Best way to repair any BMW front suspension in my experience is change the whole corner for a complete undamaged item, you will chase your tail as you will find alot more damage to parts that actually look ok. Its always impossible to tell looking at them. Usually you find this out at alignment time. There is no profit to be had in repairing salvage like this. You will find once your finished you could of bought a straight one for the same money. There is only one winner buying from Copart & that is Copart themselves, every time. Been at this job for 40 yrs & the salvage job is waste of time now.
I'm in agreement minus one option you missed. There's probably plenty of money to be made breaking this car. It'd be a shame to if it's savable, but in terms of the smartest option financially (well apart from not buying it in this first place lol) it makes the most sense.
That looks like it's spun and 'reverse entried' into something, whatever they hit probably fell onto the roof. Since there doesn't seem to be any damage to the paint finish I don't think it's rolled at all
My thoughts exactly, probably ended up in a ditch when you look at the tailpipe damage and mud that had to be removed from them. Agree on the roof too, some pretty hefty stuff growing in hedgerow’s.
yep, say someone having a bit of a "driftking" moment, lost control as they had no idea, span out, front corner impact first, then side and reversed entried into say hitting a sign post or something? That then fell onto the roof?
Ouch! I'd say it's been spun (hitting a few things along the way) and then gone backwards into a muddy ditch, looking at the state of the exhaust etc. Let's hope it's not too battered underneath.......
You pick the most amazing project cars...as Phil Collins once sang in the 1980's...your cars are "Against All Odds". Makes for Excellent viewing. Thanks
Another channel had one of these that was to badly damaged and apparently parts are hard to get it worth more in parts either way good luck with it love your channel..
Excited for the content of this one. The panels are going to be a challenge to source. Your dry smile said it all as the plastic crunched and the metal creaked. Brave man! Brilliant channel.👍
We repaired a M2 that had a crash, massive money in parts. All the ducts and trims added up to a fortune. He ended up fitting carbon fibre wings as they were cheaper!
Looks to have option packs M2C Sport Comfort Pack (£1,800) -Electric Front Seats with Driver Memory -Heated Front Seats -Reverse Camera -Wireless Charging -Comfort Keyless Access -Exterior Folding Mirrors M2C Plus Pack (£1,485) -BMW ICON adaptive LED Headlights -19" Black Bi-Colour 788M Alloys Wheels -Harmon Kardon -Sun Protection Glass
Certainly looks like you enjoy a challenge Dean 🤣 but from first glance this could be an interesting rebuild IF the parts are available and not too expensive.
I don't think that the badge was scratched😅 You've got your work cut out there. It'll be interesting. Do you think something could have fallen on the roof? If it had rolled wouldn't the damage be more across the roof?
Looks like a competition between Matt Armstrong as to who can buy the car with the worst damage. At least it looks like you don’t have to change out the dash. Interesting rebuild and good luck.
Having been involved in trying to get a Group A Escort Cosworth rally car onto a trailer after it hit a heavy steel gatepost on a rally stage at Weeton Army barracks, which ripped off the entire left front strut, we put a trolley jack under the chassis leg on the left hand side and managed to drive the car on with only 3 corners. A wheel skate with castors under your left front wheel would have done a similar job. Might even have steered.
Good luck with the M2 !! you’re going to need it I’m afraid ..engine sounds in need of attention could be real issue.. you’ve mentioned having issues finding used parts another big factor to consider. The roof looks like concern to me ..it’s stacking up could well be money pit
Yeah I'm sure I heard it knocking on the second start up. I'd get the oil and filter out asap to have a look for "glitter" before investing any serious money in it.
Great car and hopefully restored to as-new. I don't think it's rolled as the highest point of the roof is untouched, as is the shark-fin aerial. Maybe caught a tree-branch on its way backwards into a ditch. I seem to remember there were not many options (less than a handful) available on these so most of it is standard. M2 aficionados / owners will correct me. Can't wait for more!
