Cesil at the dealers now what do you think of this price please ?

[J2LTB]

Hi everyone. Mines in for the dreaded subframe repair. The rear end is now stripped down ready for the body shop. I've asked for a price for these items to be fitted whilst the subframe is on the deck.

RTAB *2
Rear subframe mounts *4
Front diff input seal
Diff shaft seals *2

This is all precauionary but perhaps a sensible time to do it all. Price over the phone of £624 inc vat. Says 50/50 labour / parts as still 3 hours of work. He said the bushes alone are £200.

I think it's a bit steep but it's a authorised M dealer.

Opinions please - cheers

[karbonkid]

Who is doing the work?

Parts alone before labour:

4 Rear Axle Carrier Bushes:

33312283419 £24.25+vat
33312283419 £24.25+vat
33312283573 £24.25+vat
33312283574 £24.25+vat

Rear Diff Seal:
33121213949 £26.42 + vat

Rear Diff Oil. Make sure its this revised version (SAF-XJ+FM booster). Need 2 bottles but come in packs of 3 so be prepared to pay for 3:

£29.55 each +vat
£29.55 each +vat

Total £182.52 + Vat = £219.02


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RTAB:
33326770817 £25.01 inc Vat
33326770817 £25.01 inc Vat

[J2LTB]

Who is doing the work?

Parts alone before labour:

4 Rear Axle Carrier Bushes:

33312283419 £24.25+vat
33312283419 £24.25+vat
33312283573 £24.25+vat
33312283574 £24.25+vat

Rear Diff Seal:
33121213949 £26.42 + vat

Rear Diff Oil. Make sure its this revised version (SAF-XJ+FM booster). Need 2 bottles but come in packs of 3 so be prepared to pay for 3:

£29.55 each +vat
£29.55 each +vat

Total £182.52 + Vat = £219.02


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RTAB:
33326770817 £25.01 inc Vat
33326770817 £25.01 inc Vat

Thank you for that !

There are 2 diff driveshaft seal as well in my price.

He said not to renew the diff oil but they would top any up if required in with that price.

Knights BMW

I'm guessing parts under £250 the rest labour ????

[s.mac]

For anyone with out warranty there is a place near the Trafford centre (Manchester) that do a top job on repair/strengthen sub frame defects. They can also do other jobs whilst they are doing the work.

I have posted details before and can do again if anyone requires them.

[J2LTB]

For anyone with out warranty there is a place near the Trafford centre (Manchester) that do a top job on repair/strengthen sub frame defects. They can also do other jobs whilst they are doing the work.

I have posted details before and can do again if anyone requires them.

Cheers for the info but mines getting subframe/chassis repair done FOC by BMW. It's just extras I've asked for on top of the warranty work.

[Bounce]

Cheers for the info but mines getting subframe/chassis repair done FOC by BMW. It's just extras I've asked for on top of the warranty work.

Other dealers have been doing this extra work at a greatly reduced hourly Rate,I think it is a bit steep.I didn't have as much as you done,but new RTABs and new input shaft seal cost me fitted and inc vat £150.

[J2LTB]

It seems steep to me but then I am getting a 5 k job for free :-/ do the shaft seals go ? All this work is only from me as a precaution.

I could do the bushes myself but then I would need to realign again. There costs are offset by it being aligned after warranty work.

[Bounce]

It seems steep to me but then I am getting a 5 k job for free :-/ do the shaft seals go ? All this work is only from me as a precaution.

I could do the bushes myself but then I would need to realign again. There costs are offset by it being aligned after warranty work.

My input shaft seal was leaking, yes.

[karbonkid]

Thank you for that !

There are 2 diff driveshaft seal as well in my price.

He said not to renew the diff oil but they would top any up if required in with that price.

Knights BMW

I'm guessing parts under £250 the rest labour ????

Elms offer 10% discount on parts so maybe use that one with Knights if you decide to go with them.

Diff Shaft Seals:
33107510289 £21.11 inc vat
33107510289 £21.11 inc vat

[phoenixcsl]

Hi everyone. Mines in for the dreaded subframe repair. The rear end is now stripped down ready for the body shop. I've asked for a price for these items to be fitted whilst the subframe is on the deck.

RTAB *2
Rear subframe mounts *4
Front diff input seal
Diff shaft seals *2

This is all precauionary but perhaps a sensible time to do it all. Price over the phone of £624 inc vat. Says 50/50 labour / parts as still 3 hours of work. He said the bushes alone are £200.

I think it's a bit steep but it's a authorised M dealer.

Opinions please - cheers

I am getting my diff seals and subframe mounts replaced by Elm's at the same time as they do the subframe crack on my car.

Not had a price yet, but it's definitely worth doing as peace of mind as it will all be in bits anyway.

I'll ask them for a price on Saturday when I drop the beastie off so you can compare.

Though i'm not having my RTAB's done this time as I put new ones in with a limiting kit last summer, but at least you can have some sort of comparison.

[J2LTB]

Cheers Phoenix that would be good. . I'm going to go to the dealers to inspect myself. Ill defo get the rtab and sub mounts done. But I'm not sure about getting the diff seals done. If there ok I'll have a rethink. Seals don't explode overnight. Then again lol

[J2LTB]

I've been down the dealers and inspected the beam myself. Rta bushes are floppy ! The subframe mounts are ok but one had a small crack so im doing all 4 anyway. As for the diff it all looks dry so decided to leave the doing the diff seals.