TIMMS BMW 840CI ACCIDENT - BODYSHOP AND ALLOYS
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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This video is Part 4 of the repair of a BMW 840ci 8-Series that suffered substantial damage in a road accident. Fighting insurance companies, and finding out that half the rear suspension parts are not made any more adds to the excitement along the way.
This video has taken a while but we are back from the bodyshop now and the Rondell 58 Alloys are back from the refinishers. I used My Alloys in Basingstoke and C&S coachworks in Lindford - Авто та транспорт
So pleased to see her back with you Timm!
Thanks Adrian! Unfortunately it is still at the mechanics!
Awesome to see the e31 back in action! Pity about the collateral damage, always happens in body shops…
My 2c: Don’t DIY the headliner! Or, if you really are committed to it, double up on the nitrile gloves. I did it on my e38 (not the il) and it was one of the biggest PITA jobs I’ve ever done. Between the harsh chemicals (adhesive and solvents) and the fibreboard that the fabric is attached to, my hands got really messed up (blisters, burning and insane itching) for about two months, and all my fingernails got even more banged up, looking like they has craters on them for nearly six months.
I know that a few forum people have done it without as much drama, but they also didn’t strip off the old adhesive and simply layered new adhesive and fabric on top of the old, with only mildly scraping off the perished foam (which is messy and nasty all on its own). So my recommendation would be to pay someone else to do it properly.
It is going to be hard to get a matching piece of fabric too, as they are made to suit the most common cars, and definitely not rare BMWs. You may need to get hold of a specialist BMW upholsterer to get it done well, and you doubt there are more than a handful in all of Europe that have the skills and matching materials to make it look perfect.
I don’t know anyone, but I also watch M539 Restorations, and I’m sure Sretten would have a few good ideas / leads on that.
Sage advice I think - I've tried TrimMania, around £700 including the sunroof, they are the one recommended in this area - I might give them a go - but I might try the bodyshop first - not sure!
What a relief, you must be pleased to have her back on the road
Her?? Looks like a station wagon to you????
@@marioduran7913 i have a csi and trust me they are 30 year old cars that need to be treated like a lady rather than ragging them
@@MrCynical999 not mine
Thanks Paul!
Happy for you Timm. Glad it all worked out eventually.
Thanks, very kind of you!
The 840 is back in your driveway and it's looking great. I'm glad you decided to fix it and keep it a bit longer.
Thanks, getting there slowly!
Hi Timm this is Alvin your number one fan. It's sooooo good to see her back in your driveway. I knew you could do it.
😊
ALVIN! There you are, great to hear from you!
So glad to see her back on the road, she looks fantastic.
Thanks! We are getting there at last
Please do a headlining repair video Tim, we would be eternally grateful!!!
I will when it warms up a bit!
From dispondant to chipper, well done Timm, she looks great!!
It's a roller coaster!
Your dedication will be honored in the end 💪🏼
Thanks Patrick!
Great vid 👍so great it’s back on the road again!
Thanks!
Congratulations, Timm - so pleased you kept the 840 and it’s back at home. Well done!
You and me both!
Hi Tim, I'm so happy for you! My wife's Lexus was rear ended over the summer and luckily was repaired within a month. However, I've noticed that some things will never be the same. The trunk now moans when it closes but at least it closes. The gaps on the left side of the trunk are slightly different than the right side. And there's a scratch in the paint where they replaced the Lexus emblem. Overall, it looks good but just like you, I can see these defects. I understand how you felt when u saw the handprints in the paint. I'm happy that you got it sorted out. You have a very beautiful car. I can't wait to see the refurbished wheels on it. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks, yes, disappointed to start with, but happier now!
Timm mate i am so impressed with your cool 😎 head and pragmatism. Because om quite sure im Not the only viewer that gets Angry at the way the insurance "cant swear " have behaved. Learning curve for All of us.....
Thanks, I'm 65 now and not much upsets me these days!
Nice. Glad to see her back on the road
Thanks!
Looks good. Paintwork always looks better after it has fully cured and `worn in` A second polish in the warmer months prps.
Thanks Kevin, it's a long way to summer from here though!
I had some paintwork done on my E46. And there were patches of Matt areas all up the sides. It’s paint dust that gets under the sheeting. A good polish and it was all sorted. The cars looking great timm. 👍🏼
Thanks Iain, yes it seems to be quite normal, they have all gone now!
Well done Timm! Great to see your progress keeping the old girl in commission :)
Thanks!
