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Bonnet of E70 material?

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:26 pm
by AdamsX5
Just want to confirm what this is made of?
Got a pen which determines thickness of paint /lacquer
Now all metal sections of body give factory paint values.
However bonnet gives zero magnetic readings worse than paint job. It’s a bondo or filler reading zero.
It sounds like metal and feels like metal but pen reads zero. Rest of car gives top readings.. even an area where I suspect it had accident shows factory paint.

So either the bonnet has been changed to some plastic type or it’s a reinforced plastic /metal bonnet.
I was surprised that next to bonnet the whole wing is plastic. That’s was a bit weird.
Can anyone explain what’s going on?

Re: Bonnet of E70 material?

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:39 pm
by IanP
Aluminium....

Re: Bonnet of E70 material?

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:07 pm
by Leslie
I'd say yes it's aluminium and most bmw wings are plastic now at least they don't rust like they did not that long ago on e46's

Re: Bonnet of E70 material?

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:58 pm
by AdamsX5
Thanks Guys that’s reassuring
Thought I may have had a frontal accident.