Two types of control arm bush on GSF?

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Adammcf
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 10:01 am

B42048 CONTROL ARM BUSH E30 6.75
B42048A CONTROL ARM BUSH E30 6.75

Any ideas what the difference is?!
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 1:43 pm

think one is aluminium, which is on the M3?????

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Post Wed May 17, 2006 2:07 pm

Frig knows. Im just after ordering the first one.
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 2:14 pm

sure its to do with the material, i think the M3 and the touring share a different control arm and i think it is aluminium... any one????

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Post Wed May 17, 2006 2:19 pm

mrLEE30 wrote:think one is aluminium, which is on the M3?????

mrlee
If it was control arms themselves then yes. these are control arm bushes. mb one is eccentric?
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 3:19 pm

Should have just emailed them, ive had pretty quick responses in the past :)
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 3:30 pm

One original spec and one's a bit dodgy :mad: :?
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 3:34 pm

318-is wrote:
mrLEE30 wrote:think one is aluminium, which is on the M3?????

mrlee
If it was control arms themselves then yes. these are control arm bushes. mb one is eccentric?
Yes, with the bushes, one is eccentric and the other is centric. Not sure if they are swappable or not.
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 3:40 pm

I thought it was marked as M3 for the eccentric ones on there web site :?
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Post Wed May 17, 2006 4:55 pm

£6.75 for a m3 bush?? Not a danger!
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