hi ppl
ive just popped into blue bell, crewe and asked how much a bottom ball joint for the E30 was.
anyway after a few moments he came back and said "Ԛ£110" so i laughed and said "Ԛ£110 for a bottom ball joint?" and he said that you have to replace the whole arm!
is this true? plz tell me it isnt!
bottom ball joint??
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E30Mark
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Go to ECP or GSF etc the arms there are about Ԛ£30 all in.
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if you repalce the arm make sure you get the new bush, as they don't include in the pack.
27 quid for the arm and 6.75 for the bush. (GSF)
27 quid for the arm and 6.75 for the bush. (GSF)
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Brianmoooore
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Just to complicate things a bit, GSF/ECP sell the individual ball joints as well for pressing into your existing arm.
If you think that quote from the dealer was high, then try asking them for the same part for a 325 touring!
If you think that quote from the dealer was high, then try asking them for the same part for a 325 touring!
yeah brian i did notice the inner and outer ball joints :-s, so does this mean i can just buy the ball joint off GSF?? if so thatd be great, bcuz thats all i need.
yeah i did read somewhere that bmw main dealers are the most expensive! i can believe that!
yeah i did read somewhere that bmw main dealers are the most expensive! i can believe that!
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Brianmoooore
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Not necessarily for everything. They can surprise you sometimes.E30_320i wrote:
yeah i did read somewhere that bmw main dealers are the most expensive! i can believe that!
Yes, you can just change the individual joint on a steel arm.
Can you press out the joint on an alloy (Touring) arm too? Or is that not recommended?Brianmoooore wrote:Not necessarily for everything. They can surprise you sometimes.E30_320i wrote:
yeah i did read somewhere that bmw main dealers are the most expensive! i can believe that!
Yes, you can just change the individual joint on a steel arm.
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Brianmoooore
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Definitely not recommended, I'm afraid.evostormm wrote:Can you press out the joint on an alloy (Touring) arm too? Or is that not recommended?Brianmoooore wrote:Not necessarily for everything. They can surprise you sometimes.E30_320i wrote:
yeah i did read somewhere that bmw main dealers are the most expensive! i can believe that!
Yes, you can just change the individual joint on a steel arm.