My car has a fake panel gap.

Kinja'd!!! by "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
Published 05/16/2017 at 13:51

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I just noticed this. WTF?


Replies (10)

Kinja'd!!! "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/16/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0

What the hell?

Kinja'd!!! "Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/16/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 1

Expansion joint*

*no I have no idea and I hope I’m not right

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
05/16/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 4

Body panel joint, filled with sealer.

Kinja'd!!! "McMike" (mcmike)
05/16/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 0

Could it be there for panel strength?

Kinja'd!!! "Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
05/16/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0

What’s the car? Looks like a soldered or sealed joint. Likely so, if this is a transition from body side to rear panel.

Kinja'd!!! "unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
05/16/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0

E38 has it too.

Kinja'd!!! "Milky" (jordanmielke)
05/16/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 3

Pretty much a Lotus.

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Kinja'd!!! "unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
05/16/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 0

Update it looks either seam sealed or press fit in https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=GJ83-USA-02-1996-E38-BMW-740iL&diagId=41_0955

Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
05/16/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 5

It’s there to make the car seem less perfect, more humble and relatable to the plebs.

Kinja'd!!! "CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
05/16/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 0

Less material makes it lighter.