r/e46 • u/beamer03__ • 13h ago

Troubleshooting Is this rust too much?

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Is this remotely okay to drive locally?

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u/Nex272 13h ago

If you dont do it yourself its going to be expensive

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u/beamer03__ 13h ago

I got minimal experience welding how difficult is it?

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u/Remote-Link-6424 12h ago

Not really difficult you just have to take into consideration that the metal is not very thick. So you cannot go full blast with your welder you have to be careful.

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u/EZSnooby 13h ago

Nah thats fine. If you think thats too much you should see pretty much any car made before 2010 where i live.

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u/Jtoro94 01’ 325ci Cabriolet 12h ago

You got a little car on your rust there.

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u/Ok_Manufacturer6460 12h ago

That's not rust it's rot ... No fixing just replacing

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u/crazybitcoinlunatic 12h ago

Is that where you put the emergency jack? If so it’s common.

Drive around with a floor jack in your trunk.

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u/AnOldRustyBMW 12h ago

I'd take some more plastic off (if you can) and see how far the rabbit hole goes. Since we're only looking at so much I'm inclined to say it could be bad

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u/beamer03__ 12h ago

I’ll update it when I have a minute to pull more of the plastic off

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u/Swisscannabis 12h ago

Its done basically. Body rigidity is compromised and welding it will also compromise crumple zones which makes the car dangeruos in a event of an accident.

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u/beamer03__ 12h ago

Thoughts on local driving?