Need advise from my new 5 series rust
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Welch
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
Hopefully they do a good repair job for you. Bro.
Guess banging table is not necessary. Just put couple of pictures up on internet and they are frightened will scare away prospective buyers of their 5 series.......hachi28;1078491 said:
Hopefully they do a good repair job for you. Bro.
hachi28
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
Okay I just returned from PML and to my dismay, my 5 days old car needs to stay over at the workshop and PML has given me a loaner car. I was told that they will request from the management to replace the whole exhaust muffler if it's approved. But if the management thinks that the corrosive rust is not justifiable, they will not honour the warranty and they will just spray paint over it.
Should I be glad that they reconsider to attend to my misfortune rather than ignoring me at the initial stage.
Or should I be sad that I just bought a rusty BMW and I am not sure if other parts are rusty/corrosive.
Look under your 5 series muffler into the bottom of your car. There is like a L bracket that secure your muffler to the car chassis.
Okay I just returned from PML and to my dismay, my 5 days old car needs to stay over at the workshop and PML has given me a loaner car. I was told that they will request from the management to replace the whole exhaust muffler if it's approved. But if the management thinks that the corrosive rust is not justifiable, they will not honour the warranty and they will just spray paint over it.
Should I be glad that they reconsider to attend to my misfortune rather than ignoring me at the initial stage.
Or should I be sad that I just bought a rusty BMW and I am not sure if other parts are rusty/corrosive.
flyboy;1078623 said:
Look under your 5 series muffler into the bottom of your car. There is like a L bracket that secure your muffler to the car chassis.
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hachi28
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
The muffler is stainless steel and will not rust. You may see some rust stain on my muffler but those are ok, no harm. It is the bracket that connects the muffler to my chassis that results the rust/corrosion.
What happen is that BMW parts supplier did not use epoxy undercoat and paint on the welded bracket, which results rust.
Also, there is no Quality Control on BMW side.
And on top of it, the welder is not a certified welder as the welding procedure is not there.
There are welding spatter all over and you dun have to be a 6G welder know this.
The muffler is stainless steel and will not rust. You may see some rust stain on my muffler but those are ok, no harm. It is the bracket that connects the muffler to my chassis that results the rust/corrosion.
What happen is that BMW parts supplier did not use epoxy undercoat and paint on the welded bracket, which results rust.
Also, there is no Quality Control on BMW side.
And on top of it, the welder is not a certified welder as the welding procedure is not there.
There are welding spatter all over and you dun have to be a 6G welder know this.
SpoiltBrat
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
Lemon law does not apply in this case?
Lemon law does not apply in this case?
hachi28
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
I have not report my BMW corrosive rust to Consumers Association of Singapore, or neither have I reveal this to Stomp.
Meanwhile I have only contacted with PML and BMW Germany. Current status is PML has reconsidered to do something about the rust while BMW Germany has just requested for my car chassis number.
SpoiltBrat;1078717 said:
I have not report my BMW corrosive rust to Consumers Association of Singapore, or neither have I reveal this to Stomp.
Meanwhile I have only contacted with PML and BMW Germany. Current status is PML has reconsidered to do something about the rust while BMW Germany has just requested for my car chassis number.
detach8
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
I looked under my car last evening and I do NOT see any corrosion. But my angle of photo does not seem the same as yours. Where are you taking yours from?
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I looked under my car last evening and I do NOT see any corrosion. But my angle of photo does not seem the same as yours. Where are you taking yours from?
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hachi28
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Re: Need advise from my new 5 series rust
My photo shot is right above the exhaust tip (or stainless steel silencer). You have look too far into the downpipe, which is not there.
It's just a metaphor... in a manner of speaking, I am not going to discuss this issue outside of BMW committee.
detach8;1078796 said:
My photo shot is right above the exhaust tip (or stainless steel silencer). You have look too far into the downpipe, which is not there.
MW;1078797 said:
It's just a metaphor... in a manner of speaking, I am not going to discuss this issue outside of BMW committee.
