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      12-07-2012, 10:23 PM   #112
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Originally Posted by Pontrelli
the bottom of the diff has taken two direct hits here ..those are not going to be caused by pebbles like the OP claims..
You do know what you are looking at? The arrows point to areas maybe 1/16" on the left and 1/8" on the right? The picture was taken with my phone about 4 inches away from the diff with the flash forced on. The affected areas are smaller than pebbles and far smaller than the gravel put down on roads before a snow. You guys know that larger abrasion area is chamfered from the factory, right?

You guys also know if you run over a curb or something then the entire bottom of the car looks like a battle zone. You don't need to search for miniscule damage in that case.

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Originally Posted by m3an
exactly the point, part of the heat sink fins appear to be cracked.
What is going on here?

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Originally Posted by m3an View Post
Deal w/ it. They don't have to prove anything to you; YOU need to prove to them. And in this case, yes it sucks, yes it may not even be related or possible, but you have given them the ammo (any scrapes/bruises on the underside) for denying the repairs.
No. If this makes it all the way to litigation, it will be BMW's responsibility as the defendant to prove that the damage cited could cause the differential bolt failure.

Last edited by bvanderbilt; 12-07-2012 at 10:29 PM..
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