Help needed "lowslung Sport Suspension"

Force2013 · 03-16-2020, 04:55 PM

Hello dear people.

About a week ago my right rear coil spring said
"ski daddle ski doodle your car is now a noodle" and snapped in two. luckily for me it snapped right at the bottom where it rest against the lower rubber spring pad.

The big problem is i cant find right replacement part to order online. when i use online decoder to decode my car i can see it has something called
"S230A Lowslung Sport Suspension" and the indie mechanic tells me i have to order it from the stealers?

My car i a non m-sport F10 535i "European"
Vin: WBAFR71040C542107

i would really appreciate some help which coil spring would fit my cars OEM strut so i can fix my car and make it stop sounding like an old bed in a 70's porno movie.

and yes i have googled far and wide without any luck!

Surly73 · 03-17-2020, 06:50 AM

You're probably in a situation where your options are:

1/ replace all four springs with something matching like H&R, Eibach, ACS. It will be lower and stiffer, the degree of which depends on which you choose

2/ replace all four corners with coilovers or similar

3/ order the real part from the dealer, preferable paired with the other rear.

ziekxq · 03-17-2020, 07:52 AM

4th option like I did... Went to eBay and bought the entire strut with spring from a lower mileage car and installed that. New spring was 300 bucks due to discount I get, otherwise I think it was 500 dollars. The strut with spring from a 60k car was 150.

Force2013 · 03-18-2020, 03:08 AM

Update

I took my Vin number and whent to my local BMW shop and the nice sparepart worker helped me figure out what i needed.

He told me my car was equiped with standard suspension and that what the vin code decore gave me was bullsh*t. So i ordered two new rear springs

Thanks for your help tough!

03-16-2020, 04:55 PM	#1
Force2013 The Slow And The Furious 6 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW 535i 2010 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 535i [0.00]	Help needed "lowslung Sport Suspension" Hello dear people. About a week ago my right rear coil spring said "ski daddle ski doodle your car is now a noodle" and snapped in two. luckily for me it snapped right at the bottom where it rest against the lower rubber spring pad. The big problem is i cant find right replacement part to order online. when i use online decoder to decode my car i can see it has something called "S230A Lowslung Sport Suspension" and the indie mechanic tells me i have to order it from the stealers? My car i a non m-sport F10 535i "European" Vin: WBAFR71040C542107 i would really appreciate some help which coil spring would fit my cars OEM strut so i can fix my car and make it stop sounding like an old bed in a 70's porno movie. and yes i have googled far and wide without any luck! __________________ Drive like you stole it! Then regret that you broke it!
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Surly73 Lieutenant Colonel 534 Rep 1,873 Posts Drives: '11 535xi 8AT KWv3 MPE MHD xHP Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oakville, Ontario iTrader: (1)	You're probably in a situation where your options are: 1/ replace all four springs with something matching like H&R, Eibach, ACS. It will be lower and stiffer, the degree of which depends on which you choose 2/ replace all four corners with coilovers or similar 3/ order the real part from the dealer, preferable paired with the other rear.
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ziekxq Major 320 Rep 1,299 Posts Drives: 2011 535i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	4th option like I did... Went to eBay and bought the entire strut with spring from a lower mileage car and installed that. New spring was 300 bucks due to discount I get, otherwise I think it was 500 dollars. The strut with spring from a 60k car was 150.
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03-18-2020, 03:08 AM	#4
Force2013 The Slow And The Furious 6 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW 535i 2010 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 535i [0.00]	Update I took my Vin number and whent to my local BMW shop and the nice sparepart worker helped me figure out what i needed. He told me my car was equiped with standard suspension and that what the vin code decore gave me was bullsh*t. So i ordered two new rear springs Thanks for your help tough! __________________ Drive like you stole it! Then regret that you broke it!
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