Non-steel Fenders & Hood?

Variante Alta · 03-11-2022, 10:24 AM

Hi folks - I was cleaning my '15 X5 35d the other day and noticed that the fenders sounded different when tapped than the door. Today I had my iPad in the garage and sure enough, the magnetic cover attaches to the roof, doors and rear quarter but not to the front fenders nor the hood! What material are these parts? Aluminum perhaps? Surely not stainless

RED_Y_ · 03-11-2022, 11:36 AM

They are made of aluminum.

tlow98 · 03-11-2022, 03:40 PM

Fenders are plasitc.

Cranswick852 · 03-11-2022, 04:23 PM

Push the fenders (wings for those of us in the UK). They flex. A lot. They're plastic

Qsilver7 · 03-11-2022, 04:35 PM

F15 body panels are plastic, aluminum, and steel:

Variante Alta · 03-11-2022, 08:47 PM

Yes, this all makes sense...clearly not steel everywhere. Less weight and less chance of nasty rust from our salty roads = happy!

Thanks for the excellent resources.

03-11-2022, 10:24 AM	#1
Variante Alta Second Lieutenant 96 Rep 270 Posts Drives: 2015 X5d M Sport Metallic Whit Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Woodstock, Ontario iTrader: (2)	Non-steel Fenders & Hood? Hi folks - I was cleaning my '15 X5 35d the other day and noticed that the fenders sounded different when tapped than the door. Today I had my iPad in the garage and sure enough, the magnetic cover attaches to the roof, doors and rear quarter but not to the front fenders nor the hood! What material are these parts? Aluminum perhaps? Surely not stainless
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RED_Y_ Colonel 1059 Rep 2,511 Posts Drives: 2014 X5 3.5d Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	They are made of aluminum.
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tlow98 Major General 2188 Rep 5,002 Posts Drives: 2009 E91, 2014 F15 x35i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2)	Fenders are plasitc.
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Cranswick852 Private First Class 73 Rep 166 Posts Drives: F15 X5M 40d Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	Push the fenders (wings for those of us in the UK). They flex. A lot. They're plastic
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Qsilver7 Major General 4448 Rep 7,489 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	F15 body panels are plastic, aluminum, and steel: Attached Images __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral. Last edited by Qsilver7; 03-11-2022 at 06:51 PM..
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Non-steel Fenders & Hood?

03-11-2022, 08:47 PM	#6
Variante Alta Second Lieutenant 96 Rep 270 Posts Drives: 2015 X5d M Sport Metallic Whit Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Woodstock, Ontario iTrader: (2)	Yes, this all makes sense...clearly not steel everywhere. Less weight and less chance of nasty rust from our salty roads = happy! Thanks for the excellent resources.
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