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Took the BMW in for a state inspection and was failed because...wait for it...Anisa broke the left-rear coil. Must have been at the DE last weekend because I know for a fact that it was intact at the tech session.

Must have been from all that grip her 7 y/o all-season tires and stock suspension were giving her.


WTF? Does BMW make their springs out of toffee or something?


I have no time to do this myself but some cursory interwebz research makes me think it's ludicrously easy to do. Apparently don't even need a spring compressor.

Considering that the shops I called wanted between $400-$700 in just labor, I'm thinking I'll just do it myself.


As far as I can tell:
1) remove wheel
2) remove lower shock bolt
3) have friend push down on hub
4) remove spring.