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Black E46 on a lift, rear wheel off, interior stripped with cream seats, tools on the floor

Bodywork and paint

BMW E46 330i

Underbody rust cut out, primed and undersealed

Car: BMW E46 330i
Work: Underbody rust cut out, primed and undersealed
Service: Bodywork and paint
Photos taken: Sep 2023
Photos: 12

From the job

Rust through the floor and sill on arrival; cut out, primed, then black underseal over the floor and sill.

Rectangular hole rusted through the underbody floor panel with orange rust drips, from below — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Underside of the sill and floor coated in black from below, exhaust pipes — Paint · Sep 2023

The job, in order

Black E46 with the bonnet raised and engine bay open, multi-spoke alloy wheel in the workshop yard — Engine · Sep 2023

Heavy rust along the underbody seam at the wheel arch, from underneath — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Rust at the rear lower arch corner and shock absorber mount, from below — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Rectangular hole rusted through the underbody floor panel with orange rust drips, from below — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Black E46 on a lift, rear wheel off, interior stripped with cream seats, tools on the floor — Bodywork · Sep 2023

Rusted sill underside with rot opened up, drill on the cobbles — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Rust holes in the sill end along the lower edge, close — Bodywork, before · Sep 2023

Rear lower corner of the E46 in white primer after rust repair, tail light above — Paint · Sep 2023

Rear footwell coated in glossy black underseal — Paint · Sep 2023

Rear floor and seat mounts coated in black underseal — Paint · Sep 2023

Underside of the sill and floor coated in black from below, exhaust pipes — Paint · Sep 2023

Black E46 on a lift in the workshop with bonnet raised, other engine parts on stands left of the car — Engine · Sep 2023

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