Good luck on this one!! That's looks like a bit of a challenge but I reckon something has fallen on the roof, possibly. Looking forward to see this get underway!
I am going with track day crash. Spin on wet grass with long slow slide down tyre wall and then possibly had the barrier land on the roof. No air bags must have been a "soft" crash imho. If it had hit anything hard there would be a lot more paint missing. If it had gone in a ditch there would be a lot more grass and mud. Its certainly a weird one.
Mmm I think it’s been ditched ultimately coming to rest on its drivers side and folding the roof? Nothing structural then it’s a major strip of all the many many broken bits and a rebuild as and when bits become available? Dare I say it possible not so much of a horror as it seems when taken apart🤞🤞🤞🚗🚗❤️ another cool project👍👍👍
They're an awesome car, I have owned and driven one for 2 years... Harmon Kardon is an option... that car sounds very tappy... they are known for spinning crank timing pulley's I believe.. check that out if it's not something catching externally
Personally not a beemer fan, I’ll watch for the rebuild though. For me it doesn’t scream rolled, I’d expect more grass/mud and also not a lot of road rash. Also I didn’t see curtain bags blown. Keep up the good work 👌
Roof damage may have been from the lamp post the car clipped. Them LED lamps are made out of metal, are heavy and often break off when hit, mud in tail pipes!! car towed backwards out of ditch 🙂
looks like you might have lucked out with this one. most of it looks like it's just replace parts. I was surprised when you said the sub frame wasn't damaged.
To my ear that car is suffering from the exhaust camshaft misalignment issue common on the M2C - you can really hear it on this when the engine started and the tapping sound sped up with the engine…
Wow that's a lot of damage. I hope you repair it, that would be interesting to see. I would put the engine in the TVR and call it a restomod! Stupid idea of course, but hey I'm by no means an expert
That looks like its slid off a road into a ditch and tipped up on its side, hence the roof damage against a tree or similar. Good luck, going to be a challenging build!
Tend to lose door mirrors when cars are rolled. Looks like something dropped onto the roof. If the roof lines haven't shifted has the steel stretched? Carbon roof time?
Just a bit of panel damage 🤣🤣🤣🤣 does nothing ever faze you, surely Dean this is going to cost a small fortune to get it to its former glory, but if anyone can do it you can, it’s going to be a good series this
It may be possible that rather than a rollover, something may have fallen on the roof, a tree or maybe something else, rollovers tend to damage the entire roof and usually windscreens and rear windows get smashed.
Been through a hedge plain n simple back wards side ways who knows haha got to be a breaker tho surely,nice car but can't see that being a strait car ever again
Rear wheel drive, I'd say spun into a ditch. That door glass close might be a worry, if the roofs moved? Lets see what awaits you underneath! Nice buy for the Channel
Looks like an immense challenge and I’m anticipating quite an eventful strip down. I winced as you kicked and pulled the pieces clear of the offside wheel …
I bought the cheapest VW up! in my region, considering that the car is well maintained with just 101.000 km. It has hail damage and in general the paint is quite battered... I always lovingly refer to it as the shabbiest up! in Germany. But the car serves its purpose and is incredibly cheap to run, also because it has no features, let alone air conditioning. I even think that the dents from the hail damage make the car a bit more aerodynamic, would explain the good fuel economy. I like to buy cars with damage like for example my Miata NB which I bought with a broken vinyl top for a stupidly low price, considering it was a rust-free exemplar.
This will be an interesting build, considering that the spare parts are scarce. For me it doesn't ring a roll over. Looks like it came from a muddy ditch though 🤔. Can't wait for the build.
Weeeell its clear from the comments below VERY few people on TY have ever done accident recovery... the car has spun at speed, Likely cause of the roof damage is its clouted street furniture which has fallen on it, A roll would have taken out the windscreen. The question has to be asked why was no form of SRS deployed? It is VERY repairable, but needs an alignment check, and some luck finding the MANY parts needed to repair the all round damage....
