Question for my Experts here

[ralphy4321]

HI

So my car has been making some clunking side on the driver side front or rear, I took it to a shop and said i need the following. Now I am no mechanic, but how hard is this to do? I saw a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d50fRU8Pcj8 and the guy made it look easy. ECSTuning sells the part cheaper. Is this as easy as the guy in youtube made it seem? any help to save me some cash would be appreciated. I have a 2009 x5 4.8 with 102K Miles. I was thinking of trading in but a. dont think I would get much for it and b. would probably spend more on a new car than getting this one fixed. Also the car when I hit reverse I see a lot of white smoke, someone said it could be the valve stem gasket.


SWAY BAR LINKS REAR
Labor 001 Work Requested - DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE - Customer
notes clunking from left side of vehicle while driving
over bumps. Please inspect and advise.
0.00
Labor 001 Work Requested - STABILIZER LINK - Replace - Rear
Suspension
136.50
Part 33 55 6 857 626 Sway Bar Link-Rear 2.00 69.13 138.26
test
Job Total: 274.76
CONTROL ARMS ALIGNMENT
Labor 001 Work Requested - CONTROL ARM - Replace - Front
Suspension - Lower, Rear Control Arm - Both Sides -
Does Not Include: Wheel Alignment.
254.10
Part 31 12 6 771 893 Control Arm-Front Left Lower Front - Lower/Left 1.00 385.51 385.51
Part 31 12 6 771 894 Control Arm-Front Right Lower Front - Lower/Right 1.00 385.51 385.51
Misc ALIGNMENT Work Requested - PERFORM FOUR WHEEL
ALIGNMENT
1.00 125.00 125.00
test
Job Total: 1,150.12