Really great to see it back together... very much worth the effort and pain to keep it.
Thanks, I'm a bit happier now!
Looks cracking that again Tim. Love watching these vids. Top job.
Glad you enjoyed it, more to come!
Hi Timm progress going well love that car can’t wait for the next video thankyou .
Thanks Stevie!
well done , the whole journey you have taken us on is really inspiring so keep it up ;-]
Very kind of you, almost there now!
Outstanding job
Thanks!
So pleased it's back and mostly fixed. Just got back from a 2-hour round trip on country roads in my E38 (same engine), so comfortable, a pleasure to drive, and smooth over the disastrous roads of today. I never got to drive an 8 series, however, I could imagine it's similar but better than an E38 once everything is set up perfectly.
Thanks Andrew! The 840ci Sport is a lot stiffer than the E38, even with SEDC, you are closer to the floor and it goes around corners a lot better. However, it missed out on the M62TUB44 with its extra torque and that was a shame. The 840 needs a lower-ratio diff to reach its potential, once that's in it is a much faster car
Happy for you Timm, I glad you decided to say this beauty. I have an 1997 840ci and this would be my worst nightmare, I know the insurance would try to total my car. Your a great owner and champion for the 8 series...
Thanks Timm !
Thanks, don't trust any insurance company!
Well done, Tim
Thanks Tony!
Looks great Timm, congrats is in order. In the end you got a few important things fixed while you were at it and ended up with a better car.
I guess the morale of the story is: NEVER EVER GIVE UP.
Thanks Kim!
Firstly, the colour of your car looks fantastic. As for the final workmanship of the job,,, I fond it a common occurrence these days with garages. Maybe I'm just a bit over fussy but there's a lot of garages out there that seem to miss the faults that us unprofessionals seem to spot quite easily . Either that or they just hope you won't notice it. Very annoying either way. Anyway,,, great you've got the car back and, again,,, the colour looks amazing,,, even if it's from a distance. 🙂👍👍👍
Thanks Bobby, yes I agree, us un-professionals seem to find all the problems!
Looks great, Tim. If you need the headliner doing I could recommend TrimMania. They’re in Wokingham, so I don’t think too far from you. They did the headliner in my ‘93 E36 coupe, and I was very pleased. Cloth matched the A and C pillars and their workmanship was great. Not cheap, but worth the money.
Thanks, I gave them a call - around £700 and around a week in their shop - not bad
Gorgeous.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice to see the car back with you Tim, any faults that have been caused by the damage and repair should be fixed by
the repairer, or, if you repair the faults send them a bill for your time, you will probably do a better job !
I thought that an auto-electrician would not have much luck finding this strange one!
So much progress made. It's looking good Timm. You are so committed to keeping these classics going. Glad you had a good experience with the body shop and wheel refinishing. Are you doing redoing the headliner in anthracite fabric or alcantara?
Thanks! I've chickened out - either the bodyshop or TrimMania will do it now - getting a bit cold for messing about outside!
Great to see the car back Tim. If I were you, I would get C + S to do the headlining, I have done 2 myself and they are not easy. The last one I ruined the material and had to buy some more. The hard bit is the lumps and bumps where the sunroof controls are. The electrical fault-finding will interest me, I have done lots of it already on mine. The worst fault was a mysterious fuse that kept blowing causing quite a lot of the systems not to work. Having had every module out of the car and working logically through it, the fault was that someone had taken the driver's door handle out at some point and trapped the small loom that feeds the microswitches in the handle behind the metal casting of the handle causing an intermittent short. Hmmmm. I wonder?
I think I will Bob, I got a quote from TrimMania - £700 including the sunroof, not too bad
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation Unfortunately, I tend to live in the past quite a bit, and that sounds a bit pricey to me, but probably isn't in reality. I bought my material for both the jobs I did from Martrim, who I found to be excellent on every level. They have independent trimmers who work for them if you fancy getting a second quote.
Ey Timmy lad,
Cars looking good my dear,
It's terrible that you have had to sort this out yourself, that's what insurance companies are supposed to do, I'm the same when I get any work done on my car, always checking it over with a fine toothcomb, I always find something not quite right, and have to sort it myself 😲
Yes, nothing ever goes smoothly! Thanks!
Looks like overspray of clear on the left side of the car where there masking job wasn't good. It needs to be compounded off. you can try a clay bar first
Thanks, I've whizzed it off with a rotary polisher - all good now!