One one hand I admire you for completing the RS4 and other big projects but sometimes I do not understand what you are thinking. How did you expect that car to drive with the left wheel jammed back into the body ?
I have a Z4 and I find it totally stupid that you have to run the engine to check the oil.... if you haven't got any then it takes 15 minutes running to tell you that, by which time you've nicely toasted the engine.... FFS sometimes just a stick (i.e. dipstick) is the easiest option.
Just a thought, it looks very similar damage to the Range Rover that Salvage Rebuilds UK are doing at the moment and that was TPAC’d - front,back and drivers side but the passenger side is OK
Engine sounds like bottom end clattering, oil cooler missing is bit of a red flag. Need to inspect shells first before you spend time and money on the rest of it
Looks like a cow sat on the roof😂. Gonna be a good series, Im not really into BMWs but I will still enjoy watching you fix it. Maybe a dent guy can get the roof to look good again? I know they can work miracles sometimes. 👍👍
The fact there isn't many parts available for sale yells me it's worth more in bits
Maybe not one of your better buys Dean, you must have a very understanding wife that's all I can think of.
Best way to repair any BMW front suspension in my experience is change the whole corner for a complete undamaged item, you will chase your tail as you will find alot more damage to parts that actually look ok. Its always impossible to tell looking at them. Usually you find this out at alignment time. There is no profit to be had in repairing salvage like this. You will find once your finished you could of bought a straight one for the same money. There is only one winner buying from Copart & that is Copart themselves, every time. Been at this job for 40 yrs & the salvage job is waste of time now.
I'm in agreement minus one option you missed. There's probably plenty of money to be made breaking this car. It'd be a shame to if it's savable, but in terms of the smartest option financially (well apart from not buying it in this first place lol) it makes the most sense.
You're forgetting about the RUclips revenue. This rebuild would be 20+ videos and the content would make the car repair almost free.
Salvage rebuilds uk seem to make a decent living out of damaged repairable but they are a lot more experienced than most.
That looks like it's spun and 'reverse entried' into something, whatever they hit probably fell onto the roof. Since there doesn't seem to be any damage to the paint finish I don't think it's rolled at all
I agree with this theory
My thoughts exactly, probably ended up in a ditch when you look at the tailpipe damage and mud that had to be removed from them. Agree on the roof too, some pretty hefty stuff growing in hedgerow’s.
Pretty much my thoughts.
yep, say someone having a bit of a "driftking" moment, lost control as they had no idea, span out, front corner impact first, then side and reversed entried into say hitting a sign post or something? That then fell onto the roof?
Ouch! I'd say it's been spun (hitting a few things along the way) and then gone backwards into a muddy ditch, looking at the state of the exhaust etc. Let's hope it's not too battered underneath.......
You pick the most amazing project cars...as Phil Collins once sang in the 1980's...your cars are "Against All Odds". Makes for Excellent viewing. Thanks
Good luck with this one Pro .Regards from Holland
Last build I watched was the Porsche. Looking fwd to this one as its totalled🍿🥳
Looking forward to this rebuild! You've got balls. Can you find out from an HPI whether it was stolen/recovered?
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Another channel had one of these that was to badly damaged and apparently parts are hard to get it worth more in parts either way good luck with it love your channel..
plus side... Both reverse lights work.. Looking forward to this fix Dean :)
I'd say a rather big spin of at a few revolutions ! Good luck
Excited for the content of this one. The panels are going to be a challenge to source. Your dry smile said it all as the plastic crunched and the metal creaked. Brave man! Brilliant channel.👍
We repaired a M2 that had a crash, massive money in parts. All the ducts and trims added up to a fortune. He ended up fitting carbon fibre wings as they were cheaper!
