Pre-pressed control arms

[jrusso628]

A semi hit my parked ti and crunched my driver side door, mirror fender and in the process bent my strut and pulled my control arm down and out (and probably bent it) from where it mounts to the car. Since I have to replace the control arm from one side i figured I would do the other side as well... Looking for a good pre pressed control arm, budget $310.00 total for both sides. All thoughts appreciated, thanks.

[Shellback]

Wow! I'm thinking this car is going to be totaled by the insurance co. Best of luck!

[jrusso628]

took settlement right at total loss threshold, paying rest out of pocket... insurance is paying me 2700 and i'm paying 1000... this prevented it being a total loss... luckily the insurance company is located across the country... unfortunately it means i'm paying out a bunch of cash for something not my fault, but it's the price you pay when your car means something to you... have a m52 swap low miles and a bunch of work in, not ready to let go.

[Shellback]

As per real OEM, there is a value line packaged kit. If I'm not mistaken, this means it includes everything. I purchased a similar value lined kit at the dealer (front brakes on a E46) and I saved quite a bit instead of buying individual parts. You will have to check the dealer or whoever your OEM supplier is. Looks like it's less than $300 for both sides, Value Line part # 31122157601

[Biolite]

Check bavauto.com for a set of they're Myle HD control arms. They come pre-pressed and I believe the set is under $300. I bought some about 1.5 years ago and they have been great.

[jrusso628]

Wow thanks, my sister works for the dealership here, had priced all the parts out , but that wasn't cost efficient... with her discount the value line kit is $249, but it doesn't come with the bushings. Those are easy enough to find pressed into the lollipops already for cheap. All said and done looking at $340. Not bad for all oem, shipped overnight, and pressed and ready to install. Most the stock kits were $400+, can't thank you enough wanted to stay oem wasn't sure budget was gonna allow it. Now you got me wondering what other kits are out there?