price of front wheel bearing??

[Cloggy Saint]

How much should I be paying to have a (non oem) front wheel bearing supplied and fitted? I'm sure I'm getting seriously shafted....

[E30BeemerLad]

£27.50 + 15% VAT for a front wheel bearing Ed.

Not a hugely difficult job to do (assuming the little grub screw that holds the front brake disc to the hub isn't seized in or rounded off) it is just bolt on bits at the end of the day

1 hour labour tops!

[Cloggy Saint]

I've just been quoted 200 euros just to supply the part!?

[SPADGE]

I've just been quoted 200 euros just to supply the part!?

Lol

Get one from Euro car parts and fit it yourself.
No more than about 30 mins to fit.

[harry_p]

have they priced up an m3 one?

[E30BeemerLad]

Ed, if you want me to obtain and post the appropriate part then just give me a shout

[Cloggy Saint]

Well, it was an mot fail point so I need it pretty sharpish. I'll shop around and see what I can find. Oh and Lee, the clay bar arrived this morning, many thanks!

[Cloggy Saint]

Just to confirm, the wheel bearing is only available as a complete hub assembly? That's what the spanner monkey told me.

[E30BeemerLad]

Just to confirm, the wheel bearing is only available as a complete hub assembly? That's what the spanner monkey told me.

Correct, make sure you get one which is for an ABS equipped vehicle also.

[Cloggy Saint]

I don't have ABS!

[E30BeemerLad]

On looking at the GSF site, it seems to list the same part number irrespective of model.


I just phoned my local motor factors and the robbing gits wanted over £60 for one

Eurocarparts want £45.33 delivered next day to me

[Cloggy Saint]

Can I take you up on that Lee? The cheapest I've found one here for is E165! 1989 2.0 touring without ABS. UK passenger side if that makes a difference.

[E30BeemerLad]

I've found another local motor factors to get this bearing from at £45 and I will pick it up at 5pm and get it in the post to you tomorrow.

[Cloggy Saint]

Cheers mate, you're a star. Let me know the total when you have it and I'll paypal you straight away

[E30BeemerLad]

Picked up a quality SKF bearing kit tonight after work, it is all boxed up and addressed to you and will be in the post tomorrow lunchtime. Will let you know the postage costs tomorrow PM

[fuzzy]

ive only ever been able to buy hub/bearings with the abs ring attached. its easy to remove it if not needed.

[E30BeemerLad]

ive only ever been able to buy hub/bearings with the abs ring attached. its easy to remove it if not needed.

Yes indeed, this one has the ABS ring, a bit of heat and it'll pop straight off

[Jhonno]

Where did you get the SKF bearing from? I was told the UK importer had gone bust..

[E30BeemerLad]

Where did you get the SKF bearing from? I was told the UK importer had gone bust..

http://www.andrewpage.com/Default.aspx

[Simon13]

gsf normally sell FAG ones, which are OEM.

non abs hubs are no longer available but it doesn't matter if you haven't got ABS it still fits a non abs strut with no problems

[bodger]

do skf make the genuine bmw bearings?

Edit, to late

[billgatese30]

to be fair, although FAG made oem ones, SKF is the largest bearing manufacturer in the wrold...by a looong way, so much so that the likes of NSK even buy all of their steel from them

FAG NSK and SKF are all good bets, I wouldn't worry about it not being OEM

[eltelturbo]

I paid £117 for mine from cotswold! will i get my moneys worth or should i have just got a cheapy one from gsf?

[bdx]

£109 + vat from stealers in Belfast

[E30BeemerLad]

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[DanThe]

I paid £117 for mine from cotswold! will i get my moneys worth or should i have just got a cheapy one from gsf?

Total waste of money, I bought a pair of NSK ABS hubs from EuroCarParts earlier this year for under £80, when they arrived they were boxed NSK, but actually had SKF bearings fitted to the hubs.

GSF ECP also sell even cheaper bearings but they are lower quality.

As has already been said, SKF/FAG/NSK bearings are top notch and are supplied to most manufacturers anyway, just because you buy the same part from the dealer doesnt make it any better