That is showroom fresh compared to the M240 Salvage rebuilds uk bought recently!🤣
Dwlooooolouder haha 🤣 agreed
Looks to have option packs
M2C Sport Comfort Pack (£1,800)
-Electric Front Seats with Driver Memory
-Heated Front Seats
-Reverse Camera
-Wireless Charging
-Comfort Keyless Access
-Exterior Folding Mirrors
M2C Plus Pack (£1,485)
-BMW ICON adaptive LED Headlights
-19" Black Bi-Colour 788M Alloys Wheels
-Harmon Kardon
-Sun Protection Glass
Rebuild will be expensive but an awesome car.. looking forward to next vids on it
You are a mad man. Will be interesting to see what you do with it
Hi Dean. I dont think it rolled over or on it's side, because the wing Mirrors seem ok. Something must have dropped on the roof.
Great vídeo!
Love this series. Love an M2 competition! Looking forward to the next instalment 👍🏼
No roll but slide damage after someone tried drifting but part rolled and hit the roof possibly. Crack on mate, love to do it myself 👍 good buy 👍
Certainly looks like you enjoy a challenge Dean 🤣 but from first glance this could be an interesting rebuild IF the parts are available and not too expensive.
Dean got big job on there good luck look forward to seeing the rebuild 👍
Good luck with this one hopefully you get it up n running…
I don't think that the badge was scratched😅 You've got your work cut out there. It'll be interesting.
Do you think something could have fallen on the roof? If it had rolled wouldn't the damage be more across the roof?
I have some Autoglym SRP if that helps Dean , only joking looking forward to this
Looking forward to this project, but I’m biast! The perfect opportunity for a carbon skinned roof there mate!
One good thing, Dean. The reverse & brake lights work. Good luck with it mate!
Yes, but what about the indicators?😂
Nice reason to fit a carbon roof. Looks to have m performance coilovers on it which is a nice bonus. I suspect it’s tuned as well
Also all the rad packs and stuff are identical to the m3/4
Looks like a competition between Matt Armstrong as to who can buy the car with the worst damage. At least it looks like you don’t have to change out the dash. Interesting rebuild and good luck.
Having been involved in trying to get a Group A Escort Cosworth rally car onto a trailer after it hit a heavy steel gatepost on a rally stage at Weeton Army barracks, which ripped off the entire left front strut, we put a trolley jack under the chassis leg on the left hand side and managed to drive the car on with only 3 corners.
A wheel skate with castors under your left front wheel would have done a similar job. Might even have steered.
Great video. I'm worried about that roof tho!
Thought it looked awful at first but you might have got away with it. Doesn’t look as bad
Looking forward to this one!!
Great work and patience
Good luck with the M2 !! you’re going to need it I’m afraid ..engine sounds in need of attention could be real issue.. you’ve mentioned having issues finding used parts another big factor to consider. The roof looks like concern to me ..it’s stacking up could well be money pit
Engine sounds awful to be honest, I would of left this one well alone! But if you have sponsors that not all bad 👍🏻
Yeah I'm sure I heard it knocking on the second start up. I'd get the oil and filter out asap to have a look for "glitter" before investing any serious money in it.
Great car and hopefully restored to as-new. I don't think it's rolled as the highest point of the roof is untouched, as is the shark-fin aerial. Maybe caught a tree-branch on its way backwards into a ditch. I seem to remember there were not many options (less than a handful) available on these so most of it is standard. M2 aficionados / owners will correct me. Can't wait for more!
Looks an expensive project with limited used parts so best of luck with it dean
Think its been crashed on a track, looking forward to this build, plenty of content here with this car can't wait nice one Dean.
Hopefully the car can move in a straight line again. Good luck.
Awesome car! Espesh as I don’t particularly like bm’s But this m2 comp is a sweet car- obv once it’s fitted! Do these have carbon roofs??
Stick to VAG Dean. Strip and sell it for spares. You will make a mint 👍👍👍🇬🇧👍👍👌🏦🏦🏦
It's definitely been on its side m8. Partly rolled over / on its side, ditched. Loving the vids great stuff 👍
It's one complete basket-case after another!! I love this channel.
