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BMW fenders are plastic?
Very windy this morning, blew a huge recycling bin into me going 25. Swerved but no love. Just hit 260K miles on it the other day.
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Oh yeah. Eric on I Do Cars posted a video a month or so ago in which he swapped out a fender and bumper on his project 328. Worth the watch.
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Welcome to the disposable world.
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Interesting. Well no rust problems.
A crappy way to start the day but could have been much worse.
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03-07-2025, 09:27 AM
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Hmmm, I just stuck a magnet to the fender of my wife's 2017 BMW f30, apparently that one is steel.
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Pretty hard hit! The fact that it's plastic probably saved your hood, and silver lining, the wheel looks like it didn't get bent.
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03-07-2025, 10:39 AM
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I had no idea. Any other cars besides Saturn and Corvette using plastic body panels?
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Hmmm...the last gen Buick LeSabre had plastic fenders.
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BMW M1 Ford RS200 early Ferrari 308's SAAB 97 Sonett II/III Studebaker Avanti Volvo P1900 BMC Mini (South American 1969 models) Lancia Stratos the infamous (and hilarious thanks to Jeremy Clarkson) Reliant Robin And some cars used plastic body panels only on specific performance versions with wider fenders. In modern high-performance cars, one should remember that "carbon fiber" bodywork can be thought of as fiberglass plastic with carbon fiber substituted for the glass fibers. Last edited by dw1; 03-08-2025 at 04:40 PM.. |
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Don't forget the Fiero.
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03-08-2025, 03:37 AM
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thank you FBMP, need a fender now to start painting.
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My Tonka seems to have a lot of plastic.
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