E46 CSL Subframe Strengthening

[cslgirl]

Originally Posted by LeinsCSL

That's good news Lesa! So what's the plan, are you going to leave it as is or get some of the strengthening work done?

Mine was perfect too, but as I don't run a warranty I decided to get it done as preventative maintenance anyway

At the moment am going to leave it - it's not driven hard and to be honest, we do around 500 miles a year if you are lucky! Will get it checked out when it goes in for services but happy to leave it as is. To leave it all totally original is my aim.

[LeinsCSL]

Originally Posted by cslgirl

At the moment am going to leave it - it's not driven hard and to be honest, we do around 500 miles a year if you are lucky! Will get it checked out when it goes in for services but happy to leave it as is. To leave it all totally original is my aim.

For what it's worth, Matt at MProve told me that he reckons it's quick 1st & 2nd gear starts that do the damage

[plumber vic]

Lesa

500 miles a year:bigcr y:

[cslgirl]

Originally Posted by plumber vic

Lesa

500 miles a year:bigcr y:

Well.. you know it's getting to a stage where I don't want to use it too much as they are becoming such a rarity. The thought of someone reversing into me if I left it street parked and how much is it for a new bumper? I can't take a chance. It's my baby... in my garage and all paid for - as long as I can afford to keep it, then I am more than happy to just do the mileage. I had it from 3k so have done 32k in it (over 9 years) lol!!