Rear shocks for self leveling suspension
 

My rear shocks on the '03 4.4i (sport package) are toast but can't find rears anywhere that are suitable for self-leveling suspension.

Dealer wants 350 each! Anyone swapped these from an aftermarket ource at a better price?

Thx.

get a better price from bavauto or ecs tuning. oem is the bestisis

WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS ON MY 2001 TRUCK X5, I JUST BACK UP WITH THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT: 0.1 MILE VERY SHORT, AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF!!! AND START THE ENGINE BACK ON! YOU WILL NOTICE THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. HOWEVER IN SOME CASES, YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE THE MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN AFTER A FEW MONTHS AHEAD...

I asked about this a long time ago and got no responses regarding aftermarket units. Looks like the only option is dealer on this item.

I just checked getbmwparts.com and they have them for $228 each.

How do you know the shocks are toast?

When I stop it feels like an 80s GM car with no shocks. It bounces up and down when I stop. I have well over 80k on the clock. My 06 does not do this (tho is not perfect either) at over 60k mls.

Given that I got the 4.4 at 44k it is likely these are the ones that came from factory.

On my MB M-class the Bilstein HDs worked terrifically well (I changed after I got to Germany and the OEMs felt very unstable on the autobahn) but from reading here they are not all that suited to the X. So, I thought oem might be better.

TRY
 

This doesn't help. Its only got front air springs which the OP doesn't have. Front air suspension is only for optioned 04 and up models.

I believe 02 and up. Def 03 had the option of full air

Thanks guys, looks like partsgeek.com has them for around $230.

So why was the 4.6 that was made in 02-03 only have rear air? The 4.8 started in 04 and was standard full air suspension and optioned on the 4.4.