[AceZakF33]

Hi all just felt i had to post,

After having lowered my E93 Cab it uncovered that the rear shocks needed replacing.
shock (excuse the pun) horror it seems from the few places i asked how much to replace them. ohhhh thats a pain of a job 3.5 hours at least matey. Costs averaging £150 - £250 Why?

well you have to have the hard top half open take most of the boot linings out to get to the top bolts... hmmm i thought.

well having decided hell no i'm paying those prices... time to dust off the jack and spanners, been a while you know...

well 40min later the off side is off without touching the hardtop button and just a few of the boot liners.. added a few pics if anyone is interested.

will add few more when the new shock is in..

ok coffee time then back to it.

Nick

[AceZakF33]

Originally Posted by AcezakE93

Hi all just felt i had to post,

After having lowered my E93 Cab it uncovered that the rear shocks needed replacing.
shock (excuse the pun) horror it seems from the few places i asked how much to replace them. ohhhh thats a pain of a job 3.5 hours at least matey. Costs averaging £150 - £250 Why?

well you have to have the hard top half open take most of the boot linings out to get to the top bolts... hmmm i thought.

well having decided hell no i'm paying those prices... time to dust off the jack and spanners, been a while you know...

well 40min later the off side is off without touching the hardtop button and just a few of the boot liners.. added a few pics if anyone is interested.

will add few more when the new shock is in..

ok coffee time then back to it.

Nick

ok so job done, i will say the only time raising the roof does help is fitting the first boot lining piece that covers the top shock nut. other than that thteres no need to lift the roof.

added few pic's to look at

[UK_Nomad]

Thanks for taking the time to document the job. New shocks are high on my to-do list, at least I now have an idea of what's involved

[porsche959]

the key is to be aggressive with the lining. rubber mallet helps getting it off an on.

was an easy job for me too, took about 2-3hrs.

the fronts have me stumped tho.

[AceZakF33]

Originally Posted by UK_Nomad

Thanks for taking the time to document the job. New shocks are high on my to-do list, at least I now have an idea of what's involved

Your welcome mate, took me around 2 hours and i wasn't rushing. so much for the so Called BMW specialist place near tower bridge that said ohhh thats a 3.5 hour job so will cost £260 quid...

I also repaired my ECU when the Mosfet chips failed due to the heavy map i'm running. 6 new upgraded chips cost £20 and careful soldering work.