BMW parts reviews

I’ve gotten more than my moneys worth from extended warranties and tire/wheel across five different cars. I think they are well worth it

10w60 is the only oil you should put in these. If nothing else, you can usually find it at BMW automobile dealerships as that is what they put in the M3/4 series (or at least used to). Not cheap, but a lot less expensive than engine rebuilds.

BMWs now come with a prewired dashcam with built in collision detection. It’s a $500 unlock after you purchase the vehicle but well worth the money. Somebody backed into my car a few months ago and it came super handy in determining fault. Started recording as soon as it detected an impact.

I have used rotors from R1 Concepts for over 15 years, on vehicles ranging from a Dodge Caravan, Chevy Trailblazer, to multiple BMWs and have never had an issue. They’re high quality and good price and I highly recommend them.

I did them myself for $600, Textar pads and Zimmerman rotors.

After Christmas I addressed the pulleys and tensioners after closer inspection. The idler pulley was OK-ish but at this point...yeah. I accidentally bought an extra pulley...Removing & replacing the rest was pretty easy...The belts are in great shape so I'm not replacing those (I know, shocking). And of course it wouldn't be a kiznarsh project without replacing hood struts. So much better now you guys.

I had valve cover gasket started leaking at 33k miles, struts are starting to feel a little bouncy currently at 48k. I feel happy with it tho.

In terms of the shocks themselves - Bilstein seem to have a solid reputation except for one former Bilstein fan on Youtube who had multiple failures in fairly quick succession a few years ago. I'm hoping their QA just took a hit for a while and the quality issues have been resolved, what's everyone else's experience of the longevity of these shocks? I doubt they'll hold up as incredibly well as the OEs have but I'd expect five years from them.

I bought a 330i from a buddy for my daughter and I did all his work. Did Meyle bushings for him 3yrs and 4k miles ago. They are already like exhibit 1 again.

I looked at a BMW 7-series with them years back. I spotted tons of issues with it (dynamic headlights fault was one that stuck out in my memory) but they just brushed them off as "They all do that. It's just because it's not been driven for a while".