BMW F11 Airbags

BMW F11 Airbags

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markcp

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230 posts

249 months

Wednesday 20th September 2023
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My wife's 2013 F11 needs at least one airbag again as it periodically drops overnight. I've previously replaced one bag with Aerosus, but there seems to be a lot on ebay/Amazon for considerably cheaper (1/4 of the price).

Does anyone have any experience of these cheaper versions and if so, would they recommend?

d_a_n1979

9,421 posts

78 months

Wednesday 20th September 2023
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IMO go for Arnott or Aerosus only

Don't care what other folk say re eBay bags; they're cheap for a reason

IroningMan

10,251 posts

252 months

Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Not sure I'd like to have a mix of manufacturers' airbags on the car - anymore than I would with steel springs.

It's a few years since I replaced mine - with a pair of Aerosus ones - but at the time the differences in cost didn't seem big enough to justify much of a gamble.

scz4

2,562 posts

247 months

Wednesday 20th September 2023
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I fitted Dunlop airbags (always replace in pairs) at the begining of the year and happy enough. Really easy to replace.

Personally I was put off Arnott bags after reading several reviews of it raising the ride height and needing to "code" the car to compensate.