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  • peytonracer4
    E30 Addict
    • May 2011
    • 524

    #1

    I need to buy a fan clutch.



    Has anyone had experience with ones from eBay?
    Does anyone know where to get one for cheaper?
    I don't want to cheap out and end up with a piece of garbage. Amy advice on this is welcome. Thanks.


  • Cabriolet
    R3V OG
    • Apr 2010
    • 9620

    #2
    just call blunt, he has great prices and it will be there in the morning.
    Much wow
    I hate 4 doors

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    • peytonracer4
      E30 Addict
      • May 2011
      • 524

      #3
      Originally posted by Cabriolet
      just call blunt, he has great prices and it will be there in the morning.
      It's $80 from them. That's quite a bit


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      • Komzorz
        Grease Monkey
        • Jun 2011
        • 332

        #4
        autohausaz.com has an Uro parts brand for $37, which would probably be ok.

        The OEM Sachs unit is $72, seems like I remember buying mine for $50 or so a year ago.

        Fan clutch isn't a hard job but it can be really annoying. I'd spend the extra cash on the OEM unit from Blunt just to not do it twice.
        '87 325is - Schwarz/Schwarz

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        • peytonracer4
          E30 Addict
          • May 2011
          • 524

          #5
          The oem Sachs unit is $83 on blunt tech for my m20 vert.
          At that price if the cheaper one fails (which seems unlikely) then I can order another one and still be paying less than $83.
          If anyone has a cheaper source or more advice or experience of cheapo ones failing let me know


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          • bmwguy325is
            E30 Fanatic
            • May 2011
            • 1262

            #6
            BAv auto has them for $68 I bought the BERH brand one and its been good for over 6 years so ya.........
            sigpic"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche
            The ugly car: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=209713

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            • jeffnhiscars
              R3V OG
              • Jun 2011
              • 6010

              #7
              I just bought a Behr (OEM) fan clutch from BMA for right about $50.
              Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com

              https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
              Alice the Time Capsule
              http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
              87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220

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                Grease Monkey
                • Jun 2011
                • 332

                #8
                Originally posted by jeffnhiscars
                I just bought a Behr (OEM) fan clutch from BMA for right about $50.
                I think this is what I have, price seems right and I recall the name.

                Get one of those, better brand for only a little more.
                '87 325is - Schwarz/Schwarz

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                • peytonracer4
                  E30 Addict
                  • May 2011
                  • 524

                  #9
                  Just picked mine up from bma. $60 shipped
                  Thanks guys!


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                  • MR 325
                    Moderator
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 37825

                    #10
                    ^ Exactly what I was going to suggest. I don't know why people use places like Pelican and BavAuto.
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                    Santa Clarita, CA

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                    • jeffnhiscars
                      R3V OG
                      • Jun 2011
                      • 6010

                      #11
                      Originally posted by MR 325
                      ^ Exactly what I was going to suggest. I don't know why people use places like Pelican and BavAuto.
                      They (BMA) do seem to be unbeatable on many OE & brakes parts..and for something with as short a life expectancy as a fan clutch, buying anything but a Behr or Sachs is a waste of money.
                      Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com

                      https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
                      Alice the Time Capsule
                      http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
                      87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220

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