FYI,

Factory Axle was made by GKN.

Currently, the GKN axles on FCPEuro, rmeuropean eBay all say "remfg'd", whatever that means.

This is why it makes sense to buy a used axle and reboot it using GKN boot.

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1998 E39 528i 5sp MT
2006 E53 X5 3.0 6sp MT