RTABs under warranty?

[breeze]

Can I safely assume that rear trailing arm bushes are covered by the standard (no excess) BMW warranty?

Hoping they aren't classified as a wear part...

[mattCSLnut]

Can I safely assume that rear trailing arm bushes are covered by the standard (no excess) BMW warranty?

Hoping they aren't classified as a wear part...

They are covered :thumbs: unless BMW got fed up with honouring the common faults :whistle:

[Bounce]

They are covered :thumbs: unless BMW got fed up with honouring the common faults :whistle:If you have had them done under warranty,and your car is over 50k miles,i think you have been very lucky,as they are classed as wear and tear,bmw warranty would not do mine under warranty,nor the front wishbone bushes on my stock m3 a couple of years ago.I guess if your under 50k miles then you should be ok.;)

[mattCSLnut]

If you have had them done under warranty,and your car is over 50k miles,i think you have been very lucky,as they are classed as wear and tear,bmw warranty would not do mine under warranty,nor the front wishbone bushes on my stock m3 a couple of years ago.I guess if your under 50k miles then you should be ok.;)

My CSL had both RTABs done @ 53K , as well as the front right lower bush @ 54K and front left @ 59K, all done under BMW Extended Warranty :thumbs: Lucky me :beer:

[weedavey]

My CSL had both RTABs done @ 53K , as well as the front right lower bush @ 54K and front left @ 59K, all done under BMW Extended Warranty :thumbs: Lucky me :beer:

Murketts Matt?

[Bounce]

My CSL had both RTABs done @ 53K , as well as the front right lower bush @ 54K and front left @ 59K, all done under BMW Extended Warranty :thumbs: Lucky me :beer:Perhaps they look after CSL owners a bit more,lets hope so Matt ,as im on 61k now,and need a few bits doing.:whistle::whistle:

[mattCSLnut]

Murketts Matt?


No :whistle: Park Lane BMW for the front lower bushes, amongst many other bits & bobs... and Douglas Park BMW for the RTAB :beer:

[mattCSLnut]

Perhaps they look after CSL owners a bit more,lets hope so Matt ,as im on 61k now,and need a few bits doing.:whistle::whistle:


I think you might be right :hahaha:... after all, we are very "SPECIAL" :smt118 :smt112

[Bounce]

I think you might be right :hahaha:... after all, we are very "SPECIAL" :smt118 :smt112Special needs.:smt038

[mattCSLnut]

Special needs.:smt038

That's the one :smt041 :smt045

[shimmy]

sorry, wear and tear item :thumbs:

[s.mac]

sorry, wear and tear item :thumbs:


just had mine changed under warranty with front lower bushes and 4 wheel alignment under warranty :)

[Kev.H]

i wanted my geo setup at elite last year, they tried to tell mine were worn and to get them replaced first, so I booked into bmw and they said they would be covered except there was nothing wrong with them:bigcry: seems the guy at elite either didnt know what he was talking about or didnt really want the hassle of doing a full geo setup.. so yeah they would of covered them under warrenty.. I kept away from elite after that went to thorney and they did the geo setup.. totally changed the car has felt hugely more stable since !

[shimmy]

i had Thorney tell me my RTAB were worn when i first got the car. Popped into Northampton BMW to get them done under waranty and they said they were fine.

I took the car to Murketts and told them what Throney had said and they checked a little harder and they had started to split.

You sometimes need to get a bar into the RTAB to see the splitting before it becomes too obvious as Thorney had done

[Kev.H]

i had thorney tell me my RTAB were worn when i first got the car. Popped into Northampton BMW to get them doen under waranty and they said thye were fine.

I took the car to Murketts and told them what Throney had said and they checked a little harder and they had started to split.

You sometimes need to get a bar into the RTAB to see the splitting before it becomes too obvious

I should be safe then I assume thorney would of checked that before they started right ? ps the guy at elite didnt poke a screw driver let alone a bar anywhere near as i was watching he looked at it said it was knackered then tried to sell me poly bushes all round LOL

[breeze]

Thanks for the replies...

I've just noticed that I have a broken rear spring so the car will definitely go in for that and I will be sure to try and find somewhere that will do the RTABs under warranty too.

Incidentally, am I right in thinking that the dealer should replace both springs?

I would always replace both but would be interested to hear what BMW Warranty usually has to say on the subject...

[mattCSLnut]

Thanks for the replies...

I've just noticed that I have a broken rear spring so the car will definitely go in for that and I will be sure to try and find somewhere that will do the RTABs under warranty too.

Incidentally, am I right in thinking that the dealer should replace both springs?

I would always replace both but would be interested to hear what BMW Warranty usually has to say on the subject...

Murketts :thumbs: and yes they should change both springs at the same time, not just the broken one.

[Bounce]

They should change both springs.;)

[M5 Powered]

Alas in my case, they wouldn't change both springs. Only the broken one and the previous owner paid 60 quid or something.

They did fit them both for free though!

Best

Jonathan

[shimmy]

mine were changed by the dealers a few years ago but one at a time

i also swapped one or two out

i dont really see why both need to be chnaged tbh, its only a bloody spring - if my coilover snapped i wouldnt buy two!

[Fasteddie]

What problems would I see to show the rtab are gone/going? At the moment under hard acceleration the rear feels like it's not as planted as I guess a car like this should be. Is that rtab? This is my first csl and I've only just got it reg'd for the UK:thumbs: this weekend so have been out in it. What a lot of of fun. The rear doesn't seem to sit down evenly, possibly a bit squirmy if that makes sense, cars on 30k miles so if it is I guess I should try the warranty.

[shimmy]

my first outing in my CSL i noticed after exiting a roundabout the car felt like it was letting go at the back, especially one side

needed new RTAb all round

if i were you id just get it done but with TMS limiter kit, as it will go sometime anyway (every 15-20k miles)