Fabulous project. Looking forward to the next one.
Good work on the wheels Dean, it's got a lot of potential!
Shame it's not a vag, but it makes a change, looks a lot of body damage though, looking forward to the rebuild on this, well done.
Good luck on this one!! That's looks like a bit of a challenge but I reckon something has fallen on the roof, possibly. Looking forward to see this get underway!
Depends how much Dean paid for it
Does it have the optional indicator pack? 😄 Joking aside, looking forward to this one! Good luck mate. 👍
I am going with track day crash. Spin on wet grass with long slow slide down tyre wall and then possibly had the barrier land on the roof. No air bags must have been a "soft" crash imho. If it had hit anything hard there would be a lot more paint missing. If it had gone in a ditch there would be a lot more grass and mud. Its certainly a weird one.
Mmm I think it’s been ditched ultimately coming to rest on its drivers side and folding the roof? Nothing structural then it’s a major strip of all the many many broken bits and a rebuild as and when bits become available? Dare I say it possible not so much of a horror as it seems when taken apart🤞🤞🤞🚗🚗❤️ another cool project👍👍👍
Big Kahunas dude! Good luck!
They're an awesome car, I have owned and driven one for 2 years... Harmon Kardon is an option... that car sounds very tappy... they are known for spinning crank timing pulley's I believe.. check that out if it's not something catching externally
Mint car Dean can't wait to see you fix it
Love it dean. You've got your work cut out with this one by the looks of it. But it's gonna be a beauty when it's done 👍😊
Personally not a beemer fan, I’ll watch for the rebuild though.
For me it doesn’t scream rolled, I’d expect more grass/mud and also not a lot of road rash. Also I didn’t see curtain bags blown.
Keep up the good work 👌
Looks like it's hit a lampost, tree or road sign which fell and damaged the roof.
@@davec1942 I’d be interested to see if the seat belt tensioners have gone.
@@fluffstar_ probably needs a new battery, I know my C36 was always getting this problem. Used to drive it blah,blah,blah...you know the rest.
Good night everyone liking all your videos keep it going dean
Roof damage may have been from the lamp post the car clipped. Them LED lamps are made out of metal, are heavy and often break off when hit, mud in tail pipes!! car towed backwards out of ditch 🙂
looks like you might have lucked out with this one. most of it looks like it's just replace parts. I was surprised when you said the sub frame wasn't damaged.
Bit of T-cut it’ll be fine!!
Lovely, gonna watch every video👌
What a cracking car. Those last few moments before the accident were a bum clencher for sure! Will make great content 👍🏼👍🏼
since the side morriw are fine, it has not rolled over. but hit soft thing at speed. this is a good long term fix I think. but a good one.
Another great build!!! So much goin on… hard to keep up… lol
To my ear that car is suffering from the exhaust camshaft misalignment issue common on the M2C - you can really hear it on this when the engine started and the tapping sound sped up with the engine…
Wow that's a lot of damage. I hope you repair it, that would be interesting to see. I would put the engine in the TVR and call it a restomod! Stupid idea of course, but hey I'm by no means an expert
Sounds very low on oil. Top end tapping like mad. Potential blue smoke from the exhaust when reversing in. Should be fun to watch this.!
Did hear and see that . Been upsides down or almost
That looks like its slid off a road into a ditch and tipped up on its side, hence the roof damage against a tree or similar. Good luck, going to be a challenging build!
I did that
Tend to lose door mirrors when cars are rolled. Looks like something dropped onto the roof. If the roof lines haven't shifted has the steel stretched?
Carbon roof time?
All the clutch smoke when trying to move the forward 😆
Just a bit of panel damage 🤣🤣🤣🤣 does nothing ever faze you, surely Dean this is going to cost a small fortune to get it to its former glory, but if anyone can do it you can, it’s going to be a good series this
This will be brilliant series good call on m2
It may be possible that rather than a rollover, something may have fallen on the roof, a tree or maybe something else, rollovers tend to damage the entire roof and usually windscreens and rear windows get smashed.
