Seriously, another day another problem!

[bekker 7]

So I went for my WOF today and the E28 failed. I suspected it could but not for this!

The lower control arms, which I replaced not 12 months ago are knackered!

I'd bought new arms, 750 bushes, had the bushes machined and pressed in correctly. Carefully installed (instructions carefully adhered to, and yes, not tightened until the weight of the car was on them).

Now the bushes are completely shot and Ive really got no comeback since I had them machined etc.

Where is the best place to buy standard bushes? Bmw or somewhere else?

The problem is I got the last lot from 'somewhere else' and I suspect they were just poor quality.

Bite the bullet and get genuine or any better suggestion?

Cheers.

[greenday-rulz21 5]

Try Ireland Engineering's website. There stuff is high quality and well known.

[Apex 693]

Nolithane. About $200 but money well spent

[Mattzy 0]

Nolithane. About $200 but money well spent

This.

You can source most/all of the bits you need through BNT.

[bekker 7]

After an afternoon on the phone it seems no one stocks or can source nolathane bushes (here anyway).

Never mind, BMW has them for $50 each so I'm going down that road.

Thought $50 was pretty good actually for gen parts.

Has BMW recently dropped their prices or are they just clearing old stock?

[*Glenn* 854]

Has BMW recently dropped their prices or are they just clearing old stock?

In the last few weeks BMW has reduced the price of a huge number of parts

ie: E36 4 cylinder PCV valves used to be $171 retail...now $89

Sign of the times I guess and so much OEM stuff being imported by independants

Edited January 22, 2009 by *Glenn*

[bekker 7]

Just in case anyone was about to rush out to their BMW dealer and stock up on E28 lower control arm bushes they had quoted me the wrong part. It was for the upper arm bushes.

Still, probably not a bad price, just was for me.

Lower bushes around $140 each. Damn.

Cheers