Help Please?? Subframe Bushes???

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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:40 pm

Hi I hope all you useful people out there can help me.

My car ('83 323i) has just failed its MOT on the sub-frame bushes... :? Garage recons about Ԛ£80 labour +parts and VAT to fix, is this a good price and what will the bushes themselves cost? Also are there only two of them there?

I need to know soon cos I want the car for the weekend...

Thanks in advance.
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:48 pm

k130 wrote:Hi I hope all you useful people out there can help me.

My car ('83 323i) has just failed its MOT on the sub-frame bushes... :? Garage recons about Ԛ£80 labour +parts and VAT to fix, is this a good price and what will the bushes themselves cost? Also are there only two of them there?

I need to know soon cos I want the car for the weekend...

Thanks in advance.
thats not a bad price-BMW themselves charge Ԛ£150-170 for that job. subframe bushes are at the rear, supporting the frame that the wheels/axle and suspension sit on
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:53 pm

Thats a good price. Bushes are about Ԛ£8 each from ECP and genuine
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:53 pm

Cheers for that, I assume there are two and that its usual to replace them both... is that correct?
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:54 pm

They usually go together. Not worth the hassle if one side goes a month or 2 later
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:06 pm

Thanks guys, you are a helpful bunch...
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:31 pm

just to clear this up..

That is a very nice price for that work...

cheapest ive ever seen anyway
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Post Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:56 pm

yep will second that but get the garage to fit poly bushes in 4 the extra Ԛ£30 well worth it
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Post Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:24 am

Seems a reasonable price - the old ones are buggers to get off apparently. Had mine done for my recent MoT and couldn't believe the difference they made - car handles so much better now.
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Post Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:35 am

I'm not too bothered about what bushes go back in as long as they are oem.

I think poly bushes may feel a bit harsh? If the handling gets better then that will be good cos I've got a new set of Yoko 539's going on as well!
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Post Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:31 am

Just about to replace mine ( had a quote of Ԛ£70 less parts, from a local independant but decided to do it myself ) i've cheated a bit by using a spare axel carrier and fitted the new ones into that so to cut the down time Cost from main dealer Ԛ£30 + vat but i know they're OEM. I normally use GSF but it's not the sort of job you want to repeat. if you get my meaning
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