Great project for the channel and I think someone has jamp on the roof as there is not enough damage for a roll over.
Been through a hedge plain n simple back wards side ways who knows haha got to be a breaker tho surely,nice car but can't see that being a strait car ever again
Yessss BMW content! Glad to see it 👌👌
Rear wheel drive, I'd say spun into a ditch. That door glass close might be a worry, if the roofs moved? Lets see what awaits you underneath! Nice buy for the Channel
You Need A set Of Skids To Move Damaged Vehicles Around on 👍
i scrolled for ages looking for this exact comment. Good lad 👍.
Yep, that's gone backwards through a hedge/fence/gate, probably via a ditch. It hasn't been inverted otherwise airbags would've no doubt deployed...
Looks like an immense challenge and I’m anticipating quite an eventful strip down. I winced as you kicked and pulled the pieces clear of the offside wheel …
Hey Dean, this is going to be another awesome series 😎😃
Brave buy . But fixable at the end of the day . Love channel this be a interesting one for us 🤛
Change or the arms for brand new ones. Don't play around with them. Buy lemforder, they are OEM
Reminds me of the film Cristine, when he brings it back to the garage.
I reckons that a track day fail, and it’s hit a bank or tyre wall, mud up the exhaust is a sign,
I bought the cheapest VW up! in my region, considering that the car is well maintained with just 101.000 km. It has hail damage and in general the paint is quite battered... I always lovingly refer to it as the shabbiest up! in Germany. But the car serves its purpose and is incredibly cheap to run, also because it has no features, let alone air conditioning.
I even think that the dents from the hail damage make the car a bit more aerodynamic, would explain the good fuel economy. I like to buy cars with damage like for example my Miata NB which I bought with a broken vinyl top for a stupidly low price, considering it was a rust-free exemplar.
get it back in the auction will cost a fair few grand on the jig trying to straighten that out
Or reshell it
I watched another channel shell are cheaper than expected worth a phone call ?
Looking forward to seeing the rebuild, good luck parts hunting 🙏👍😃
This will be an interesting build, considering that the spare parts are scarce. For me it doesn't ring a roll over. Looks like it came from a muddy ditch though 🤔. Can't wait for the build.
Nice projects you have, I just wonder if you start a little bit too many rebuilds before you finish any off…..
Weeeell its clear from the comments below VERY few people on TY have ever done accident recovery... the car has spun at speed, Likely cause of the roof damage is its clouted street furniture which has fallen on it, A roll would have taken out the windscreen. The question has to be asked why was no form of SRS deployed? It is VERY repairable, but needs an alignment check, and some luck finding the MANY parts needed to repair the all round damage....
One one hand I admire you for completing the RS4 and other big projects but sometimes I do not understand what you are thinking. How did you expect that car to drive with the left wheel jammed back into the body ?
It has the Plus pack and Comfort pack, so quite well spec'd
I have a Z4 and I find it totally stupid that you have to run the engine to check the oil.... if you haven't got any then it takes 15 minutes running to tell you that, by which time you've nicely toasted the engine.... FFS sometimes just a stick (i.e. dipstick) is the easiest option.
Just a thought, it looks very similar damage to the Range Rover that Salvage Rebuilds UK are doing at the moment and that was TPAC’d - front,back and drivers side but the passenger side is OK
Engine sounds like bottom end clattering, oil cooler missing is bit of a red flag. Need to inspect shells first before you spend time and money on the rest of it
Looks like a cow sat on the roof😂. Gonna be a good series, Im not really into BMWs but I will still enjoy watching you fix it. Maybe a dent guy can get the roof to look good again? I know they can work miracles sometimes. 👍👍
Oh theres a lot more damage then first look at it, also roof damage?
You will deffo need a need a steering rack as it dont take alot to damage them and steering goes hard to turn as they are electronic
More brilliant content Dean!
New roof needed. Get it on a jig as well