E30 Zone

Right, im gonna sound like im a cheap skate here but i'm not....honest. I need a new wheel bearing for my 318iS.

Anyway, i went onto gsf and checked out the prices.

B40020 WHEEL BEARING KIT-FRONT E30 318iS 89>91 £41.00

B40020A WHEEL BEARING KIT-FRONT E30 318iS 89>91 £22.50

I take it that the cheaper one is a non genuine?

These seem quite expensive for a piddly bearing? As the ones for my mini were only like 10-15quid.

Im quite happy to pay that but is that the usual price?

And am i better off getting genuine ones?

Just checking.

James.

It comes as a whole hub and looks like this.

Ahhh, thats why then. Cant be hard to fit then. Cheers.

famous last words front are ok nut can be seized at times rear ones are a pig to do

your lucky I need some for my M3 @ £160 each with GSF and Euro Car Parts i thought something was wrong but after speaking to pacerpete and a couple mechanics its the right price, CAN ANYONE HELP

Neither of those parts are genuine !

The cheaper one comes with a new nut that's 0.5mm too large for the 36mm socket and needs filing to fit

Dig deep and get the dearer one.

Genuine wheel bearings from the dealer are about £80 iirc.

Cheers,

Iain T

Cheap M3 front wheel bearings umm. believe that you can use 5 series and change over the ABS ring..........

bajandaan wrote:your lucky I need some for my M3 @ £160 each with GSF and Euro Car Parts i thought something was wrong but after speaking to pacerpete and a couple mechanics its the right price, CAN ANYONE HELP

Try Simon at C3 (0208 778 0808)


Andy

Cool, better get the more expensive one then.

Cheers guys.

Not looking forward to new bearings in an M3 in future years.lol.

bajandaan wrote:your lucky I need some for my M3 @ £160 each with GSF and Euro Car Parts i thought something was wrong but after speaking to pacerpete and a couple mechanics its the right price, CAN ANYONE HELP

nope,

all these myths about e28 stuff is crap. i had to by 2 new ones and i gont mine from BMW's bye bye £400 quid.

i belive retro wheels had the same probs with his recently aquiered blue M3

i replaced both front wheel bearings 3 weeks ago using the cheaper bearing/hub option from ECP and they are both fcuked already

Changed one of my front bearings last month. I bought from the dealer and it cost about £80. Mind you it also cost me another £80 to buy a 36mm socket and a torque wrench big enough to pull 220Nm or something close to it.

To remove the old nut took my 18" power bar plus a 5ft tube on the end. After standing on the bar the nut cracked - and yes I had knocked out the flange from the dimple.

Best of luck with yours.

James
I use the cheaper version on mine with no probs

Gimme a shout when you want it done.
Got the breaker bar and the socket in the tool cabinet.
Never had a problem getting the off,both my own car and those of others,any time i've done them

Cheers guys for the info and help. And dave, i would very much appreciate that when i come to doing it. You always seem to be helping me out. Gotta give you a hand with something.lol.

hammoj28 wrote:Cheers guys for the info and help. And dave, i would very much appreciate that when i come to doing it. You always seem to be helping me out. Gotta give you a hand with something.lol.

help him wi meetin the ladies

top bloke is dave.

You want me to collect the bearing from GSF for ya?

320Touring wrote:

hammoj28 wrote:Cheers guys for the info and help. And dave, i would very much appreciate that when i come to doing it. You always seem to be helping me out. Gotta give you a hand with something.lol.

help him wi meetin the ladies

top bloke is dave.

You want me to collect the bearing from GSF for ya?

You seen the 28th october meet thread recently Neil?

Templ8e30 wrote:Neither of those parts are genuine !

Genuine wheel bearings from the dealer are about £80 iirc.

Cheers,

Iain T

Lemforder the best route IMO.
Formula you're after is.....
Genuine = Lemforder + BMW price + BMW box

James,

I fitted one from GSF a few months back and no probs so far. I would make sure that you do tighten the bugger up to the specified 220Nm, just in case like I have a 400Nm torque wrench / 36mm socket here if your in need of them for a shottie..

Cheers, georgen when i come to fitting it i will make sure its tight.

Just to let anyone know in future that e28 wheel bearing hubs really do fit an M3 as have just done it on my own car. however make sure you got a decent puller to get the old abs ring off............