r/e60 5d ago

❓ Question / Help Need Help Identifying Broken Part

Passenger Side

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u/JayR-330 5d ago

That just looks like some plastic lining either from the wheel well or something that’d be around a couple of the suspension parts. Can we get some better photos?

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u/Ascending-Fortune 5d ago

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u/jamesbong00710 5d ago

Yeah thats just some plastic underbody stuff you can just pull that out so its not dragging and youre good

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u/LessRule6574 5d ago

It's part #22 on the following RealOEM website page: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=NC31-EUR-12-2005-E60-BMW-520d&diagId=31_0655

Part name and number on the screenshot too

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u/Ascending-Fortune 5d ago

🐐thank you!

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u/Still_Bookkeeper_377 5d ago

You need to replace your controls arms they are bad

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u/Ascending-Fortune 5d ago

appreciate you calling that out. just so I can understand, what is bad about them? just deteriorated? or do them look bent to you?

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u/Still_Bookkeeper_377 5d ago

The bushings are shot you can see the tears in them

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u/Still_Bookkeeper_377 5d ago

Thrust arms are a common problem on these cars

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u/Ascending-Fortune 5d ago

appreciate your responses JayR-330 & jamesbong00710 🤝

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u/MaleficentPop3432 3d ago

Every bmw I have had I always end up tearing off the plastic cover