Reading this thread with much interest. Was under the car recently and noticed both tension strut and control arm bushing are shot. Hit a big pothole recently and that may have done them in. Does anyone make or can something be made to fit the control arm?
Terminology is confusing among vendors. Strongflex only makes one bushing for XI, the ones being discussed in this thread, called for example "lower tension strut" here:
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...l_Arm/ES49241/
I ordered a set of their yellow version just now.
What I want to know is does anyone make similar for the "lower control arm", or can something be trimmed to fit like the tension strut bushings?
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...l_Arm/ES49244/
I can't find any, but it does look like Whiteline, Powerflex and others make the corresponding part for non-XI, eg:
http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_..._number=W53453
But comparing pics it looks like it is a much smaller diameter bushing, here is 335i "front control arm"
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...l_Arm/ES49250/
If not I guess I've have to replace the whole arm with OEM equivalent (both sides).