Re: Seeking body repair advice in S.NH

["David Orr" <orrs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

    Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Call your local BMW 
dealership and find out where they referrer their customers.

There are 3 options, a new door, a used door, or a new doorskin.
It depends on how badly the inner supports are bent up but since
the frame is bent at the top I would guess #1 or #2. Spoke to my
Dads shop and they said the insurnace co would most likely want
a used door.

Their cost to replace the door with new parts on a red car would be
around $1760. The new doors lists for $575. So you can figure the
difference there. Can't help you with a shop in your area though,
sorry.

Good luck!

Dave Orr

- ----- Original Message ----- 

> Last Saturday, in the middle of a really slippery, slushy, snow
> storm in S.NH, a van slid into my driver's door ('92 535i).  It
> was a very low speed hit and damage appears to be isolated to
> the drivers door.  It has a good size dent, the center trim piece
> is trashed, and the door is tweaked such that the upper rear
> corner is pulled out by about 1/8".  The seal in that area
> doesn't and I get some air noise at speed.  The door opens and
> closes fine.  The window opens and closes fine. The locks still
> work fine.

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