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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
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- Lifer
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
Bonjourno,
Found a broken rear spring on the 35is after a bang and then a rattle started, anyone any idea where to get an OEM pair from please? Stealers want over £200 for a pair.
Many thanks in advance.
Found a broken rear spring on the 35is after a bang and then a rattle started, anyone any idea where to get an OEM pair from please? Stealers want over £200 for a pair.
Many thanks in advance.
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- Lifer
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
Why not buy some after market springs, have seen them on internet.
If doing yourself, not too difficult, will need some cheap spring compressors to make job easier, from my experience.
If doing yourself, not too difficult, will need some cheap spring compressors to make job easier, from my experience.
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You wont need any compressors for the rear springs, just under the bottom shock bolt and it will come out.
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- Lifer
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Yes i think you are correct, i think i needed the compressor for the fronts.
With the car jacked up and wheel off, i used a jack under the swing arm, then unbolted the damper. With a bit of a squeeze the spring came out.
The barrel springs are a rubbish design, too much load on the edge of the spring, surprised more don't break.
With the car jacked up and wheel off, i used a jack under the swing arm, then unbolted the damper. With a bit of a squeeze the spring came out.
The barrel springs are a rubbish design, too much load on the edge of the spring, surprised more don't break.
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- Lifer
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
I don’t want it lowered or to buy a full kit as I’ll most likely be selling come spring..(no pun intended...)
Found a pair on flea bay for £76 delivered from Losjofors, a long time spring manufacturer so I’m most happy with that..!
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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I had two rear springs fitted on my 35i by Kwikfit a couple of months ago... took a second visit for them to fit them properly but all good since
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Snap .... so to speak!!!!! Just failed the MOT
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Mine passed its MOT last Friday with the broken spring still in... .....not had chance to change it yet.....
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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Does anyone know what the OEM part number is for the rear springs on a 23i Sdrive 2010, std suspension (not the adaptive) with manual transmission
Looked on http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E89/E ... 10/browse/ which is great for all the other parts but just refers you to the spring chart which isn't there . Doh!!
Looked on http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E89/E ... 10/browse/ which is great for all the other parts but just refers you to the spring chart which isn't there . Doh!!
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tried mine (2.3i Sdrive too), on realoem, and cant see it available individually. is is only available from BMW with the shock?Frankie169 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:47 am Does anyone know what the OEM part number is for the rear springs on a 23i Sdrive 2010, std suspension (not the adaptive) with manual transmission
Looked on http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E89/E ... 10/browse/ which is great for all the other parts but just refers you to the spring chart which isn't there . Doh!!
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- Lifer
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
If you are replacing springs, i would also change shocks, my originals were pretty awful at 50k miles.
I fitted some Bilsteins rear and later front.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264240163207
https://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/bmw/z4- ... il-springs
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bilstein-B6- ... 1383449870
Far better quality than came off, the shaft are larger diameter.
I fitted some Bilsteins rear and later front.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264240163207
https://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/bmw/z4- ... il-springs
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bilstein-B6- ... 1383449870
Far better quality than came off, the shaft are larger diameter.
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- Lifer
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
Looks like that's been broken for a long time.
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Broken spring...retail suggestions?
Sounds like a postal MOTjohn-e89 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:41 pmMine passed its MOT last Friday with the broken spring still in... .....not had chance to change it yet.....
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