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No problem! Even more funny that they're actually also much smaller in size with a more simplistic design and also don't even include the fifth part (headlight adjuster rod).
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Actually, my shop just zip tied it for me. I could be wrong, but from what I understand, the headlight adjusting rod that actually fits properly is the one from Harold - it's actually custom made. I got mine from a kit that was sold as an M3 kit, but my shop told me its the same as what I've already got in my car - go figure  So zip-tie it became.
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The headlight adjuster rod?
The m3 one is it's own BMW part
And side by side, the m and non m ones are very differently shaped
If you already had them, wtf did they zip tie?? Lol
Also... The rear arms aren't also TRW are they? I haven't managed to find an OEM example of them, which doesn't help source high-value versions
.. No idea why they're so much more expensive than the front otherwise.
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Besides, 30% would be WAY too high a failure rate, even 5-10% is unfeasible.. and wouldn't be able to keep up reasonable supply all over the world in OEM items.
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I think a far more likely scenario is that someone at TRW said "Hey, BMW just ordered 5000 widgets. You know, we could manufacture 10000 widgets at our highly efficient German manufacturing plant for not much more than it would take to make 5000, sell the excess on the OEM market and near double our profits. Of course, we would have to grind off any BMW branding as it's illegal for us at TRW to use trademarks we don't own." |
Haha.. Yes that does make a ton of sense
Spend all the money on the tooling etc.. Best make as much as possible on it then.