Did the driveshaft fail?
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Did the driveshaft fail?
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His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Looking really good, euro bumper is a nice touch
2005 BMW 330i ZHP - BMWP calipers/intake/strut bar/shifter, M3 CSL front/M3 rear rotors, Coby wraps interior, BBS CH wheels, Eagle Eye LED tails, LED fog lights, GC coilovers, Sprint Booster/sport button mod, 4.5 LCM w/ programming, Xtrons 9inch HU, BSW stg1, dynamat, M3 sedan dead pedal, oCarbon CF interior trim, CF seat backs, 2x2 CF MTECH2 diffuser, CF cabin filter cover
Looking good!
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Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Looks nice without the reflectors!
2006 330Cic | Monaco Blue on Natural Brown | 6MT ZHP ZPP ZCP NAVI
Hi Steve, you did a lot of work and your car looks awesome.
Out of curiosity, why did you go with OEM new driveshaft? 2 months ago I did the same thing, but I went with driveshafy rebuild specialist in TX. It was pretty fast turnaround ( 3 weeks) considering that I had to ship my shaft to them.
Also, what shop is doing work for you? I am using North Shore Motor Werks in Peabody. They are very good guys.
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Thanks!! Love the look. Super clean.
There is some vibration in the driveshaft that can be felt when shifting around 3rd gear on the highway.
0 in the US... 2 in Germany. Told the mechanic to order one before someone else did lol.
Thanks! All my work is done at Boston Motor Werks in Belmont. Honestly, we didn't even consider other options. Figured order a new one and be done with it. Out of curiosity, what was the cost of the rebuilt one? www.bostonmotorwerks.com
They had zero E46 driveshaft in the middle of September. Frankly, most of time was lost on the ground shipping. It was 5 days each way between San Antonio and Boston. Actual rebuilt took 2 business days.
I had a several phone conversation with them and they whole communication and experience was very pleasant. Got it.
I've heard a lot of good things about that shop. Peabody is close to me and I am using them for some work that I cannot or do not want to do myself.
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It was at the very early stage of failing. I decided to replace/rebuild it right away.
When car was accelerating, especially in 2 and 3rd gears around 2 -3 rpm, it had a bit of a chatter coming from the center of the car. It was more noticeable on ramps, when I was merging highways. Car felt like tires were hitting rumble strips on the roads. I took it to my mechanic, so we can see on the lift what was the issue. I was suspecting center support bering. Inspection revealed a play in driveshafts u-joints.
Car is 2005 zhp auto with 165,2xx miles on it.
Here is how my driveshaft looked after repair.
It got new u-joints, CSB, balancing, coating and 1 year warranty.
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