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Front tension strut bushes splitting.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:23 am
by ITBarbie
Hi guys and gals
Took the X into BMW yesterday for inspection 1 and got report back.
Benn told the front strut bushes splitting and should get work done in next few months. Been quotes £327.
Feeling a bit out my depth here. Is that a fair quote. The cars a 2004 so an independent is definitely worth looking at. Is it a bugger of a job and has anyone got an idea if that's a fair price as I'm always looking to save a few quid
Penny
Re: Front tension strut bushes splitting.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:51 pm
by Dan Alex
[quote="ITBarbie"]
Hi,
There was a post of mine rather enthusiastic here last week but somebody erased it >:D
You might want to check out
www.bmminiparts.com and ecstuning.com.
THey've got huge discounts for original bmw parts for 40-60, even 70% sometimes.
Don't know how they do it, they just do, don't know if you'll find those parts but....
It's THE best place to start!
A panorama repair kit i think retails in romania for about 800-1000 euros, found it on ecstunig for 130 USD
)
Cheers
Hi guys and gals
Took the X into BMW yesterday for inspection 1 and got report back.
Benn told the front strut bushes splitting and should get work done in next few months. Been quotes £327.
Feeling a bit out my depth here. Is that a fair quote. The cars a 2004 so an independent is definitely worth looking at. Is it a bugger of a job and has anyone got an idea if that's a fair price as I'm always looking to save a few quid
Penny
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Re: Front tension strut bushes splitting.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:17 pm
by PeterL
Hi it's definitely worth having a look for a good Indy. I used to get all the work on my M5 done at BMW but found an Indy who is a M master technician. I don't remember how much BMW charge for one hours labour I have a feeling it about £100. The bulk of the quote you got will be labour as I am pretty certain the bushes aren't expensive but am no expert on the X5. It is a job that can be done at home but I don't do mechanic things lol.
Re: Front tension strut bushes splitting.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:36 pm
by ITBarbie
Thanks for for the info. I will be researching with an independent before any decisions are made. The majority is labour charges but not that much. They're quoting £140 something for parts and the rest is labour.