Rear strut brace - options...

[shimmy]

I sent a full exhaust to good ole u s of a with my parcel force acc for £120

I imagine belgium to be cheaper, Ill get you a price if you like to belgium:thumbs:

Cat converter to france was £40 fully insured

Try www.parcelmachine.co.UK :smt055

[rstoughy]

Try royal mail

Middle of last year i shipped a pair of front struts and springs from Aberdeen to New Zealand and it was £80ish IIRC.

Saying that it could be the overall size of the rear brace that knocks the price up.

[Sailorbaz]

While we're talking about subframe issues, excuse my ignorance but could BMW argue any Warranty claims if a TMS Limiter Kit is fitted to the RTAB's? Or would they not even notice?

My car's been in for 2 services now and no one's ever commented on them, despite being bright blue and very obvious when car is in the air.

[funtime]

While we're talking about subframe issues, excuse my ignorance but could BMW argue any Warranty claims if a TMS Limiter Kit is fitted to the RTAB's? Or would they not even notice?

My car's been in for 2 services now and no one's ever commented on them, despite being bright blue and very obvious when car is in the air.

All depends on the stealership, but I'd imagine they wouldn't comment on it untill it came to the point where they might want to riggle out of honouring a £5k repair for a new boot floor.

I can imagine it now: the bushes have play in them sir to absorb the shock
and stresses the rear is under. What you've done is effectively 'limited' this play and hence channeled more stress to the subframe, which has led to cracking. For that reason we're out. Computer says no, unluckey. :birdman:

Of course you might get a nice one that say's it's fine and takes no notice of them

[shimmy]

It's possible but unlikely

Mine went back to OEM apart from the RTAB limiters and AP brakes for the boot floor/subframe repair.

I they'd struggle to pin that as the root cause tbh.

Some dealers might have an issue but don't forget most are quite happy to do £5k of work as they know the owner will take it to an Indy and do it for £1k on the cheap. I'd be more worried if the local BMW rep came To the dealer ship that day and saw them tbh

[shane@mbtech]

While we're talking about subframe issues, excuse my ignorance but could BMW argue any Warranty claims if a TMS Limiter Kit is fitted to the RTAB's? Or would they not even notice?

My car's been in for 2 services now and no one's ever commented on them, despite being bright blue and very obvious when car is in the air.

In a word..... YES
Just depends on dealer
Some are jobsworth fuckwits that cut off their nose to spite their face.

[Sailorbaz]

Thank you very much troops.

I think if I was taking it in I would have them removed and fit new carriers, just to be sure.

[Thorney]

Try royal mail

Middle of last year i shipped a pair of front struts and springs from Aberdeen to New Zealand and it was £80ish IIRC.

Saying that it could be the overall size of the rear brace that knocks the price up.

Tried them, the issue is it volumes out so they hit it. I struggle with shippers all the time, none seem to be any good, insurance cover is non existent and bumps our prices up. Sods.

[AlexGTT]

Shippers are getting worse all the time. Try sending unique and very expensive parts from vintage and historic cars like my company has to do all the time. They sometimes absolutely refuse to even handle it, let alone insure it.

I end up putting it in the boot and delivering it myself half the time!:banghead: My only option is UPS, especially going abroad. They'll insure to any value but it's serious $$$$$$$$$ :bigcry:

[Thorney]

Yep, just spent half the day in the can dleivering and picking up a fuel tank and Recaro seats, the costs to ship them were just mad. (they refused the tank point blank, empty or not).

[shimmy]

Yep, just spent half the day in the can .....not).

:hahaha:

hope it clears up soon John

:hahaha:

[toofastforyou]

As for the AC shitzer one, why would you need BMW to fit it - 6 bolts!

if they fit it you keep your warranty, thought that was obvious:whistle:

[_Nathan_]

And if you just unbolt it they will never know it was there.

[glendog74]

And if you just unbolt it they will never know it was there.

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

[toofastforyou]

And if you just unbolt it they will never know it was there.

touchē

thats what i would do, and will do if that happens. but some people dont want the headache.