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Originally Posted by rayrobot
I have a 335xi and i replaced my front left axle twice. First time was an aftermarket re-manufactured axle. Didn't last long. 2nd time was a used OEM one from ebay that had like 60k miles on it. Still riding good now !! I only spent 40 dollars for the used one!
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This ^^^^^^
Replaced my front left xdrive axle once and my front right xdrive axle twice. Aw tried aftermarket and the axle/tripod while not being the quality of OEM, isn't really the problem, it's the boot itself. You have 2 suitable/affordable options;
1. Buy aftermarket axle and swap out inner boot with OEM one and install
2. Buy a used axle from eBay or I use weberbrothersauto.com all the time. They are great, have several used e90's and warranty their used parts.
Option 2 is really the better of the 2.