So after polishing the hell out of car I noticed the n/s looked a little low.. So decided to whip the front o/s wheel off only to discover coil spring s snapped in two places!!
So after finding a reasonable priced coil to replace it, I was asked if the car had factory fitted sport springs.
How would I no/find this out?? Mines a 99 2.8 manual.
Any suggestions would be welcome!
Spring split
Re: Spring split
Pop your VIN into the site below, it will give you your car build data, sport spring were also known as m-sport suspension. I suspect you have standard springs but best to check.
http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html
HTH
http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html
HTH
Re: Spring split
So would you think this would do the job??
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-GB
Mod Edit: Please do not use shortened URLs as there is no way of telling where they lead until you click on them - replaced with long URL. R.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-GB
Mod Edit: Please do not use shortened URLs as there is no way of telling where they lead until you click on them - replaced with long URL. R.
Re: Spring split
Looks like the right one for your car. I haven't heard of that brand before and the price is a typical "budget brand" price. The prices at the following are competitive and give you some idea of good brand pricessamytee wrote:So would you think this would do the job??
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/?gclid=C ... tAodpB8AEw
http://www.gsfcarparts.com/index.php
Re: Spring split
Sorry to have to edit your post above, but please can you avoid using shortened URLs if at all possible. There is no way to tell where they will lead until you click on them. I used longurl.org to expand your link. I will substitute any more that I see, but if you can avoid using them, it would be appreciated.
Thanks R.
Thanks R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Re: Spring split
So spring fitted after 3hrs of DIY. Might seem a long time to some but it's first time I've done anything mechanical. Took for test drive and handles loads better!
The old spring split bang in middle so I now have 2 lowering springs (jokin) free to a good home!
So £33 for a spring n 3hrs of my time = healthy wallet
The old spring split bang in middle so I now have 2 lowering springs (jokin) free to a good home!
So £33 for a spring n 3hrs of my time = healthy wallet
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Oh and I was given a free windscreen wiper to with the spring HAPPY DAYS