Opinions on this boot floor/ diff strengthening fix??

Smudgemanuk

Zorg Legend
British Zeds
Joined
Dec 1, 2024
Points
74
Location
Bicester, Oxford
Model of Z
2.8l TU pre-facelift z3
This was taken from a roadster.net post from 2021

""But after a discussion with an experienced BMW repair technicians, I change the partly cracked spot weldings for M8 bolts, good quality and used also washers. Has been working now for 8 years. The technician said that M8 bolts repair is better than any attempt to re-weld. It's stronger.""

None of my spot welds have separated yet but I am sure it will happen in future and I don't want to worry when launching it!

So my question is what do others think of this unorthodox method?

Thanks
Chris
 

Delk

Zorg Guru (III)
British Zeds
Joined
Oct 9, 2018
Points
125
Location
Hemsby Norfolk
Model of Z
Z3 3.0T
My car had a few popped welds so I drilled and bolted it as an easy short term solution. Ran it for two years without any further faults.

I have now reinforced everything and fitted a twin eared cover to remove any further worry.
 
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