Drive shaft quality?

[Steve Medlock]

I have no idea how much a drive shaft should cost!

These seem too cheap really though considering you can pay a fair bit of that for a CV boot kit....

BMW 3 SERIES-320-323-325-Z3-2.2i-2.8i DRIVE SHAFT NEAR/SIDE-OFF/SIDE 1990>2002 | eBay

BRAND NEW 2 YEAR WARRANTY THE PICTURE IS THE ACTUAL ITEM !!PLEASE CHECK THE VEHICLE COMPATIBLE TABLE IF UNSURE PLEASE SEND EBAY MESSAGE WITH YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATION! - - 3 SERIES- 320i MANUAL AUTO FROM 1/1991 > 11/1999 - 3 SERIES- 323i MANUAL AUTO FROM 5/1995 > 11/1999 - 3 SERIES- 325i MANUAL...

www.ebay.co.uk

Any good?

 

[GazHyde]

@Lee has a source for drive shafts we’ve been using for replacements, not sure if these though. I’m sure he’ll be along at some stage…

 

[Lee]

Yeah we tried all the suppliers and they all sent incorrect drive shafts. We’ve been working with one of the suppliers on eBay and think we might of nailed it. I have a pair in the shed but yet to fit them due to delays on Daves car.

 

[Steve Medlock]

Thanks Lee. So chances are that the ones that I linked above may not be correct. Real OEM suggests that the part was used on quite a few BMs so it shouldn't really be an obscure part. Sounds like I should hold off ordering for the moment though.

Oops - just checked again and that's not so. The drive shaft for my car is unique to the Z3 so that Ebay item that says it also fits various 3 series must be incorrect.

 

[Andyboy]

Cheap Chinese driveshafts; they snap like a carrot. I saw one of these on an X5 and it swapped just inside the CV boot.

Buy a good used one or fit a proper quality CV joint.