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22nd January 2008, 00:14
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e39 m5 rear rollbar securing broken !
i looked under my car last night and think i found the cause of all the ratling noises !
the drop link is broken and the little bracket which clamps the roll bar securely is missing/broken !
anyone seen this happen before ?
anyone know where to get the bracket/clamp ?
i min watford , uk
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22nd January 2008, 00:23
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22nd January 2008, 00:57
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The sway bar brackets being broken are pretty common. You can either get another OEM bracket or get one of the beefier sway bar brackets from one of the vendors.
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5th February 2008, 16:02
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In the pursuit of installing the H&R Street Coilovers on my M5 I discovered the drivers side swaybar bracket was broken. I decided not to mess around with the OEM brackets and found what looks to be an awesome billet replacement set sold by BeastPower.
At minimum it sounds like those with OEM brackets should be checking them often as apparently there is a real danger of the the sway bar (if a bracket breaks) rubbing through a rear brake line.
This URL will bring you to the set I purchased --pricey but worth it IMHO:
http://tinyurl.com/2pmj6y
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5th February 2008, 16:59
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Yep - common problem.
I stuck with OEM but most guys replace with a tougher versions.
I replaced both brackets and drop links 'while I was there' - simple enough job as a DIY and the parts are not terribly expensive from the dealer - give them some grief when you are buying them, something like 'this is the third fookin time I've replaced these' and look for a discount, or at least the VAT off 
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5th February 2008, 17:52
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when you look at the mod lists from most of the bmw's on this forum, i see the TC Design links from beastpower ( www.beastpower.com)
Groupbuy?
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5th February 2008, 20:01
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I just bought this particular bracket from BeastPower yesterday and based on the question posed here of a "group buy" I pinged the owner of the company Daniel Levitt. He said he would entertain a group buy if the volumes were sufficient (I'm paraphrasing here and he sounded more "customer friendly" than this in his reply to me). He said to let him know how many folks would be interested and to let him know. Apparently he not too long ago did knock the price down from $195 per pair to $119.
Anyway, if there is interest and you guys have a good way of conducting a poll and handling group buy type purchases I'd be happy to get back with Daniel --or stand out of the way and let someone else handle it. I'm cool either way.
Thanks,
Pat
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5th February 2008, 20:32
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I'm interested in a pair
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6th February 2008, 09:27
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i would also be interested if you put together a group buy.
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6th February 2008, 14:42
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I'm in too
I'll take a discounted pair
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6th February 2008, 14:57
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I'm in too.
Just an FYI, if anybody buys a different brand, MAKE SURE they are aluminum based. If not, you may experience corrosion.
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6th February 2008, 16:10
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They're on "sale" at $119 a pair on the website at the moment 
No need to coordinate a Group Buy.
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