Changing front shocks on E84 BMW X1

Changing front dampers with tips and tricks on dealing with "retracting damper rods".
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[@johnclark7126]

Your video is extremely well done and helpful!!! Thanks!

[@bachomedici4912]

Flott video.Tusen takk!

[@petterschyen5935]

Stor hjelp takk

[@wdfifi]

Hi the part on your video just before you reattached the stabiliser like, you jack up the disc slightly twisted it and it appeared that something slotted into place, what was that ?

[@sarveshlr110]

This is one of the weaknesses of X1, this fails quickly less than 60k kms, also makes noisy suspension.

[@gilleschercuitte4255]

Good video. Your jack stand position is very dangerous. When using jack stands, the hydraulic lift is only used to lift the car and then removed. Your jack stand should have been placed on the side jack point not the center one. The centre jack point is only used for lifting. Balancing the car on the jack stand like that is extremely dangerous. Wish I had fancy compression tool like you, never mind wish I had a nice garage like yours.

[@antoine0195]

Nice how much kilometers before replacing?

[@YevgenyMorozov]

Do you expect this job to be much different on F48?

[@jorgelagos8036]

Y yo que tenía planeado cambiarlos en mi casa solo con una llave 😅

[@patangelp]

Does strut replacement necessitate alignment be completed? I've heard both yes and no, so a justification would be nice to include in response. Thanks.

[@RayLevang]

Can't see why that would be necessary. There's no adjustment rods involved in the job.

[@patangelp]

Just one more example of my local dealership/servicing dept ripping people off...anyway, not going back there anymore.

[@joker973dag]

Just a correction those are front struts not shocks. Shocks are in the rear and don’t have coil springs around them. That’s a strut assembly.

[@RayLevang]

Thanks for the clarification. Was not aware of the difference of the terms.

[@Alexe111]

Они вроде как называются передние стойки амортизаторов.

[@MrBobotony]

Hello there, The X1 on the video is 4x4, right?

[@RayLevang]

Yes👍

[@jamescam200962]

Was this an xdrive model

[@tiagoavelin]

Do you have the part number?

[@IvanChiplik]

Скажите пожайлуста амортизаторы газомаслянные или маслянные

[@Alexe111]

Газовые двухтрубные.