Calling all 328I and 325I made in S.Africa!!! HELP!

jetblk328i · 01-04-2008, 09:30 PM

Ok so, ive found somthing out, in my 328i which was made in the rosslyn plant in south africa, the gap between the fender and the hood on both sides is significantly wider than that of a Munich made car.

I have gotten a 328XI(munich made) and just today, i got a 335XI

also munich made and the gap between the hood and the fender is very small....

So im wondering if you other S.African made or german made cars have a super wide gap between the fender and the hood....is there a way to fix that???

the difference between the two is outrageous.

stressdoc · 01-04-2008, 10:22 PM

Please quantify outrageous.

BMWE90 · 01-04-2008, 11:15 PM

Pictures please??

dth656 · 01-05-2008, 11:06 AM

the gap is an example of an engineering tolerance, and i feel that this can vary even within the same plant (i.e. car to car) because you will have variations in any production process. you would need quite a few data samples from each plant before you could point to a trend. I believe that my car was built in regensburg, and the gap btwn the hood and the fender is much larger (about 15MM i think) than my old honda prelude AND toyota corolla.

stressdoc · 01-05-2008, 11:14 AM

Rosslyn has a superb record. Don't start stupid myths -- viz your thread title.

canucklion · 01-05-2008, 11:27 AM

+1
"significant" is a pretty hefty word, in science, in order for a set of data to be 'significantly' different than another set of data, a set of rigorous statistical analysis has to be performed, i.e. have an appropriate sample size, test for homogeneity of the sample population + choosing an appropriate stats test, before a significance level can be determined.

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Originally Posted by stressdoc

Rosslyn has a superb record. Don't start stupid myths -- viz your thread title.

jetblk328i · 01-05-2008, 07:01 PM

well im just saying that both the 335XI and 328XI i got as loaners were made in munich and the gap is a lot smaller than mine.

ianbiz · 01-05-2008, 07:40 PM

Pics of gap would be nice..

jetblk328i · 01-05-2008, 09:37 PM

as soon as i get car back on monday, meanwhile im loving the 335XI!!!!

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jetblk328i Colonel 309 Rep 2,458 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central PA iTrader: (1)	Calling all 328I and 325I made in S.Africa!!! HELP! Ok so, ive found somthing out, in my 328i which was made in the rosslyn plant in south africa, the gap between the fender and the hood on both sides is significantly wider than that of a Munich made car. I have gotten a 328XI(munich made) and just today, i got a 335XI also munich made and the gap between the hood and the fender is very small.... So im wondering if you other S.African made or german made cars have a super wide gap between the fender and the hood....is there a way to fix that??? the difference between the two is outrageous.
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dth656 First Lieutenant 36 Rep 395 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ASCII iTrader: (0)	the gap is an example of an engineering tolerance, and i feel that this can vary even within the same plant (i.e. car to car) because you will have variations in any production process. you would need quite a few data samples from each plant before you could point to a trend. I believe that my car was built in regensburg, and the gap btwn the hood and the fender is much larger (about 15MM i think) than my old honda prelude AND toyota corolla.
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stressdoc Moderator 618 Rep 10,855 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	Rosslyn has a superb record. Don't start stupid myths -- viz your thread title. __________________ My recent ED photos: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1026808 my not-so-recent ED: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31829 Please join BMWCCA http://bmwcca.org/index.php?pageid=c...&ref_by=300279
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jetblk328i Colonel 309 Rep 2,458 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central PA iTrader: (1)	well im just saying that both the 335XI and 328XI i got as loaners were made in munich and the gap is a lot smaller than mine.
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jetblk328i Colonel 309 Rep 2,458 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central PA iTrader: (1)	as soon as i get car back on monday, meanwhile im loving the 335XI!!!!
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