Strut Brace fitment!!!

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Phatz
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Post Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:19 pm

Evening all,

Last week at Gaydon I bought a strut brace that had apparently come off an E30 M3. I wanted to fit it to my 325i Sport and to my knowledge there are no differences in the dimensions of the front suspension turrets of an M3 to a regular E30.

However, I'm starting to think there might be a slight difference because I'm having trouble getting the holes in the brace sitting nicely over the threads... THEY JUST DON'T QUITE FIT!!!!!!! :cry:

Can anyone confirm my fears?
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maxfield
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Post Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:22 pm

Try jacking the whole of the front of the car up so that the so both the wheels are off the ground and try again...
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Post Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:34 pm

Yeah tried that because I thought the turrets would stretchout a little, but it still doesn't quite go!!

I'm beginning to think that I need to drill the holes out a bit. But should this really be necessary?

It could be that it's just a cheapo item and therefore not a perfect fit..... oh I dunno! :x
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Post Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:21 pm

Pics?? Just force it over. It will fit. There was no known differences between the e30's just depends on how hard a life its led
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Post Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:05 pm

Goods news is a managed to fit it today. After a lot of force and drilling the holes in the brace about 2mm bigger, it went on. It looks the part too.... haven't taken it for a test drive yet to feel any difference in ride and handling.
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