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228 messages, Last post on Nov 05, 2009 at 9:24 PM
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my 01 m3 is 77K now, unless I didn't pay attention, my transimssion end did not make a "klunk" noise as frequent when I shift on normal driving. The car never got a chance to be on the track yet since I got it 4 months ago so it's hasn't been shift hard at all. The dealer inspection (before I bought it) picked up on my rear lower control arm bushing needing a replacement in a year but found nothing on tranny. Is that "klunk" noise common? or is the drvie shaft lost or something? what should I look for when I'm underneath the car to make sure everything is tight? 
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i got a friend with a 2000 540i sport with electronic control suspension front and rear. I know this is a m3 forum but I'm hoping someone will have an answer. he needs new shock and was wondering if he can save some money and use "Gabriel" suspension from autozone. Is alot cheaper than OE from dealer and is made for the 540 according to autozone. the only problem is that it is without the electronic control. if it will work, will the fitment be the same as OE without modification needed? or should he avoid possible headache and just pay the money for the OE? any insight will be appreciated.
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Replying to: gmonkies (Aug 08, 2008 12:55 am)  No, please tell him/her not to do that. (see link I provided) If I were him/her, I'd contact Bilstein and ask them what package they have to solve this problem. I understand that replacing these shocks is very expensive, but that's a lot better than having a car that will be (IMO) significantly degraded with the wrong shocks on it. Bilstein Corp Hope this helps. It might be cheaper than the dealer, too.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 08, 2008 8:55 am) i did speak to Bilstein already because autozone gave Bilstein as another option. According to autozone, their system sho electronic control for the rear only and not the front which didn't make sense. I called Bilstein and gave them autozone's part # and Bilstein said neither the front nor the the rear part # can be used for electronic control and they have had problem trying to make something that will work so they told me to go use OE from dealer. My friend now use the 540 as a grocery getter and was hoping he can save money using aftermarket without putting the car at risk on highway driving in normal condition. but you confirm my thought that he should just use OE. Thanks!
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Replying to: gmonkies (Aug 08, 2008 12:22 pm) But, I'm betting OEM is the only way, as well.... |
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Replying to: gmonkies (Aug 08, 2008 12:22 pm) But I also understand that the OE solution from the dealer is murderously expensive.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 08, 2008 4:31 pm) good thing for him i get 20% discount from the dealer through my shop but is still 1/3 more than bilstein and almost 3 times as much from gabriel as my cost from autozone well, safety is definitely more important than a couple of hunder bucks for him and other drivers on the highway. thank you all for your feedbacks to confirm my thought. is just like racing, sometime you want to try to get away with it to strecth the dollar when you can. but sometime is not worth losing a race or worse by getting cheap parts!!!! experienced that too many times 
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Replying to: gmonkies (Aug 08, 2008 5:42 pm) I've heard some really scary numbers here. We are talking thousands of dollars, right?
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 08, 2008 5:58 pm) $831 each for the front and $542 each for the rear. $2746 for all four. My E24 M6 had the self-leveling rear shocks and it was a simple matter to switch over to regular Bilsteins if you didn't want to pay to fix whatever failed. I don't see why you couldn't simply replace the EDC shocks with Bilstein Sport or BMW M Sport dampers. As for bargain shocks, I have a friend who fitted Monroe shocks to his E39 wagon. He's a fairly hard-core enthusiast and he was pleased with the results(the Monroes are made in Europe, FWIW).
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Replying to: roadburner (Aug 08, 2008 7:59 pm) Well anyway, thanks for that. We seem to be drifting out of M3 territory, so maybe we should get back on topic, unless this also applies to M3 cars. ?? |
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