Ebay Struts/Shocks Adaptive--Anybody tried them?

spitfun · Post by **spitfun** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:18 am

HAS ANYBODY TRIED THESE? THEY ARE MUCH CHEAPER THAN OEM,BUT ARE THEY A DECENT ALTERNATIVE? RICH
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385054638671?f ... R_Lk2KmAYQ

RobbiZ4 · Post by **RobbiZ4** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:54 am

Have a look at the homepage of the Nagengast company in Poland and watch their refurbish videos.

Z4 Adaptive parts:
https://nagengast.pl/de/kategoria-produ ... de-bmw-de/

Videos:
https://nagengast.pl/en/gallery/video/

B21 · Post by **B21** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:08 am

Look like refurbished OE parts…half the price of OE parts..

RobbiZ4 · Post by **RobbiZ4** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:43 am

They indeed can refurbish your own parts.

spitfun · Post by **spitfun** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:15 pm

Anybody used the Ebay units yet? I may try them and then have my originals refurbed by Nagengast. Correct if I am wrong,but the price on the site includes the 200 euro refunded back to you after you return the old one,correct? So net price is 128 euro each plus shipping?

B21 · Post by **B21** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:27 pm

If you are happy with the performance / handling / ride comfort of the standard adaptive suspension then go for it…

If your car is a keeper then having a refurbished set is no bad idea as the life expectancy of the adaptive damping system seems rather short..

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:55 pm

You’ll have a fair chunk of VAT and import duty to pay as well, add around 25% to the list price (plus shipping).

Marcoose · Post by **Marcoose** » Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:22 pm

Having switched to and being extremely happy with KW, I’ll never go back to OE, not even if free. But it all depends on usage, road conditions, and driving style.

javis20 · Post by **javis20** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:49 pm

That ebay deal looks pretty good. There is a german label on them, but they are shipping from china. Tells me they are probably OEM. Probably the company that's make the BMW shocks in China, keeps making them under the table for their own sales..

spitfun · Post by **spitfun** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:52 pm

I know it is very tempting to give them a try...

Beeacon · Post by **Beeacon** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:45 am

I did something similar with someone based in Nottingham, significantly cheaper. The problem was that the Nagengast place was very expensive when shipping and tax was taken into account. Post below:

viewtopic.php?p=1948732#p1948732

spitfun · Post by **spitfun** » Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:06 pm

Well,I ordered a set. I will give a report back after I install them..

spitfun · Post by **spitfun** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:35 am

My rear shocks seems to be fine,is other owners finding the fronts seem to need replacing quicker?

B21 · Post by **B21** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:49 am

spitfun wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:35 am My rear shocks seems to be fine,is other owners finding the fronts seem to need replacing quicker?

Mine at 50k were leaking from the front but all four were shot….rear springs were very tired too…

Rockhopper · Post by **Rockhopper** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:12 am

Changed mine at 105k and they had zero damping left - they’d been changed at least once before as well.

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