325i Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 I need a set of rear shock absorbers for my 2001 325i sport 4dr. I have phoned euro car parts and GSF but when i confirm the car is an m-sport, they say that they dont do them. Looking at REALOEM, the part number is different for standard and m-sport, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=33&fg=45 Does anyone know where i can get them from other than the dealers? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Have you asked how much they are from the dealer? Might not be as expensive as you think. I guess there's always Kwik-Fit/National and the like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Ill try kwik fit and national. BMW wanted £244 each. Cheapest i found so far is http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?categ...p;Item=unassign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 C3BMW is the cheapest place i have found. What im thinking is to get the front suspension checked out to see if thats ok, if not im thinking of just replacing the lot with aftermarket suspension, possibly coilovers. I have seen various coilover kits on ebay ranging from £150 to £200. What are your views in regarding these kits? The main thing that im concerned about is the ride quality. I will set the height to what it is now or slightly lower by a few mm, how will the ride quality be compared to the standard? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Anyone got any views? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Remember someone saying Euro Car Parts do them but when you go down/call them they never know where to find the part numbers. Someone posted them on this forum a while ago - can't remember who/where though! Sorry for the useless post! lol. If/when mine need changing I may go Koni FSD aftermarket shocks tbh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Remember someone saying Euro Car Parts do them but when you go down/call them they never know where to find the part numbers. Someone posted them on this forum a while ago - can't remember who/where though! Sorry for the useless post! lol. If/when mine need changing I may go Koni FSD aftermarket shocks tbh.. Cheers mate. I did phone a couple of times including a different branch and they just that they dont do it for the m tech m sports suspension. I would love Koni FSD but i dont use the car much or do much mileage so cant justify spending over £500 on a set of shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 I got sachs ones for my car from ECP pretty sure they said sports in the description. Cant see them online now tho with the crappy new website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 I got monroe on mine .simular idea to the koni fsd. cost approx 300 for a full set. well happy with ride with theose and eibachs on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 24v Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 I paid £450 for a full set of MTech 2 shocks for my 330 from Nigel at NM Motorsport mate, he's an affiliate on here too: http://www.e46zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16504 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 That link dont appear to work. Anyway, you can purchase a full set of m-tech shocks for less than £350, http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?categ...p;Item=unassign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 24v Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Works for me?? He can beat the C3BMW price, I know as I compared them. I forgot, mine included everything from new top mounts, bump stops, spring pas and right down to new washers and bolts. http://www.nm-motorsport.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 If you plan on lowering your car in the future, you might aswell get a set of coilovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaygle Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Works for me?? He can beat the C3BMW price, I know as I compared them. I forgot, mine included everything from new top mounts, bump stops, spring pas and right down to new washers and bolts. http://www.nm-motorsport.com Has he stopped doing them now? Can't see them on the website? Or did you call up and enquire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 24v Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Ring him or send him an email mate. His name is Nigel and he is also a forum associate, so there is a post in that section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I just had a look online for rear shock with a couple of the usuals and cant find anything. You can pick them up from ebay but you never can be sure of the quality. Might be worth taking a punt at some coilovers but if it were me id avoid the £200 sets and look for something around the £400+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted December 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Euro car parts sell the rear shocks for m sport cars. I got a set of bilstein for £35 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaygle Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Euro car parts sell the rear shocks for m sport cars. I got a set of bilstein for £35 each Bilstein aren't the OEM. Also, how do you know they are suitable for a Sport variant? It doesn't say they are "for M-Tech suspension" anywhere as far as i can see? They might be for SE models? EDIT: i also find it amazing that a company the size of Euro Car Parts suddenly has no shock absorbers for the E46 BMW 3 Series - one of the biggest selling cars in the last decade. When i needed my rear shocks about 3 months ago, they had about 4 different companies shocks in stock, and i was able to get my OEM Sachs ones easily. Then about 2 months ago, i checked again and they suddenly had no shock absorbers for my car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintman Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Koni FSD, magical shocks. OK with lowered springs up to 25mm such as Eibach Pro Kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
325i Posted December 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 As you say, Bilstein are not the OEM ones but the Bilstein B4 are OE quality. There direct replacements for OEM shocks. And the ones i got are for M sport as i checked the bilstein online catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyrule Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Rear shock gone on drivers side rear, now i get loads of rub... what are the best direct swaps for the shocks ?? 325 coupe msport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calw123 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Meyle do them i think there stuffs well regarded in the BM community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyrule Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Seem quite cheap though, are they better than the stock M-sport shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calw123 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I think there equal to the bmw oem parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyrule Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 cool, will def check that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
