Any manual trasmission people get rid of the DMF?

[lo_jack]

I need to do the rear main, and that means the clutch and everything south of that has to come off. As you probably know, early 2000s was when BMW decided to put dual mass flywheel (DMF) on nearly everything with a manual gearbox. The trick is, they are not supposed to be resurfaced because there are some whizbang moving parts in the DMF that can become FUBAR'd if metal shavings get in the works. So, most folks will tell you replace it with a new one. Mine has 187k on it, and someone would definitely say get a new one.


The problem with that is, they are pretty expensive and I don't care for "over-complicated for convenience" in the first place, and prefer a more direct feel, even if old people and kids cannot drive it. But I cannot find a solid replacement. Once, I thought I found an aluminum race piece with a replaceable steel friction surface that used M3 clutch parts (most all BMW flywheels of this era are 240mm) that was cheaper than a DMF, but I cannot find that again.


I cannot be the first person that wants out on the DMF. Does anyone have any good ideas?