Re: [E36M3] Separated shock mounts

[Bob Stommel <rstommel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a very common problem on E36 M3s, even cars that have never seen
the track.  If you haven't taken your car on the track, it should be
covered under warranty.  Even if you've taken it to some driver schools,
you should still try to get it covered under warranty.  

For those of you who track your cars regularly, you can count on having to
replace these about once a year.

I should quit my day job and move to California.  At $275 a pop, I could
make a nice living.  I wrench on BMWs only as a hobby, but I can do the
repair in about 1.5 hours.  The mounts are about $25 each.

Bob Stommel

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>Hi all -
>
>I was @ Dinan today, getting some relatively minor things done, and they 
>noted that my rear shock mounts were separating -
>showed me a separated shock mount (which they had conveniently stashed 
>away just underneath the service counter), yadda,
>yadda, yadda.  Bottom line is, they said it was a common issue ("happens 
>all the time"), that the repair would be ~$275, AND, that it
>would certainly happen again.
>
>I'm in a '96 ///M3 with about 25K miles on it.
>
>Has this happened to anyone else, did you get it fixed (or, do I need to 
>worry about getting it fixed), and is there any chance it's covered 
>under warranty (it sounds like it should be)?
>
>TIA
>
>Karen

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