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Old 01-20-2009, 08:34 PM   #7
mohaughn
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Originally Posted by immolarotzhp View Post
Find me two new front cv axles (325iX is all wheel drive). Dealer wants $1150 each side and then think about adding your own time on top of that. I paid $2900 w/203k miles for the car itself. Not worth the replacement parts i'm putting into it.
Probably only going to find that remanufactured. The rear drive assembly on the Ti costs about the same to replace. Right at 400$ for each output shaft if you had to buy from the dealer. However, it would be much easier to find the output shaft for a Ti, than the front drive shafts for an E30. Have you checked with diffsonline to see if they have those front shafts used?

If you are going to own a BMW and want the repairs to be cheap you have to find yourself a good and reputable independent mechanic that doesn't charge full retail mark up on the parts. Or, get yourself a BMWCCA membership and find a dealer that gives a good discount for that.
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