Subject: Thanks for the info - your symptoms sound exactly like mine Author: wiggi : member since November, 2007 : 4359 posts Posted on: 2007-12-19 12:38:26

And it would save some serious money to only replace the bushings and not pay $460 for the traction strut/control arm kit!

BTW, where are you in SD? I still can't believe that you and IBHenry figured out where I'm at just from my sig pic.
Nice work, Sherlock :-)


1998 740iL Orient blue, 92K miles

• ***Angel Eye Group Buy Update IV*** (url) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 10:50:08 (550 views)
  • YGM. (nt) - bmw635 2007-12-19 16:37:14 (442 views)
  • Henry, sorry about the late decision. I'm in-just sent paypal. (nt) - hypercritic 2007-12-19 16:01:08 (390 views)
    • BRo no prob! Thanks for payment! We have until tonight B4 I send in $$ (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 16:03:53 (440 views)
      • Cool. Hopefully, we can get them in time before the meet. (nt) - hypercritic 2007-12-19 16:07:39 (436 views)
        • They should ge here by next week, pending holiday mail - IBHenry 2007-12-19 16:17:00 (467 views)
  • Just made ppmt via Paypal - mdude 2007-12-19 13:44:31 (437 views)
    • Me Too!!!!! (nt) - lurcher 2007-12-19 16:09:25 (410 views)
      • Thanks Michael! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 16:15:46 (431 views)
    • Thanks mdude! - IBHenry 2007-12-19 13:58:42 (415 views)
  • Thanks UASHRUF!!!! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 13:38:37 (458 views)
  • pp on the way. thnx Bro! (nt) - nbate 2007-12-19 13:35:42 (438 views)
    • Got It! Thanks nbate! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 13:39:16 (447 views)
  • Thanks Randy a.k.a. Sidneyrocket!! - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:42:13 (500 views)
  • YGM (money) I'm gonna mist myine with bronze paint until they look like this... (pic) - Stu 2007-12-19 12:35:47 (545 views)
  • Thanks Vincent! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:32:21 (432 views)
  • Thanks Stu! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:31:27 (462 views)
  • Also, Sent...Thanks, dude! (nt) - sdbimmer 2007-12-19 12:14:26 (414 views)
    • We can do a group install in Irvine (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 12:27:22 (419 views)
      • I dare not buy w/o a group install. (nt) - mdude 2007-12-19 13:36:53 (436 views)
        • where are you located? Maybe I can help (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 13:47:44 (453 views)
      • I was thinking group PDR as well- any interest? (nt) - bmw635 2007-12-19 13:07:46 (467 views)
        • Do you have a good PDR guy up there, or should I bring my own? (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 13:43:26 (492 views)
          • BumperTime did mine like $40 a ding (url) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 14:27:03 (427 views)
            • Each? There's a guy here in Huntington Beach does it for $74/ panel. (nt) - bmw635 2007-12-19 14:57:06 (436 views)
              • Thats, not bad! 8^) (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 15:18:36 (483 views)
            • sorry link fixed (url) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 14:33:19 (532 views)
              • darn it! (url) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 14:36:21 (505 views)
        • what is PDR? (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 13:16:45 (426 views)
          • duh..paintless dent removal (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 13:42:48 (466 views)
    • Thanks Mike! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:20:20 (428 views)
      • is your car white or silver? (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 12:28:31 (422 views)
        • Mike are you askning me? Silver. (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:30:08 (461 views)
          • yup. For some reason I thought it was white (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 12:34:31 (427 views)
            • Bizarre! (pic) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:40:58 (492 views)
              • your sig pic makes it look like it could be either (nt) - SDmike 2007-12-19 12:52:26 (445 views)
                • Re: your sig pic makes it look like it could be either (pic) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:54:07 (479 views)
  • IBHenry - YGM - Repeated below - wiggi 2007-12-19 11:47:44 (495 views)
    • Sup Tom! - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:25:55 (445 views)
      • I've seen the kit yesterday - It's $460 !! I'll think about - wiggi 2007-12-19 12:45:42 (425 views)
        • you can always go the route I took (url) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:53:21 (564 views)
          • That brand is not OE so I suspect quality isn't either. (nt) - bmw635 2007-12-19 13:04:24 (439 views)
            • Its been working great so far, no shimmy, at least it's not FCP Groton (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 13:11:45 (453 views)
          • Wow - that's good to know. THX, man! (nt) - wiggi 2007-12-19 13:01:02 (475 views)
      • Max not Mat at oembimmerparts! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:27:43 (506 views)
        • Sorry Max! Hopefully I didn't void the raffle drawing! LOL! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 12:55:58 (482 views)
    • Thomas - I just fixed my shimmy by replacing... - SDmike 2007-12-19 11:52:43 (464 views)
      • How about ride quality after the bushings replacement? Did it - wiggi 2007-12-19 12:58:56 (477 views)
        • Upper control arm bushings - you said so in your post. My bad :-( (nt) - wiggi 2007-12-19 13:09:54 (390 views)
      • Thanks for the info - your symptoms sound exactly like mine - wiggi 2007-12-19 12:38:26 (469 views)
  • Sent. Thank you. (nt) - J A M E S. 2007-12-19 11:12:22 (410 views)
    • James, Thanks for being prompt! You're #1!! (nt) - IBHenry 2007-12-19 11:20:02 (434 views)