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      07-02-2016, 02:40 AM   #1
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DIY Spring Change

Just got some eibach springs for my old man's 640d f12 f12 convertible

Wondering if there's and how to guides or videos of someone that has done it before?
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      07-03-2016, 03:16 AM   #2
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I need to do mine so if you do find one, im happy to come help and get both done
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      07-03-2016, 05:33 PM   #3
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When i did my car i used a step by step from the f10 forum. Its the same.
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      07-09-2016, 02:49 PM   #4
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fronts really easy and pretty straight forward. if you cant figure the front out by just looking at it, I wouldn't recommend DIY spring install. on the coupes and gran coupes, the rears a PIA because access to the 3 nuts for the rear shock mounts are under the rear deck behind the rear seats, instead of being able to access them from the trunk like the last gen models. ive never seen or done a vert, so I don't know if you access the top of the mount by opening the top 1/2 way or if you have to disassemble the rear deck like the other car. when I changed the springs on my GC, the fronts took me like 30 min, the rears took a lot longer because I has to partially disassemble the rear side pillars and deck to access the 3 bolts. also need air compressor, impact gun and long extensions/swivel to crack the bolt on the bottom of the shock/holding it to the car.
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      07-11-2016, 03:09 AM   #5
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Whats the book time to get them changed over
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      07-11-2016, 04:30 PM   #6
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Whats the book time to get them changed over
I have no idea? I finished my gran coupe in about 2 1/2 hours with access to all the right tools, etc. it was my first time doing this gen 5/6. I would imagine the next time around, I could probably shave some time off.
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      07-12-2016, 02:33 PM   #7
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fronts really easy and pretty straight forward. if you cant figure the front out by just looking at it, I wouldn't recommend DIY spring install. on the coupes and gran coupes, the rears a PIA because access to the 3 nuts for the rear shock mounts are under the rear deck behind the rear seats, instead of being able to access them from the trunk like the last gen models. ive never seen or done a vert, so I don't know if you access the top of the mount by opening the top 1/2 way or if you have to disassemble the rear deck like the other car. when I changed the springs on my GC, the fronts took me like 30 min, the rears took a lot longer because I has to partially disassemble the rear side pillars and deck to access the 3 bolts. also need air compressor, impact gun and long extensions/swivel to crack the bolt on the bottom of the shock/holding it to the car.
I've heard its a little bit harder on the gc because of the rear. In my case, i have a coupe. And you can get to the rear top strut nuts from the trunk no problem. But same as you, idk with verts.
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      07-14-2016, 12:48 PM   #8
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I've heard its a little bit harder on the gc because of the rear. In my case, i have a coupe. And you can get to the rear top strut nuts from the trunk no problem. But same as you, idk with verts.
didn't know the coupes were able to access from the trunk. figured it was the same as the gran coupe because F10 5 series are the same way. being able to access from trunk, that would probably shave at least an hour off the time.
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      07-15-2016, 11:09 AM   #9
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Yea. Apart from that, the only other difference that i found in the install compared to a f10 was that on the fronts i had to disconnect the upper control arm to have room to slide the strut/spring assembly out. In the diy it says you can do it by just removing the top 3 upper bolts and 1 lower without removing the control arm. I coudnt do it that way.
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      08-23-2016, 07:00 PM   #10
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Can you possibly link me to the DIY thread as i need to do mine
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