bubbaisme: Control arms-front-Meyle HD with replaceable ball joints and Urethane Powerflex bushing.
bubbaisme: Control arms-front-Meyle HD. Bag it came in says 'made in Turkey'!
bubbaisme: Control arms-front-Meyle HD. Powerflex 'street' urethane rear bushings to replace squishy stock rubber bushings.
bubbaisme: Control arms replaced with Meyle HD arms.
bubbaisme: Control arms replaced drivers side.
bubbaisme: Control arms replaced passenger side. 3 hours for the whole job.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. Old stock with center cut out to allow hacksaw to pass thru to cut steel shell of old bush.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. Cutting steel shell of old bush.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. Cut shell deformed enough to be punched out of 'lollipop'.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. Lollipop stripped of old bushing.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. New urethane bush pressed in by hand with a little help from the vise.
bubbaisme: Control arm rear bushing. Old bushings pulled off arm with 3 jaw puller.
bubbaisme: Control arm front-- old arms with sway bar removed for access to inner ball joint nut.
bubbaisme: Control arm front-- removed old arms. Inner joint OK, outer somewhat worn with play.
bubbaisme: Control arm front-- old stock rear bushing B4 removal off control arm.
bubbaisme: Control arm front-- Not many tools required.
bubbaisme: Rear fender stone guard. Magnetic, removable BMW part.
bubbaisme: Stone guard
bubbaisme: Stone guard
bubbaisme: Stone guard
bubbaisme: Stone guard
bubbaisme: Stone guard
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-old. Felt like a bus wheel.
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-old bus like 4 spoke.
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New to me Z3M 1998 steering wheel from the backside.
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New Z3M 1998 come with airbag and slip ring.
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New Z3M 1998 steering wheel. 1" smaller in diameter, 1/8" thicker and 3 spokes.
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New Z3M 1998. Big difference, for the better, in "feel" when driving
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New Z3M 1998 (2)
bubbaisme: Steering wheel-New Z3M 1998. Front side.