Old M Roadster Owner Looking at a 2001 Z3 2.5i

[afishkind]

Greetings all!!

I previously owned an M Roadster and so was knowledgeable about subframe reinforcement. I'm looking at a 2001 2.5i model in Atlantis Blue ..
my favorite BMW color. When I pulled up the carpet to look at the welds, I saw the attached picture. There is a plate over the welds which did not immediately give me a clue as to how to remove. I was wondering if it is a reinforcement of some type? Did the Z3 come with this plate already attached in 2001? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Shelly]

 

[Mint]

Hi and to the forum from me too in Stafford, England.

...Did the Z3 come with this plate already attached in 2001?...

Well mine did, she was born in Feb 2002, but I would not call it a plate, it looks like some form of sound deadening material as it's soft.

 

[Richard29]

Mine is the same, it is some sore of sound proofing material.

 

[Jam03]

That’s a fantastic colour. Never seen one in the flesh.