Rear strut brace - options...

[shimmy]

Listen, I'm the only expert round here, look at my Building degree!!!

Gawd knows what causes or cures the floor/subframe splitting for want of a better phrase, mines fixed by BMW at great expense to them.

Harness don't bother me as I gaffer tape myself to the chair anyway

My rear rear brace is to stop the steady twisting and flexing caused by rear coil overs on the turrets, meanwhile it would help with lateral support going as fast as I do

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Listen, I'm the only expert round here, look at my Building degree!!!

Gawd knows what causes or cures the floor/subframe splitting for want of a better phrase, mines fixed by BMW at great expense to them.

Harness don't bother me as I gaffer tape myself to the chair anyway

My rear rear brace is to stop the steady twisting and flexing caused by rear coil overs on the turrets, meanwhile it would help with lateral support going as fast as I do

Feckin' hell, alright Sebastian, pipe down.

Same reason as me Shim. Intrax.

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by shimmy

I think the SD one also fixes to the boot floor near the diff carryo points, better but more work and a risk when it cone to warranty work on rear subframe (although with this fitted I doubt any cracks will happen)

got you, see what you are saying, just checked it out.

[Thorney]

Originally Posted by 7.77

was about to buy one, but with a asking price of postage @195 £, will do a different way

Yep, shipping anything heavy and bulky internatinally is a waste of time. Bored of TNT now but no-one else seems to be cheaper.

[shane@mbtech]

I sent a full exhaust to good ole u s of a with my parcel force acc for £120

I imagine belgium to be cheaper, Ill get you a price if you like to belgium

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by lawsy

I sent a full exhaust to good ole u s of a with my parcel force acc for £120

I imagine belgium to be cheaper, Ill get you a price if you like to belgium

Cat converter to france was £40 fully insured

Try www.parcelmachine.co.UK

[rstoughy]

Try royal mail

Middle of last year i shipped a pair of front struts and springs from Aberdeen to New Zealand and it was £80ish IIRC.

Saying that it could be the overall size of the rear brace that knocks the price up.

[sailorbaz]

While we're talking about subframe issues, excuse my ignorance but could BMW argue any Warranty claims if a TMS Limiter Kit is fitted to the RTAB's? Or would they not even notice?

My car's been in for 2 services now and no one's ever commented on them, despite being bright blue and very obvious when car is in the air.

[funtime]

Originally Posted by sailorbaz

While we're talking about subframe issues, excuse my ignorance but could BMW argue any Warranty claims if a TMS Limiter Kit is fitted to the RTAB's? Or would they not even notice?

My car's been in for 2 services now and no one's ever commented on them, despite being bright blue and very obvious when car is in the air.

All depends on the stealership, but I'd imagine they wouldn't comment on it untill it came to the point where they might want to riggle out of honouring a £5k repair for a new boot floor.

I can imagine it now: the bushes have play in them sir to absorb the shock
and stresses the rear is under. What you've done is effectively 'limited' this play and hence channeled more stress to the subframe, which has led to cracking. For that reason we're out. Computer says no, unluckey.

Of course you might get a nice one that say's it's fine and takes no notice of them

[shimmy]

It's possible but unlikely

Mine went back to OEM apart from the RTAB limiters and AP brakes for the boot floor/subframe repair.

I they'd struggle to pin that as the root cause tbh.

Some dealers might have an issue but don't forget most are quite happy to do £5k of work as they know the owner will take it to an Indy and do it for £1k on the cheap. I'd be more worried if the local BMW rep came To the dealer ship that day and saw them tbh