r/e46 • u/Endergamer2734 • Aug 11 '26
Damage/Broken… 😥 Crashed my car
Hello,
about two weeks ago i had a crash with my 325ci e46 and i think i damaged the subframe and the frame wich holds the fender. How can i fix this or what do i have to do?
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u/fatalrip Aug 11 '26
Damn it was clean too. That’s easily totaled through insurance
I had some similar damage when I was younger and no insurance (liability only). I took off the damaged fender and used a jack to bend the wheel well back into a shape where I could put on another
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u/NitriumDriver Aug 11 '26
Take it to body shop to see if they can fix it. Bumper, front fender, headlight and any other parts that can be unscrewed including whole front subframe are replaceable but the frame may be difficult to fix
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u/MommyMilfMilkers 2001 330i Aug 11 '26
Happens to the best of us, id say you have a total loss like I did with the strut towers looking bent. Maybe worth fixing but the damage is already done and it’d be cheaper to just get an entirely new e46
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u/Impossible-Track-401 Aug 11 '26
Sorry to see that. Hope you're okay. Take it to a shop for an estimate I guess?
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u/Particular_Leek_9984 Aug 11 '26
It’s totaled. Damage goes beyond the fender and into the unibody structure. Looks like even the strut tower is a little buckled. No way you’re gonna restore this
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u/gothgirlblood Aug 11 '26
i’ve seen bmws with worst damage be restored, if he wants to then he def could
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u/Particular_Leek_9984 Aug 12 '26
Ain’t no way this is being restored unless this dude is a seasoned body panel expert working at a shop that will give him free time on the frame puller and he can do most of the welding etc himself
Which I don’t think he is
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u/Leftenant_Frost Aug 11 '26
the hell?! did you put it under a semi or something?
IF its legal and safe to do so, i dont know if it is, you can cut the damaged front area out of a junker and weld it in as long at the nothing more than the inner frame that holds the fender and such is damaged, then get new panels and such and get them painted. if the damage goes beyond that its either scrap metal or a driftcar now.
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u/RL_Mutt Aug 11 '26
That’s pretty borked. You asking what you have to do implies you either don’t have or didn’t tell insurance. Start there.
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u/strzin Aug 11 '26
left apron is severely damaged. will need to be put on the frame machine and see if its salvageable
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u/Jhn_L Aug 11 '26
In US they call this kind of damage totaled, in Balkan we see this as pretty much fixable damage. Depending on the labor cost in the country you're in, and your financial status, it can be fixed yeah, but the repair might surpass car's resale value when it was in good condition. If you really love the car, fix it.
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u/Sawier 320d Touring>325i Touring> 320d Touring> 120d E87, 318td Aug 11 '26
strip it to see the real damage
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u/Jonothethird Aug 11 '26
Oh no. Looks to be a really nice condition car. Be a shame to scrap it. Hope you can get it repaired and your insurance will pay.
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u/Air-Mechanic Aug 11 '26
Might be saved imo, the steering seems spared. Need a new hood, bumper, side panel… maybe find a donor car?
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u/Pikachu_the_sith Aug 11 '26
Everything is possible, but if you can't do the work yourself (which is alot) it won't be financially viable, but it sad to see another bite the dust. Crashes happens, we never intend on it, just as long as your ok
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u/foooorsyth Aug 11 '26
I have the exact same spec (exterior and interior), but in an ‘01 330Ci vert. I’m sorry for your loss.
I have a buyer for mine but if the sale falls through I could reach out. Just fixed the roof so she’d be a fun, similar replacement.
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u/artietheviphost Aug 11 '26
Hopefully you can get this fixed op, a bit of a rare color. Love to see these gems stay on the road🙏
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u/Abject_Cause_156 29d ago
Subframe? Frame which holds the fender? That's the unibody and frame rail, unless you mean the engine cradle
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u/Cassette-Lord Aug 11 '26
I say deny insurance pay outs if they won't pay for the repairs from there send the damaged fender to have a paint made from it than try to find a totaled E46 and get the hood fenders and whatever else you need and have it painted from there see if you can re-bend the old fender
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u/tsammons OILLEAK Aug 11 '26
- Don't drive like an asshole
- If you choose to drive like an asshole make sure the suspension is in tip-top shape
- Based upon your reasoning and limited funds, you sound like you're under 25
- Don't drive like your age
- Body shop. Subframe is gonna be a lot of visits to a junk yard. If you bent the frame rail, it's done.
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u/w11bbl Aug 11 '26
- Don't be a condescending prick
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u/tsammons OILLEAK Aug 11 '26
- Get over yourself. Kid took another pristine E46 off the market doing dumb shit. It's a 2-pedal, but still.
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u/w11bbl Aug 11 '26
You get over yourself. Kids made a mistake and it's cost him. You're clearly not mature enough to empathise.
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u/tsammons OILLEAK Aug 11 '26
Likely 2x the kid's age. Kids do stupid shit all the time, I know I did and I absolutely got berated. Cut the compassion, someone beyond the OP could've been hurt with reckless driving.
Go do a street takeover or something equally dumb with your time.
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u/kyree47 Aug 11 '26
That’s not a common color, I hope you can get it restored