire plate type like the Dinan?
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09-04-2009, 04:30 PM | #6 |
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I still need to weld on an OEM tbracket, and they're the sames ones used by aftermarket firewall braces.
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09-04-2009, 05:48 PM | #7 |
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09-06-2009, 06:49 PM | #9 | |
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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=41&fg=10&hl=8 |
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09-07-2009, 04:55 PM | #11 |
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Thats a 2minute weld job, to both repair and strengthen that joint. Interesting that insurance paid for it though.
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09-11-2009, 09:36 PM | #13 |
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FWIW, from what I see in the pic above, the weld isn't the problem, the design of the bracket is. That being said, just welding all around the bracket would probably fix it. Looks to me like a crack initiated in the top of that little rib right at the center of the bracket, then worked out to the edges; THEN the weld failed. If it was an airplane, I'd design an ally doubler, and call out a bucket of rivets to fix it.....welding it up (with a new bracket!) is probably the right fix. Doubling up over the bracket with some ~.063" steel would help a bit, too.
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09-14-2011, 01:21 PM | #15 |
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This just happened to me as well.. I can get insurance to pay for this?
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09-14-2011, 01:35 PM | #16 |
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don't. that was just stupid of me.
Find a body shop with some skills and they'll weld it back on for under $100. Make sure they also go around the perimeter of those "feet" to re-inforce it. I don't have pics anymore because its from my first z4
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09-14-2011, 02:17 PM | #17 |
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Roffle... did you have the strut brace installed previously? I wonder if this issue is for folks with only the v-brace and not the full triangle? The reason why I bought the strut brace was for protection of the horror stories I hear about the shock tower mushroom without it. The big benefit is that the strut brace improved the handling as well...which is the main reason it was designed I guess.
I'm curious to know if you didn't have the strut brace that it aide in the brackets braking off? |
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09-14-2011, 02:30 PM | #19 | |
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Oh yeah...surprised you went through insurance to fix your bracket...did your premiums go up? |
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09-14-2011, 02:35 PM | #20 | |
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I went through insurance because thats what BMW said I should do, and that its a very expensive fix. My premium went up slightly, as they classified it as damage from hitting a stationary object. Thats why I strongly discourage going through the insurance, and just paying a few bucks out of pocket. Don't worry about it breaking on you, it happens on these cars but its very rare
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09-14-2011, 03:07 PM | #21 |
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Which triple brace avoids these connection points to the towers? Looks like Strong Strut utilizes the same points.
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But closing the triangle with an STB should minimize side movement at that point an alleviate some of the stress. (JMO)
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