Happy for you Tim! Great to see 840 in “one piece” again. Insurance paid in the end? All
The best!
Thanks! The insurance gave me 20k and I bought the car back from them for 5k - everyone loses out!
Glad to see it all back together again Tim, looks great. Where did you source the headlining material. Mine needs doing now, sagging everywhere- common problem now as these cars age. Intrigued by your lighting issues and looking forward to the explanation. Cheers
Thanks! I got it from ETSY, but I will only recommend it when I have done the job
Well worth the perseverance got to keep these cars on the road soon there won’t be many good examples left.
I think many will or are at the cusp of becoming too expensive to restore.
Thanks!
Lovely period colour… ❤ this car…
Thanks, it's Mora Metallic!
Hello Tim,gald u beemer is back on road
So that means more videos about how to maintain and look after them,which is very helpful 4me coz i am owener of 840ci Oxford green
Found alot of info about car and maintenance
Looking forward to new video.
Oh and how do u keep up on rust issues asking because u use car daily
Thank you for making videos
Thanks! Here's a bit of info on rust: ua-cam.com/video/MeyNsD21n74/v-deo.html
Just wanted to say I'm so pleased you have her back on the driveway...
Do have a question you may be able to help with.
E64 650, my wipers gave up on the motorway at the weekend during heavy rain :) not the fuses and I've just replaced the relay, also motor works fine?
All the best,
Andy
Put the problem on bimmerforums.co.uk and I'll have a look
Hi Tim. Great to follow the progress on getting it back on the road. Can you tell me if the sills were replaced with repair panels or if they were patched up? Mine are going too. Would you be able to give an indication on what the sill portion of the repair cost?
They were fully replaced with BMW metal!
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation yowzers, I've just seen your final costing video. Were the sills bought from BMW, or elsewhere?
it looks like the nearside rear wheel is bent outwards does it have the refurbed subframe on already it looks good regardless looks mint tbh
Thanks! Still waiting for the mechanical work so that's the old subframe
Great progress. Where did you get the headliner material? Mines needing done too. Thanks!
I got it from ETSY, but I will only recommend it when I have done the job
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation great, good luck with the install
Hi Tim, I've got an issue with my door handles/operation. Passenger side was first issue, wife couldn't access from outside when pulling on handle but widow dropped as normal. Operation was ok from lever inside of car. Drove to local pub for Saturday lunch and on returning to car door opened as normal from outside. 3 days later same issue with drivers door so removed negative battery terminals and left it for about 2 hours and reconnected with no remedy still won't open from outside only from inside. Appreciate any assistance you can provide me with thanks as to a repair or resolution to my issue.
Hello Mark, disintegrating door handle mechanisms are par for the course. In the UK Gerry Speechly does a repair kit (Phoenix Motorworks in Camberly). Outside the UK Wokke.de (Wolf) does the repir sets: www.wokke.de/SHOP/Shopsystem/Dateien/en/Doorhandle-Repair-Set.html www.wokke.de/SHOP/Shopsystem/Dateien/en/Doorhandle-right.html
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation appreciate your reply thanks. I now about Wokke but not Gerry's.
Just light overspray, wipe off with panel wipe and a microfibre cloth.
Thanks, if any more pop up I'll give that a go!
Hello Tim what do you think about the 325i e92 because thats my second option from the 630i
I know nothing!
Timm would you recommend C&S as i just had a quote and booked mine in for the 18th March for a bonnet respray etc.
Yes I would, they are very good!
Thank you Timm and keep up the good work.
Hello Tim. Where do front and rear sunroof drains exit on the E31 model please
Down the A and C pillars and into the area behind the wheel liners
£600 for the wheel refurbished and two tyres. Sounds ok to me. I need my style 87s doing on my X5 so that’s ok.
Yes, can't complain about that!
подскажите стиль этих дисков ,и какой радиус ?
Это BMW MV2, 18", но для E31 вам потребуются ступицецентрические проставки для передних частей.
Eto BMW MV2, 18", no dlya E31 vam potrebuyutsya stupitsetsentricheskiye prostavki dlya perednikh chastey.
Is it just me or does the OSR wheel look a bit off?
It is, that's where it was hit in the crash
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation oh have you not replaced the rear subframe at this point?
so now its a cat writeoff?
Yes, CAT N - superficial damage
@@TimmsBMWRepairsandInformation hopefully the insurance company has compensated you well for the depreciation value due to it being CAT N - wink.