Surely stuff like tyres and oil shouldnt be a surprise!? Let alone a devastating one. They're standard running costs of any car
Its was all the other stuff..Iv'e calmed down now...

Surely stuff like tyres and oil shouldnt be a surprise!? Let alone a devastating one. They're standard running costs of any car
Thank goodness for that.![]()
To get the wheel bearing out.
Ask them if they'll change the whole hub instead I guess...
I'm a bit confused with the Anti roll link bushes?
http://beta.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/...a82653c72b63cf5bdecd13786bae217a833512&000407
Are these the right ones?
Arb link bushes suggests drop links - you need them to clarify
Yea, you can even get them with a set of new control arms too. I tend to just buy new control arms with bushes instead of messing about pressing new bushes in etc.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Sus...en:E46&hash=item4d08929322:g:q1AAAOSwDNdVsd-c
If i were in your position i would replace all the bushes you have access to front and back because then its sorted for the next 10 years or so
Sounds like someone is trying to shaft you.Driving to work yesterday morning heard a massive clunking sound and then what I can only describe as a loud rhythmic grinding noise.
Anyway managed to get to my Indy on the way home.
Bend the backing plate back, or get one at a scrappy. Also handbrake shoes? How ? They last a car lifetime unless you've been driving around with handbrake pulled.And just had an email:
Rear backing plates and handbrake shoes (Causing Noise) £265
Ohnoes!Bottom pulley is badly worn which could cause the belt to come off and you will then lose power steering on your vehicle. £280
Fairish price, but have you double checked this yourself? You'd have heard this long before it has excessive play.Play in N/S/R Wheel bearing £174
Sand corrosion, anti rust primer, motip bitumen spray.O/S/F Brake pipe corroded £132 ( MOT failure likely )
Price is fairish if you include labour, but also double check this yourself. Not sure if it's an MOT point, but a car can manage without these, and can manage with play in them, I have removed the whole anti roll/stabilization bar from some cars (eg. the Corolla) in the past to get past an MOTFront anti roll bar link bushes have slight play £90 for the pair
Again check this yourself. Price sounds a bit steep ish, but BMW parts may be more expensive than I'm used to.Front control arm bushes are worn £110 each
Further diagnosis, what further diagnosis, when in doubt attach a new earth...Bad earth connection on the O/S/R Lamp unit which requires further diagnostics and the air con belt has fallen off.
25 fitted+balanced per tyre at scrappy.3
Tyres: £170
Idiots, oil is 4 tenners tops ( 2 tenners for generic 5w30/5w40 oil, 35 ish for castrol edge 5w30) and filter is 1-2 tenners. No way an oil service takes 60 quid/an hour of work, especially in a garage.Oil service :£120
2 tenners at scrappy for a 80aH battery, and they usually give some limited warranty (eg. 3 months, enough time to test if the battery is good or rubbish). I wouldn't change it at all tho if you have no problems... What nonsense, replace battery when it goes bad, not before.Battery : £90
Sounds like the indy is taking the ****, you'd have to drive like an idiot (hitting kerbs or potholes daily) to wear out all that...What are my options?
Cheers
Sounds like someone is trying to shaft you.
Bend the backing plate back, or get one at a scrappy. Also handbrake shoes? How ? They last a car lifetime unless you've been driving around with handbrake pulled..
Wait until it breaks, and get the pump+pulley from scrappy..
Fairish price, but have you double checked this yourself? You'd have heard this long before it has excessive play..
Sand corrosion, anti rust primer, motip bitumen spray..
Price is fairish if you include labour, but also double check this yourself. Not sure if it's an MOT point, but a car can manage without these, and can manage with play in them, I have removed the whole anti roll/stabilization bar from some cars (eg. the Corolla) in the past to get past an MOT..
Again check this. Price sounds a bit steep ish, but BMW parts may be more expensive than I'm used to.
Further diagnosis, what further diagnosis, when in doubt attach a new earth....
Air con belt is what, a tenner if the old one's broken, if it's still in ok shape just reattach it yourself or leave it altogether..
Tyres ordered from Camskill.25 fitted per tyre at scrappy..
Idiots, oil is 4 tenners tops and filter is 1-2 tenners. No way an oil service takes 60 quid/an hour of work, especially in a garage..
2 tenners at scrappy for a 80aH battery, and they usually give some limited warranty (eg. 3 months, enough time to test if the battery is good or rubbish). I wouldn't change it at all tho if you have no problems... What nonsense, replace battery when it goes bad, not before.
Sounds like the indy is taking the ****, you'd have to drive like an idiot (hitting kerbs or potholes daily) to wear out all that...
All the bearings and bushes are easy to check yourself.