E70 X5 rear air spring

[Blue Shirt]

So my E70 X5 is sagging at the left rear corner, looks like the air spring of the pneumatic air suspension is leaking on that side.

Does anyone know of a local supplier for these air springs other that the dealers?

 

[muhammedmanjoo]

A colleague recently had the same issue and eventually got one I'll try to get the details of tHe supplier and pm u the details

They're like 2500.00 each

 

[Blue Shirt]

Dealer price R6759 each.:thumbdo:

G-Drive don't stock this item. Looks like I will be importing from the US.

 

[muhammedmanjoo]

Try air spring supply company www.assc.co.za

 

[moranor@axis]

find the leak 1st how do you know it is the spring? spray soapy water on all the connections...

 

[Blue Shirt]

Just thought I should give feedback to close this thread. I changed out the air spring after taking a deep breath and buying the OEM replacement from the dealer, and problem solved. It was a 30 min job and I only needed the wheelspanner and a 10mm open wrench to exchange the unit.

I found this DYI guide to be a great help if anyone else needs to do the same job.
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-for...r-air-spring-suspension-component-x5-e70.html