Shock absorbers are one of the most important components of a car’s general performance, so it’s necessary to make certain they’re always in good working conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Bmw 1 series? That’s exactly why our team has written this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Bmw 1 series, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why change shock absorbers Bmw 1 series?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Bmw 1 series , we will see why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to examine the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the purpose they play to figure out the interest of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Bmw 1 series are component of the safety features. The truth is, they are the ones that will make sure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Bmw 1 series , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore driving your automobile will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Bmw 1 series?

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We will now see the component that will most definitely bring you to this article, when to change the shock absorbers of his Bmw 1 series? After having discovered the benefit of having shock absorbers in good state, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this change.
For this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, nevertheless we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Bmw 1 series, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Bmw 1 series, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is an efficient technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Bmw 1 series. In actual fact, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the condition of an automobile. In actual fact, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some knowledge in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
  • If you identify that your Bmw 1 series squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to have a look at our article dedicated to this problem. One of these indicators can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Bmw 1 series on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can warn you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Bmw 1 series, in fact if you notice abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a signal of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Bmw 1 series .

Price to change shock absorbers Bmw 1 series

And to finish this article we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Bmw 1 series . We’re going to separate in two auto parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Bmw 1 series by a specialist: If you change the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Bmw 1 series dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Bmw 1 series with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the type of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Bmw 1 series on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make serious savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, adhere to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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