Hello
I just posted in Bimmerforums but I get a better variety of responses when I post in both forums.
I posted last week about the popped spot welds in my trunk. I bought the Randy Forbes kit and solid subframe bushings so I can do the job myself. I pulled the insulation back even more and some of the seam sealer. I took a video of my trunk showing the two rows of spot welds have popped and the damage is worse on the driver side. It also shows the spot welds on the left and the trunk floor hanging from the frame rail about two inches.
View: https://youtu.be/VMTquVbLiQU
View: https://imgur.com/a/q5WNSza
I also included a picture of the entire trunk so you can tell me if it looks like there’s any deformations on the trunk or if that how it is supposed to look. I haven’t gotten a chance to get underneath the car yet because I don’t have my jack at my house but I did buy two diff mount brackets and I imagine I would see any cracks from the top. My question is if this is still a DIY job? My car was making this sound in the Randy Forbes video below while driving and that is when I decided to take it off the road and check the spot welds.
View: https://youtu.be/9JIPJLROAes
I just posted in Bimmerforums but I get a better variety of responses when I post in both forums.
I posted last week about the popped spot welds in my trunk. I bought the Randy Forbes kit and solid subframe bushings so I can do the job myself. I pulled the insulation back even more and some of the seam sealer. I took a video of my trunk showing the two rows of spot welds have popped and the damage is worse on the driver side. It also shows the spot welds on the left and the trunk floor hanging from the frame rail about two inches.
View: https://imgur.com/a/q5WNSza
I also included a picture of the entire trunk so you can tell me if it looks like there’s any deformations on the trunk or if that how it is supposed to look. I haven’t gotten a chance to get underneath the car yet because I don’t have my jack at my house but I did buy two diff mount brackets and I imagine I would see any cracks from the top. My question is if this is still a DIY job? My car was making this sound in the Randy Forbes video below while driving and that is when I decided to take it off the road and check the spot welds.
) but talked to someone who did the job. From what he told me it's definitely nothing I would do on jack stands as you will need enough space to work properly. Apart from that it's a doable DIY job as long as you have some experience in welding.