Upper Control Arm w/ M5 bush...

[motuman]

To anyone that has used the upper control arms with M5 bushings:

Did you find the control arm assembly with the M5 bushings already pressed in, or did you press them in yourself? The ETK shows the bushings as a seperate part number (not available installed).

Is it worth the extra $$ and effort over the 750 bushings?

Thanks.

[motuman]

I made some calls and found some prices:

BMA

Thrust Arms w/750 bushings installed - $99 ea (lem)
Thrust Arms w/M5 bushings installed - $130 ea (lem)

STEVE HAYGOOD (prices include shipping)

Thrust Arms w/750 bushings installed - $71 ea (TRW)
Thrust Arms w/M5 bushings UNinstalled - $110 ea (lem)

If you have a press, sounds like Steve can give you a good deal on the M5 bushing set.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

I have seen whole front end sets with either the 750 or the M bushings floating around on Ebay.

But they may be Hamburg Tech stuff

[uscharalph]

Yeah, I just checked and the Hamburg Techs w/ 750il bushings Hamburg Tech (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-BMW-E34-Upper-Thrust-Arms-w-750il-Bushing_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33583QQitemZ799 4338771QQrdZ1) were going for 99.99 a pair and they had Meyle with 750i V12 bushings Meyle (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-TRICK-CONTROL-ARMS-E34-525-530-535-540-M5_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33583QQitemZ79945479 27QQrdZ1) starting at $129 a pair