Front drive shaft

Where the hell can I find a front drive shaft for my 05 x3 other then the dealer? Looking for a remanufactured rather then used but I would take used over dealer price($700). I have a bad u-joint and it's non serviceable.

if you go to www.furiousmethod.com , you can get a whole lot of prices for this, all of which are lower in cost than dealer. Not as low as used, but $150-$200 less than dealer.

Here is another option.

http://www.wencodriveshafts.com/index.html

And another option, good for part numbers and pieces.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/

I had the same thing happen to me early this year...

Ended up having my mechanic look for a used part. It was approx ~$450 and he only charged me one hour of labor to install.

I did (at the time) wish there were a good place to find used/remanufactured parts like that though...

Unless one wants to go through the hassles of sending one off to be rebuilt, or buying rebuilt and having to send yours back to redeem the core charge..... We are pretty much stuck with buying from the dealer. Drive shafts are easily damaged in accidents so you really have to be careful getting one from a junkyard.

Tischer has mine for $684.00 with no core. That's probably about as good as they can be found new.

Thanks for all the replies, I will keep my eyes open for a used one. Hopefully I find one soon, don't want it it completely fail

Ended up buying new, got military discount. Picked up in Jacksonville FL rather then Orlando. It was almost $300 cheaper!! Final cost after tax was $732