How was the Outer fender welded to A-post?

[Fritzie]

Hello e9 freunden,
Does somebody have information or a picture of how originally the outer fender was welded to the A post? Spot weld or MAG welded (chain welded)
The most cars have the practical chain welding. But was this also original?
I found a picture on the internet a non restored e9. It looks like it was spot welded. Although I don’t know if’s possible.

 

[eriknetherlands]

Mine had strip welds, but it also had new fenders and a new nose.

Curious what members with original cars come up with.

 

[Breiti]

Here you see the original spot weld .
This one ist still original.

Breiti

 

[Fritzie]

Vielen Dank für der Bilder. So es gibt auch Punktschweißen!!

Thank you very much for these pictures. There are indeed spot-welds!!

Very rare to see those original fenders on e9

 

[eriknetherlands]

Good to know!
Great pics @Breiti.

Interesting to see that besides the spotwelds, also 3 blob/strip welds are used, likely to fix it in place prior to placing the spotwelds.

Going to be difficult to reproduce these spotwelds. I guess use a large copper plate on the outside fender, and a single point elektrode and just push the panels together with the copper tip?

 

[day66]

I'd plug weld, then dress the welds flat and with a Dremel or something similar you can replicate the dimple of a spot weld

 

[dang]

I'd plug weld, then dress the welds flat and with a Dremel or something similar you can replicate the dimple of a spot weld

High build primer with a pencil eraser.

 

[eriknetherlands]

Maybe I'll make a line of faux spotwelds on the panel before placing it, and fixing it with a few plugwelds grounds down to a mirror-smooth finish.