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I am the proud owner of a 1994 740IL. This car presently has 195,000 miles on it. My wife and I have noticed lately that the ride on this car is extremely rough. We had new shocks (“00″ type) installed about 60,000 miles ago and are wondering if they have gone bad. I was
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What the life expectancy in terms of miles(currently at 55k) & years of the struts & shocks of this vehicle? If it is time for replacing, what to you recommend ?
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While, at 55,000 miles, your shocks may not be totally
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My 87 BMW M6 has started to make clunking noises when I turn the steering wheel hard left or right when I am backing out of the driveway or parking space. It doesn’t make noise when driving with slight turns. I recently had much of the front end replaced, i.e. tie rods, struts, etc.
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Recently I purchased a set of rear shocks for my 740iL BMW from Bavarian Autosport. I look back at your 2006 Fast Times Newsletter on replacing rear shocks but cannot see where my upper shock mount was located. Can you please let me know how or what to do to get to the upper
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I have a 1993, 325is. I have had it for 10yr. When I got it there was 58,000ml on it. At this time it has 213,305ml on it. There are a few things going on, I would like to know what would make my heat not blow hot like it should. I have changed the fan switch in
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1999 M3 Convertible:
I just purchased Eibach Pro-Kit springs and Bilstein shocks along with all complementary components. Do you have any installation instructions to share? You assistance is most appreciated.
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The Bentley repair manual will cover standard shock and spring replacement. The Eibach
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2000 Z3 rear camber adjustment part #192026
I have 2 questions about this rear camber kit:
1. How does it affect the track?
2. What is the camber adjustment range?
I am considering this purchase for the purpose of increasing tire life.
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The rear camber bushing
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car year: 1997
car model: 540i
When I enter or exit the car I hear a squeak noise from rear of car, by the rear wheel. Can it be the swing arms(trailing arms)?
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Without having the car here to physically diagnose, I
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car year: 1987
car model: 325es
Otto, I recently picked up a 1987 325es and I’m having an issue I hope you can help with. When I drive the car I hear a clunking sound at the right front wheel area. I noticed that
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87 535is
I changed out the original 390 metric wheels and tires for larger US wheels with 225/50R/16 tires. As expected, the clearance is reduced in the wheel wells, expecially the rear wheels. With 4 full size adults, the tires rub against the
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