Spotted one on eBay here http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181707450983AndrewZ4MC wrote:srhutch, Thanks mate - looks really good. I'll see if I can get some covers seperately
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Mine's a StrongStrut $647 USD plus £35 customs which made it about £430 in total for the strut, firewall braces and accessory kits.
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Around £100-£140 i think you need to trim/remove camber pins from the front too.Mister T wrote:What's the going rate for a used E46 M3 brace?
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Precisely what I have gone for. I bought a VGC one off eBay for £130 delivered. Worth PM'ing those breaking M3s on eBay as well as many don't list this part for some reason. I've also had to order the top nuts as they are different and then the black rubber nut covers... whole thing has come in at around £200. Depends how OCD you are.srhutch wrote:Here is mine, OEM from a E46 M3/CSL
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That side is 7895 252. I cant get the other side off so can't confirm the number, but I bet it's one digit either way.adam1985 wrote:Spotted one on eBay here http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181707450983AndrewZ4MC wrote:srhutch, Thanks mate - looks really good. I'll see if I can get some covers seperately
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£200 is what I paid from memory for the lot. I was a bit peed of at the time as the seller (was on here) didn't list as an M3 so I think I paid over he odds a little.JAD wrote:Precisely what I have gone for. I bought a VGC one off eBay for £130 delivered. Worth PM'ing those breaking M3s on eBay as well as many don't list this part for some reason. I've also had to order the top nuts as they are different and then the black rubber nut covers... whole thing has come in at around £200. Depends how OCD you are.srhutch wrote:Here is mine, OEM from a E46 M3/CSL
In saying that though it's chrome and had all the covers etc so looks like all in all priced OK. Most OEM Z4 braces are painted silver and stock M3 ones are black.
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Ah now I did wonder, couldn't quite work it out. Mine is a standard M3 so black. I don't mind as the whole reason for me getting it was to match the engine bay struts already in place.srhutch wrote:£200 is what I paid from memory for the lot. I was a bit peed of at the time as the seller (was on here) didn't list as an M3 so I think I paid over he odds a little.JAD wrote:Precisely what I have gone for. I bought a VGC one off eBay for £130 delivered. Worth PM'ing those breaking M3s on eBay as well as many don't list this part for some reason. I've also had to order the top nuts as they are different and then the black rubber nut covers... whole thing has come in at around £200. Depends how OCD you are.srhutch wrote:Here is mine, OEM from a E46 M3/CSL
In saying that though it's chrome and had all the covers etc so looks like all in all priced OK. Most OEM Z4 braces are painted silver and stock M3 ones are black.
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You buggers, all these pictures have made me enquire about costs for the Strong Strut & firewall braces inc shipping to the UK....
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It's a lot thought ain't it Perry
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Not really, at current exchange rates, the three piece set comes in at just under £450 inc shipping - compare that to the price of the OEM brace and it's not unreasonablesrhutch wrote:It's a lot thought ain't it Perry
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I love that so many people on this forum clearly have the OCD I do - nice to see the little bolt "tops" on yours too Beedub!