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Finally strutbrace Fitted
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burgy were the studs long enough on Crash Nemesises car?
lol i think someone ninjad the pic from here :rollsmile:
gconry18 said:
lol i think someone ninjad the pic from here :rollsmile:
frikkieh must have the reinforcement plates in his shock towers that are taking up some of the tread...
i just noticed something:
did the e46 ever get wipers like this? or did you retrofit them...
i just noticed something:
did the e46 ever get wipers like this? or did you retrofit them...
andrewbuch
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@Moranor I got those on my car 
Dealers fit them now onto E46's as they dont sell the old ones
Dealers fit them now onto E46's as they dont sell the old ones
how many thousand do the dealers want for them?
andrewbuch
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I paid about R700 if I can remember correctly... Worth it.. they work brilliant..
R700 is alot when you can buy the rubbers and slide them on fro much less... hopefully aftermarket ones will come on sale before i need new wipers...
andrewbuch
///Member
You can get aftermarket ones
But I have tried a few different makes(Of the old type ones) including bosch and they all have sucked.. Will never buy anything else other than the ones from BMW
But I have tried a few different makes(Of the old type ones) including bosch and they all have sucked.. Will never buy anything else other than the ones from BMW
andrewbuch
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calypso said:
Could be that my dealer is in a posh area so they add a "fee" onto it to make it seem better quality as most shops around here do..
But was that for both (whole wiper & not just the rubber?)
you can replace the rubbers on these its one piece...
you studs seem to have the same amount of tread left as mine when bolted to the tower... so it looks like other pre F/L might also have this problem... i can go check tomorrow...
Iceman007
Active member
Ja that was me just wanted to see the respons. I Actually got an response and some chancers. So Projectshift you can make some money. As You can see people are searching for it.
The only time ill sell it is when I sell my car. It works graet and thats why there is no phone number on the AD
The only time ill sell it is when I sell my car. It works graet and thats why there is no phone number on the AD
frikkieh
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Found very interesting reading :
http://www.rogueengineering.com/rogue/StrutB/RE_RB.html
Extract:
"a strut tower brace made entirely of aluminum or magnesium would be most affected by the elevated temperatures of an engine compartment. This may be fine on a strut plate, but if the centerbar were to expand, this would negate any benefit of the bar since it would change the suspension settings in a negative manner (usually increasing positive camber). Since the heat of an engine compartment can exceed 200ºF, this would cause an aluminum or magnesium center bar to start expanding. Simply switching the center bar to steel would cut the variation by nearly 50%. Of course, switching to carbon fiber would make the expansion virtually immeasurable. "
http://www.rogueengineering.com/rogue/StrutB/RE_RB.html
Extract:
"a strut tower brace made entirely of aluminum or magnesium would be most affected by the elevated temperatures of an engine compartment. This may be fine on a strut plate, but if the centerbar were to expand, this would negate any benefit of the bar since it would change the suspension settings in a negative manner (usually increasing positive camber). Since the heat of an engine compartment can exceed 200ºF, this would cause an aluminum or magnesium center bar to start expanding. Simply switching the center bar to steel would cut the variation by nearly 50%. Of course, switching to carbon fiber would make the expansion virtually immeasurable. "
Iceman007
Active member
moranor said:frikkieh must have the reinforcement plates in his shock towers that are taking up some of the tread...
i just noticed something:
did the e46 ever get wipers like this? or did you retrofit them...
BMW is selling the upgraded wipers now and they work much much better
Caution Caution they are pricy at R595 a set
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