R56 Cooper - susp spring replacement advice

[Orangecurry]

Hi - my son's R56 has suffered a broken spring on the front.

As far as I know, it has standard suspension.. for a Cooper, but it does have the big heavy double glass sunroof.

Do I need special springs? Autodoc for example lists these options confusingly.

And then - are there any makes to choose, or avoid please?

Thanks!

Available today:

Sachs
Febi Bilstein
Lesjofors
or
Monroe
KYB
etc etc

[Orangecurry]

Thanks - helpful.

I've been looking at the millions of different springs listed - for non-sport vs sport suspension, and some springs are for sunroof or non-sunroof - not helpful.

The BMW ETK that I can access doesn't tell me either - I might call-in to a dealership and see if they'll give me any info...

I really don't want to get ones that don't match what is on the rear......... and he's got no money so I'll be stumping up.

[Orangecurry]

But surely there are different springs, to lower the car (for Sport suspension option) or cope with the heavy sunroof, so I need the 'correct' spring otherwise the front and rear won't be the same - not just look stupid, but will unbalance the car as well.

[Orangecurry]

kev b said:

Have you tried “RealOEM” ?

I think so - hang on...

[Orangecurry]

Orangecurry said:

kev b said:

Have you tried “RealOEM” ?

I think so - hang on...

Yes - it lists for the build month, which is good, but no reference to if it has Sport suspension or allowance for the sunroof.

... and it lists no parts for your car, which is stupid.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=MF32...

[Orangecurry]

This is why I'm being cautious (hopefully the link works fully)

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/coil-springs-1...

Sachs list different springs for s/r vs non s/r, AND sports vs non-sports.....

Edited by Orangecurry on Wednesday 22 February 10:58

[Orangecurry]

Yes - thanks - I think I'm getting confused with the implication that sports suspension cannot have a sunroof.... but it's an assumption. I'll try contacting MINI and see if they'll help with the factory sheet.

[Orangecurry]

VIN isn't recognised in either place. Does it work for your MINI?

[Orangecurry]

...after wading through seventeen websites that didn't recognise the VIN, this one does:

https://www.mdecoder.com/

[Orangecurry]

I did put the whole VIN in - but it wouldn't have it! Thanks though, as it made me persevere until I found one that did work.

That website 'decoder' does list many specific items that are on the car, so it has found the correct and quite detailed info - no mention of sports suspension.

Thanks all.

[Orangecurry]

Thanks - I plan to visit MINI next time I go past.