E91 thudding through centre console when accelerating

[SlowV6]

Hi All,
My old E91 is thudding during initial acceleration unless you baby it. You can feel the thudding through the centre armrest. I believe it is most likely to be the Driveshaft Centre Support Bearing (CSB) and/or the Guibo (Flex Disc).

I have had a quote from a local BMW specialist to replace both that amounts to £627 inc VAT. The parts are 2 x joints and 1 centre mount.

Qty Description Price
2 Universal joint (26 11 7573276) £281.56
1 Centre Mount, aluminium (26 12 8615622) £91.51

I thought to double check here if ballpark as the garage are new to me although they seem to have good reviews.

I recall in the past buying components from Cotswold BMW and we could get some kind of discount. Is that still a thing and if so (and if anyone knows) what are the contact details? The garage have no issue with me supplying parts.

Thank you for any thoughts

[bigdom]

You can get the parts cheaper than that, no requirement to buy dealer parts given the age of the car.

https://www.c3bmw.co.uk/3-series/c/31?dynNav=Serie...

Another thing to consider is the mechatronic unit.

I've had to replace the rubber bits on an E32, then have the E38 transmission rebuilt. Both were a very long time ago now, so my memory of what was what issue has somewhat disappeared from my memory.

[SlowV6]

Thank you. That is a significant saving.

[danb79]

SlowV6 said:

Thank you. That is a significant saving.

Yup; you'll not go wrong with C3BMW

Febi Bilstein or Meyle HD for the parts - part numbers as you've confirmed but can also get them via www.realoem.com

Deffo check eBay too as they've got some good discounts running currently; could be more savings to have