What makes a remanufactored bmw front left axle, $500, 4 times more expensive than a brand new after market one? Is it really worth going oem on this one?
I have read on hear that a few people ended up taking out the aftermarket and just replacing it with an oem one. That makes me lean toward the astronomically priced oem axle.

A quick search aftermarket search I came up with this:
Bavauto has one for $174
Pelicanparts has 2, one for $90 and one for $300
ecs has 2, one for $125 and another for $100

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