Fail57

Ok so I got the Bilstein B4s from ecs tuning, the shafts were about an inch longer than what came out but even with the H&R springs they were juuuust captive and still compress so the same length as what came out. Definitely rides a million times better now.

Alright, had an entire week of suppliers quoting the wrong part numbers even when I’ve given them the specific ones I’m after. Even had a sachs alternative sent through which was a Mini Cooper strut so I’ve given up. Returned the original wrong set and ordered some from ecs tuning. Should be here early next week.

According to other people’s posts elsewhere the 22-220066 is stupid soft in comparison and definitely need to run the 22-220080 ones. The part I can’t understand fully is other searches say I need 22-238269 and 22-238276 for left and right… makes no sense

Small update, ordered some on Friday… made them triple check the part numbers I supplied, gave them the rego and said make sure they’re the correct numbers because it needs to be 4 specific things. M-Sport, X-Drive, F31 touring, non edc. “Yeah mate we got them”… they sent non m-sport ones 🤦🏽‍♂️ now we wait till next week to see what I can do

They’ll be the originals no doubt. 150,000kms old, I’m certain they’re stuffed but was hoping to find someone who’s fitted the same or similar springs on a factory shock who can chime in if it’s pretty normal to have this and I need a sport option for the new pair or will a new oem option work fine. Last thing I wanna do is buy a oem replacement and find out it’s a travel issue on top of me just having worn shocks

Hmmm ok, I could adapt to it handling like a bag of dicks being it’s not a racecar as long as it’s not bashing bump stops every minute on the open road… google seems to think the B8 is required but by the time you splash out on a set of those I may as well just get coilovers and tune it to suit. I’ll do some phoning around this week and see if I have some local options

Edit - it’s my daily driver and tow wagon so I’m not after any sporty dampers, just something that’ll not make me need to call a dentist after trips out of town

I’ve got myself a F31 330D xdrive, ordered a set of H&R springs from ECS tuning and installed them. It’s sitting pretty nicely but drives like a plank of wood. Rear seems to be ok but the front is awful and smashes the bump stops over any dips, bumps, potholes etc so I’ve whipped them out and sliced them down for a little extra travel in the meantime while I find some replacement shocks for the front. I’ve checked on ecs and found some pretty cheap bilstein b4 options as an oem replacement but before I check locally I wanted to see if anyone has experienced similar or could steer me towards something else.

Sold

Bump $50

Essentially brand new, but a lot cheaper now. $70 Located Auckland Bought from repco, plugged in to my wagon and realised I have a wiring issue so don’t need it. Converts the euro 13 pin round socket to a standard flat 7 pin. https://www.repco.co.nz/4x4-adventure-escape/towing-equipment/trailer-plugs-adaptors/narva-trailer-socket-13-pin-euro-round-7-pin-flat-82285bl/p/A1271515