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Old 09-27-2010, 08:53 PM
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Front left half shaft

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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Old 12-04-2010, 12:20 AM
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Not sure if I posted this before but I thought I would share:

After c4racer told me he had a good experience with an aftermarket front left axle I went ahead and bought a new one from rockauto.com for $54. It looked and felt identical to the oem axle, almost like it was actually a reman. oem that was rebadged. I was suprisingly impressed with the quality. It fit perfectly, came with a new axle nut and works flawlessly! No vibrations, no noises, no anything. Thanks to x5world, c4racer helped me save a few hundred bucks!
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