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Excellent write up and follow up comments!!! This is a definite bookmark!
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Great write up!I am thinking to change my rear sir springs too for the reason from time to time one side is lower than the other.
This site deserves to be bookmarked for future parts too.
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I just did this and it all went fine! very easy job!
only problem is i need to replace one of those small black clips that clip the hose to the top of the air spring. i cant find a part number anywhere!
does anyone know how i could get a hold of one?

its the clip on the end of this hose: http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/37126755021/ES66212/
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I just did this and it all went fine! very easy job!
only problem is i need to replace one of those small black clips that clip the hose to the top of the air spring. i cant find a part number anywhere!
does anyone know how i could get a hold of one?

its the clip on the end of this hose: http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/37126755021/ES66212/
Frozenwaffles? hi what did you do in the end....from photos in previous post I attached it seems those plastic clips you wanted are actually to engage disengage some sort of lock spring that holds the coupling in place on the air spring...
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pretty sure you need to order a new hose, i dont know if they sell the clips separately, let me check realoem
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yeah from what i am discovering you need to buy the entire reservoir now...which is just rediculous!
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yeah from what i am discovering you need to buy the entire reservoir now...which is just rediculous!
While I was waiting for my new resevoir to arrive (BMW New Zealand had to order it from Germany) the mechanic just used a small cable tie to hold the pipe to the resevoir and it worked perfectly? Maybe save yourself some dollars, use a cable tie and just replace it every 6 months for safety?
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While I was waiting for my new resevoir to arrive (BMW New Zealand had to order it from Germany) the mechanic just used a small cable tie to hold the pipe to the resevoir and it worked perfectly? Maybe save yourself some dollars, use a cable tie and just replace it every 6 months for safety?
Hi X5Kiwi had both my rears replaced and the one side at least they did not use that 'retaining clip' , but as per my last query reply seems the clips disengages hose coupling from the top of the air spring, can anyone chime in and confirm as am worried will be faced with a dangerous deflation whilst driving if indeed the clip is there to retain the coupling to the top of the compressor...
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68 bucks. Could be worse.

If you waited to replace them after a while of leaking, you'd be replacing a compressor too at 500 bucks from Arnott!
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true, but i would have to replace both reserviors as the design seems to have changed...
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