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Black E46 on the lift with the rear wheel off and the interior being stripped

Restoration

BMW E46 330i

Restoration in stages: inspection, underbody rust opened up and cut out, repaired and primed, floor and sill undersealed
Car
BMW E46 330i
Work
Restoration in stages: inspection, underbody rust opened up and cut out, repaired and primed, floor and sill undersealed
Service
Restoration
Photos taken
Sep 2023
Photos
12

From the job

Filed as a restoration: the car was stripped on the lift, the rotten floor and sills were opened up and repaired, then primed and undersealed.

The job, in order

Black BMW E46 330i with the bonnet up in the workshop yard
Arrival: engine bay checked · Sep 2023
Heavy rust along the underbody seam at the wheel arch, from below
Underbody rust found at the wheel-arch seam · Sep 2023
Rust at the rear lower arch corner and shock mount, from below
Underbody rust found at the rear arch corner · Sep 2023
Rectangular hole rusted through the underbody floor panel, from below
Floor panel rusted through · Sep 2023
Black E46 on the lift with the rear wheel off and the interior being stripped
Stripped on the lift, interior out · Sep 2023
Rusted sill opened up along its lower edge, a drill on the floor
Sill opened up, rot exposed · Sep 2023
Rust holes in the opened sill, close
Sill rust holes, close · Sep 2023
Rear lower corner of the E46 in white primer after the rust repair
Repaired rear corner in primer · Sep 2023
Rear footwell coated in glossy black underseal
Rear footwell undersealed · Sep 2023
Rear floor and seat mounts coated in black underseal
Rear floor and seat mounts undersealed · Sep 2023
Sill and floor coated in black underseal, seen from below
Sill and floor undersealed, from below · Sep 2023
Black E46 330i on the ramp in the workshop with the bonnet up
Back on the ramp, bonnet up · Sep 2023