Is this a stock floor brace or a home brew fix?

[Redtail]

Curious if these little "L" braces are stock from BMW or someone's (long ago) attempted rust repair. They are 16g steel and the rest of the floor is 18g. Thanks!

 

 

 

Edited February 22 by Redtail

[Dudeland]

I want to say factory,  I should know, I just replaced mine, but I cant remember. 

 

Re posting them to make it easier for other to see. 

 

 

 

 

[Redtail]

Yea at first I thought they were factory but there is some other welding work on the car that is definitely not factory.

 

Thanks for reposting the pictures, I must have forgotten how to do it! 

Edited February 22 by Redtail

[bergie33]

Mine has them.  No previous body work that I can see.  I was told it was factory on the newer years.  Mine is a '74.

[uai]

Factory. There the body was suspended during paint.
My 67 has them too

Edited February 23 by uai

[Redtail]

Thanks guys! I'll fab up a replacement to keep the car as close to stock as possible. Cheers!

[Son of Marty]

They were also used to Engauge the conveyor belt on the assembly line, now all they do is collect dirt and mud to help out the rusting. 

[VWScott]

I just finished replacing floors on my '76. Mine had them though they were completely rusted.

[Tdh]

Nobody is gonna cry foul if you don’t replace them. A whole lotta people just omit them when replacing the floor pans. 
 

They’re super easy to fab if you really want to keep the “factory” look.  If you do put ‘em back, I’d recommend using some brushable seam sealer around them. Those brackets are a classic place for floor pan rust.