ArnottA-2642 Suspension Air Spring

ME PARECE ESTA IDEAL , PARA MI VEHICULO, NO HE TENIDO NINGUN PROBLEMA ,YO PERSONALMENTE LO HE INSTALADO LE SE MAS O MENOS A ESTE VEHÍCULO QUE ES TAN DIFICIL, PERO YO ME LAS HE TENIDO QUE ARREGLAR AQUÍ DONDE VIVO,YA QUE NO HAY AGENCIA BMW , ESTA A 4 HORAS DE MI DOMICILIO..

My left rear air spring sprung a leak. The OEM air springs are a bit pricy and Arnott air springs had great reviews in the forums. These air springs ride just like the OEM springs and are a breeze to install.

I'd like to give this product 8 stars. This product was a perfect fit. A BMW authorized shop in Saskatchewan quoted me $2400 to replace these two air springs. It was a simple remove and replace. I changed both of mine at the same time so the most difficult part was jacking the vehicle from the back. First, remove the fuse for the air compressor. Next, raise the vehicle up and place on jack stands. BMW has specific spots on the sides just in front of the rear wheels where it is safe to place jack stands. Once lifted, I removed the tires and sliced both airbags with a box cutter. I suggest doing this at your own risk but it was simple, quick and easy. I wore eye protection just incase. Most videos suggest disconnecting the airlines at the compressor on the under side of the vehicle. One video showed the method I used so I figured it must be safe. Once deflated I used a crow bar to pop up the old air springs, there is lots of videos about trying to squeeze the bottoms and have them come free that way but its a waste of time. Crowbar is efficient and safe. Once they're popped up you give them a 1/4 turn and they come loose. Remove the nut that holds in the airline, but do not worry about breaking the nut as the new air springs come with a quick connect that you just push in the airline, no more nut. You need to remove the dust cap from the old air springs and install it on the new ones. A bit of a struggle here but no more than a couple minutes per side. Pay attention to the airline hose holes, they need to be lined up prior to install the dust-cap so you have an easy nest step....now, push in new airline. The most difficult part for me was aligning the new spring in the top part of the suspension. You do not have great visual and it can only go in one way. The first side took me about 15 minutes to line up, the 2nd side less than 5 minutes. Once they are lined up, another 1/4 turn the other way and they are secured. A lot of DIY videos say you cannot pull the air spring down to click in the bottom part, but I was able to do both my hand. I am not some super human either, just a regular Dad bod kinda guy with a bit of old man strength. Anyways, once clicked in, put the tires back on and then raise the car slightly and remove the jack stands. I chose to slowly lower the vehicle until the vehicles tires are just a bit from the ground. I then placed the fuse back into the trunk fuse box and the compressor immediately kicked in. While the air springs inflated and I slowly lowered the vehicle the remaining little bit. Again, this job took 90 minutes start to finish by a regular Joe. Take a chance and save the money, I watched 5 DIY videos prior to doing this job and it set me up for success. Everyone did things a little bit different but I highlight the time saving things here. Unfortuneatky, I only sent SNAPS to some friends of the whole install instead of recording videos. Sorry.

Macht das was er machen soll.

When BMW stealer had the car in for oil change they said that air bag on one side was going. Shortly after, went away for 10 days and when I came back the car was low on that side, so they were right. Considered the other brands on Amazon that are half the price but decided on this one because it comes with a lifetime guarantee and other reviews suggest they may be even better then OEM. Got local garage to fit and all is well. Probably saved more than £1,000 compared to BMW dealer price. I am very happy with the item and if I needed to, would buy again for the other side.