Dampers

[daimlerman]

I have bought and fitted several pairs of Borge gas front dampers over the years and been with the ride quality.

But GSF seem to have stopped stocking these,what gas damper is available at sensible money?

[polsta]

there was a thread in this sectionm in the last few days with someone posting a link to a cheap price for them , cant remember the thread

[bss325i]

Sachs /Boge are the same company and you can buy Sachs shocks from ECP or on ebay.

[Simon13]

B4's are readily available and are an equal to the boge shocks

[daimlerman]

Thanks,Barry,just searched carparts4less and found Boge dampers at a whisker under £50 each...not in stock,but they still took an order,so I will see what turns up.

Touring has gone all 'floaty' at the front,backed up by the MoT man moaning about 'oil mist'...from a gas damper?

[Tom7]

Gas dampers still use oil, just under pressure from a gas.

[daimlerman]

Ordered last Tuesday evening,and arrived yesterday afternoon!

This was after exchanging a couple of emails with carparts4less,they quoted delivery by the 28th.
I thought at first that there were no new collars,then I found them wrapped in the fitting instruction sheet....

I have also ordered,from my local stealer,a pair of M-tec spec front springs.These are walking from Munich as I type,list at £78 each,but I expect a bit of discount off that.

[parkin10]

bmw--dealer--discount--!

wouldn't hold my breath

[jmc330i]

bmw--dealer--discount--!

wouldn't hold my breath

Why not? I get discount at my local dealer, as I'm sure other members do at their local dealer.

[daimlerman]

bmw--dealer--discount--!

wouldn't hold my breath

Why not? I get discount at my local dealer, as I'm sure other members do at their local dealer.

BMWCC membership entitles one to 10%,slapping the spares guy with a wet fish usually gets me a little more.

[parkin10]

every thing I have ever ordered for my e30 nearly cost`s 3X more than I think it will
it failed a test for just a ball joint so I was going change both bottom arms,sandals of wakefield wanted £600 plus vat for a pair and ARB link rods were £55 plus vat

I know there best quality but that's very expensive

[Blitz]

every thing I have ever ordered for my e30 nearly cost`s 3X more than I think it will
it failed a test for just a ball joint so I was going change both bottom arms,sandals of wakefield wanted £600 plus vat for a pair and ARB link rods were £55 plus vat

I know there best quality but that's very expensive

Was it a 325i touring?

[parkin10]

touring yes
alloy arms or not I still think that's a lot of money
it got bog standard arms on from ecp cost £100 all in and I have had 4 years use of them so far

[BenHar]

touring yes
alloy arms or not I still think that's a lot of money

Find another car manufacturer who still supplies parts for 20 year old cars.

Ben

[parkin10]

still think theres maybe a lot of bmw tax on parts bmw have made and buy in from oem manufactures to sell to the end buyer "us"

despite the year of the car