Most rubber discs are approaching the 20 year old mark and are the cause of sloppy steering and some serious 'play' in the steering wheel as me and theo found out rather scarily down the a1m.
Now i already have one on my car and am looking to make an exact
replica of the ones pictured below (except the colour). Despite what some may say, i have felt absolutely no change to the comfort or noise/vibration of the car once this mine was fitted; the steering simply had more feel to it and the wheels actually turned left and right even at the slightest turn of the wheel.
This is what they look like:
and when fitted:
The disc is 20mm thick and is a direct replacement for the rubber coupling. As its metal (most likely stainless steel of some sort as it needs to be fairly heat & rust resistant), it needs no heatshield and so this aids clearance for all your m30/m50 guys who are struggling to put shorter racks on your cars.
I am still in the process of getting a quote about getting a batch made. I truly have no idea about cost yet although i am obviously hoping some sort of group discount will be available. As a ROUGH guidance, i am hoping they will be in the £30 region, but certainly shouldn't be any more than £45-50 as this would simply be outrageous and not very cost effective. I would hope to sell around ten sets but obvsiously before i go any further i need to make sure there is interest. So put your name down here even if you MAY be interested and i can proceed from here with what is necessary; if i only have three of four people interested then i will only get that many made (probably).
There will be a prototype run on Theos track slag to ensure fitment, quality and tolerance before i get the rest of the batch made up.
Also just to mention, the original guibo is riveted from the factory. The new guibo is instead bolted in place, but special nuts and bolts are needed from BMW (as seen in the first pic above) which are shouldered and the perfect length. Last time i bought mine they were about £6 delivered, so hardly breaking the bank but worth bearing in mind, as you will need them.
I will upload a CAD drawing of the guibo once the final sizes have been determined. At the moment, sizes are not final; they depend on the trial fitting on Theo's car.
Any questions, feel free!
Regards, dan
1) Theo
2) Zaust (marc)?
3) Tim_s ?
need to meet so i can get that off you dude let me know when your next around maybe meet at nigels if your over his way and you can see the itb's on the car 
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