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Originally Posted by trojanman
I have an '03 4.4 with 4 wheel air bags, and 61k miles
The previous owner replaced the driver side front airbag at the stealership 2 years ago, and the passenger side just went bad this week.
Can I replace the air bag with an Arnott unit, without having to replace the whole strut assembly? Is this asking for trouble?
What would an indy charge (on average)?
Thanks
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I'm confused or unclear...if you have dual axle self leveling...what are you calling the "whole strut assembly"? Have you looked up the front suspension diagrams for your model...and got the correct 11 digit bmw part nbr you need based on the options you have?
If not...I suggest doing that...then going to Arnott's website & then look for the correct part nbr based on the front air spring & options you have (reg SLS or sport SLS).
If you do have dual axle SLS...the front air shock IS a "whole strut assembly" & if you go to Arnott's website using the correct bmw part nbr...that air shock too is a whole struth assembly...not just the air bag itself.
Again, find the correct part nbr using realoem.com or bmwfans.info...then find the correct set up on Arnott's website. I think you need to scroll down further...you may have just been looking at the top...and looking at the wrong part/part nbr.
Dual axle front air spring is #1 in diagram below...& there's multiple bmw part nbrs based on options:
Levelling device/air spring strut/sensor | BMW X5 E53 X5 4.4i M62 USA
And below is one of the available front air spring assemblies if you have dual axle SLS...it's the same design. The smaller air springs listed on their site is not for your setup if you have dual SLS
