[tscdennab]

Hi,

I ordered some new front upper strut mounts from an online shop in order to change them when I will install my new suspension. I received Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder (which is BMW OEM as far as I read). It was a mistake on their side but they don't seem too keen to fix it unless I pay some money. They say both are premium brands but I read that generally Febi fails more often.

My question is, do you think I would be ok installing the Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder, or is it worth it exchanging them with Lemforder, and lose like 50EUR on the process ? Or maybe keep my OEM mounts and try to sell these (car has 40k miles and no suspension noises but we have very bad roads) ? Does this part fail often ? It seems pretty complex to me with the center bearing, rubber, etc.

I have attached a picture for you to see what part it is about.

Thanks !

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Looks just like the oem strut mount. Hard to tell any difference in bearings and rubber in a photo

[luckyu]

Originally Posted by tscdennab

Hi,

I ordered some new front upper strut mounts from an online shop in order to change them when I will install my new suspension. I received Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder (which is BMW OEM as far as I read). It was a mistake on their side but they don't seem too keen to fix it unless I pay some money. They say both are premium brands but I read that generally Febi fails more often.

My question is, do you think I would be ok installing the Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder, or is it worth it exchanging them with Lemforder, and lose like 50EUR on the process ? Or maybe keep my OEM mounts and try to sell these (car has 40k miles and no suspension noises but we have very bad roads) ? Does this part fail often ? It seems pretty complex to me with the center bearing, rubber, etc.

I have attached a picture for you to see what part it is about.

Thanks !

I haven't seen any data about the reliability of these parts or of different brands. However, on e36 typically front mounts last 100K or more. E46 mounts only have a problem when you bottom out hard.

To my mind, a more important question is which mount did you get, sport or non-sport? The non-sport is the same p/n as the E46 and made of aluminum. The sport mount is 1/4" shorter and made of steel.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by tscdennab

Hi,

I ordered some new front upper strut mounts from an online shop in order to change them when I will install my new suspension. I received Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder (which is BMW OEM as far as I read). It was a mistake on their side but they don't seem too keen to fix it unless I pay some money. They say both are premium brands but I read that generally Febi fails more often.

My question is, do you think I would be ok installing the Febi-Bilstein parts instead of Lemforder, or is it worth it exchanging them with Lemforder, and lose like 50EUR on the process ? Or maybe keep my OEM mounts and try to sell these (car has 40k miles and no suspension noises but we have very bad roads) ? Does this part fail often ? It seems pretty complex to me with the center bearing, rubber, etc.

I have attached a picture for you to see what part it is about.

Thanks !

We use the Lemforder brand as it is OE, if you ever look close at one it has the BMW logo and part# ground off.

They are typically $180 for the pair.