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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 04:48 PM
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I want to change all the hoses and expansion tank on my 06 550i.
Where's a good place to buy, which will have everything?
Anybody have a list of all the hoses and misc cooling parts for a 550i?
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 05:50 AM
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27 views and no response for help? Okay, I got it, it's a trick question, isn't it!?

Personally, I prefer www.bmwmercedesparts.com. Their delivery time really sucks, but most of their prices are lower than other vendors'; for genuine BMW parts.

Good luck!
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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In addition to Dan's recommendation above, consider these...
RMeuropean dot com (free shipping on orders > $75)
AutohausAZ dot com (free shipping on orders > $50)
RockAuto dot com.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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I've had some good experiences from

BMW Parts - BMW Auto Parts - Discount BMW Parts - Bimmer Parts Web aka RMeuropean.com

Cheap OEM parts and very fast shipping.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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Thanks e60I, I was going to use getbmwparts for my cooling overhaul but will use your site instead.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 03:40 PM
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Has anyone priced out changing all components? Which ones fail usually? So far I've changed the water pump and temp sensor on lower hose. Got 110k miles.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 04:32 PM
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I have, IMO, a pretty complete part list. Here's a screen cap of my maintenance tracker of the cooling system section. I haven't been able to find that one hose clamp anywhere, tho.


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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 06:21 PM
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?? Google return a number of links. ECS Tuning has it for $4.85.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 07:25 PM
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I mean from an online dealer site like get bmwparts.com or the one I've used for the others. It's not a major part so its no bigger to me.
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