Mine both went at 60k miles give or take couple of months between each side going, on the one side i went with febi, and on the other side when i took it to another mechanic to sort out he went with the gkn...

Took the one mechanic about 1hour to replace/refit with the aid of an assistant, and the other mechanic took just under 15mins to remove it( i was there watching), and and I am sure the same amount of time to refit( wasnt around to watch )


If the joints are damaged why change them?

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E53 X5 3.0d SUV prod.date 11/2004 eng.variant M57N Europe Right hand drive N