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Drive shaft

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Clive
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Drive shaft

Post by Clive » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:32 pm

Hi got a noise on front drive shaft drivers side so was going to change it will a full one but been looking at some some are very long some shorter ones any idea which is the right one x5 3.0 d 04 cheers.

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Re: Drive shaft

Post by Steamyrotter » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:51 pm

Check out www.realoem.com

Put your VIN in and it will give you the part numbers
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
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Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Re: Drive shaft

Post by Horizon » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:04 am

[quote="Clive"]
Hi got a noise on front drive shaft drivers side so was going to change it will a full one but been looking at some some are very long some shorter ones any idea which is the right one x5 3.0 d 04 cheers.
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N/S and O/S are different lengths, this link is just to show you that, not a recommendation
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/150561981870
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Re: Drive shaft

Post by Clive » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:27 am

Thanks for the info must be longer one i need it's o/s I need not less I just get outer bit.

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