Halfshafts: Genuine BMW VS. Advanced

[bazar01]

AA sells the pass side at $89.99 and driver side at $79.99

Pelican at $438.00

Anybody has tried the AA with one year warranty by GSP axles?

My pass side halfshaft has a lot of backlash and planning on replacing it this weekend.

[bazar01]

I took the plunge and bought the GSP halfshaft (CV axle) from Advanced.
We will see how the quality looks when it arrives tomorrow.

[cooljess76]

They're junk. Bluebimma and somebody else(can't remember who) tried them and they broke.

[bazar01]

Jess you are right. I picked up the CV axle this afternoon and opened the box.
I am disappointed with the quality. The inner CV has some radial play which is not good. The radial play on the new CV is as much as my 230k mile CV.
I will return it tomorrow.

I am better off driving the car on the original CV axles with a slight backlash.

[R111S]

Indianapolis Rack and Axle (http://indianapolisrackandaxle.com/) remanufactured my Rear CV-Shafts a couple years ago and they're still working fine ~20k miles later. Cost $253.25 Also, I think the same CV-Axles are used on the Z3 w/ 1.9 L Engine.

[bazar01]

Thanks for the link.

I went ahead and bought a used set from a guy parting out a 99TI. When they arrived, I immediately checked the CV joints and they were all very tight compared to my 230k mile CV that are very loose.

Now, I just need to put them in this weekend.

[spidertri]

If anyone wants to rebuild their own, the Raybestos boots (p/n 8161784) that are on RockAuto work for both the inner and outer joints. I just got those boots and packed the joints with Redline CV2.