Ball joint rubbers.

[kam-325i]

I have finally finished fitting the H&R 60/40 Cup Kit on my 325i.....

HOLY JESUS.......was my suspension shite!!!!

Anyhoo......can i get just the rubber boots/covers for the ball joints on the end of the TCA and TRE ? as i managed to split them using the ball joint splitter to fit the new supension.

[stonesie]

They are removeable but i have never seen anywhere selling just the boots, you will probably end up replaceing them.... my 320 had a new ball joint fitted just before i bought it,
so you don't have to replace the entire arm but apparantly they are not an easy job as whoever did mine has slightly damaged the arm and split the new boot

[Dan318-is]

If you wana go all out look here:

http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exec/p ... h_model/31

i was just speaking to someone on the phone about this, allegedly it can be done but its just hard!

[kam-325i]

i was just speaking to someone on the phone about this, allegedly it can be done but its just hard!

Hard to replace the rubber dust covers ??????

[Dan318-is]

yep allegendly its fiddly. and no where sells them. on real oem i cant find any boots seperatly, an i cant seem to find them on ECP/GSF.

its something i mite have to do with my alloy ones too. you can buy polu boots from USA but that might get expensive

[kam-325i]

Ah.....Fiddlely....yer....those nice little spring clips....

[Simon13]

yup it's a bit of a pain to do but not impossible. Just get some new rubbers from a scrappy car.

it's a real prob when fitting springs/shocks swapping legs

bmw only sell whole arms, my local auto factors sell ball joints in their own but not rubbers.

how can poly boots be any good? they don't flex or move?!

[Dan318-is]

hence why i wont be wasting the money on them, perhaps theyr stronger?

anyhow, picked up these alloy ones this evening (thanks Q), and three gaitors are split. So hopefully the ones on my arms are not too bad. what is exactly involved in getting them off/putting them on is it just a clip, then slide it over the bolt?

will upload pics 2moro

[Quaser]

i'd say replace them all - if your going this far then you mite as well do it properly!

Q

[Dan318-is]

to true, but you cant buy rubbers seperatly right? i mean il have to nab some of my car, perhaps they will be ok if i remove the carefully enough. One is actually quite mint

only problem not is sorting those two mashed bolts!

[Brianmoooore]

You can buy the rubber covers seperately from kit car bit suppliers.
I took a couple of genuine E30 covers with me to a kit car show a couple of years ago and bought several off a trader there. Have used several, and, AFAIK, they have all been fine.

[Simon13]

Dan all your boots are split aswell dopey!

[Dan318-is]

yes good point simon. so brian, which kit car suppliers exactly? im going to be needing four by the looks of it

[Brianmoooore]

, which kit car suppliers exactly?

No idea! I bought them off a stand at a show, although a few stands had them.