Front Wishbone?

karbonkid · 30-03-2010, 06:43 PM

Question: Can the front ball joint be replaced without replacing the whole wishbone?

Ta in advance,
KK

**glendog74** · 30-03-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by karbonkid

Question: Can the front ball joint be replaced without replacing the whole wishbone?

Ta in advance,
KK

Nope - had my osf wishbone replaced under warranty last year due to wear in ball joint.

**alexk** · 30-03-2010, 06:45 PM

Nope

karbonkid · 30-03-2010, 06:49 PM

That confirms that then!

**glendog74** · 30-03-2010, 06:53 PM

My warranty final bill was for Â£550 btw

karbonkid · 30-03-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by glendog74

My warranty final bill was for Â£550 btw

TVM. Thats when you wish you had warranty. Especially after another broken rear spring and Xenon ignitor gone!

Bounce · 30-03-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by karbonkid

Question: Can the front ball joint be replaced without replacing the whole wishbone?

Ta in advance,
KK

Nope,but you can get them from Euro car parts,they are made by Lemforder, which is oem.And they are a lot cheaper than from a dealer.It is suggested you also get the rear lower bush to go with it.

karbonkid · 30-03-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BOUNCE

Nope,but you can get them from Euro car parts,they are made by Lemforder, which is oem.And they are a lot cheaper than from a dealer.It is suggested you also get the rear lower bush to go with it.

NZ_M3 · 30-03-2010, 11:22 PM

I beg to differ ...

Grond control makes an adjustable outter ball joint for the E46 M3 ...

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=19/CA=103

Dan · 31-03-2010, 08:38 AM

On Ground control's site it says Racing Only, also for the price they have listed, once bought and shipped I'm sure it would be cheaper to buy a suspension eye and complete lower arm from ECP!?

I did the same as Brett, had one go on my old M3 so bought exactly that from ECP, with some trade discount it came to Â£233.00, no shipping as they are 2 minutes from me

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Dan Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,058 Casino cash: $6689	On Ground control's site it says Racing Only, also for the price they have listed, once bought and shipped I'm sure it would be cheaper to buy a suspension eye and complete lower arm from ECP!? I did the same as Brett, had one go on my old M3 so bought exactly that from ECP, with some trade discount it came to Â£233.00, no shipping as they are 2 minutes from me __________________

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NZ_M3 S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,434 Casino cash: $13579	I beg to differ ... Grond control makes an adjustable outter ball joint for the E46 M3 ... http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=19/CA=103