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    X-Brace - should I purchase a buffer stop?

    I will be purchasing an X-Brace for my '97 M3/4 based on the reviews from many of you.

    I have heard that there is a BMW part that is a buffer or something similar that fits on the X-Brace. Is this true? Should I purchase it for my X-Brace? If so, does anyone know the part # off hand, my dealer is clueless.

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    No, forget the buffer stop.


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    Quote Originally Posted by badmonkey
    No, forget the buffer stop.


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    What is this "buffer stop"????

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMW MotorSport
    What is this "buffer stop"????

    Your screen name is "BMW Motorsport" and don't know what the buffer stop is?



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    I wouldn't. I heard it would not make a difference unless you put the X-brace on a z3.

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    No, you don't have to put it on. I did for the same reason I painted the brake calipers red, it looks good. (not that anyone will see the stop unless it is on a lift, but I know it's there.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by badmonkey
    Your screen name is "BMW Motorsport" and don't know what the buffer stop is?
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    You got pwned.

    At least he didn't send in a pic of him trying to mount the x-brace to the top of the strut towers like that guy did about a year ago......

    I didn't need a buffer stopper on my 97. Go ahead and bolt that f'r on and throw that car as hard as you dare into a corner.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMW MotorSport
    What is this "buffer stop"????

    I'd like to know this as well.

    I have an xbrace and i like it. Doesn't really feel any different but it provides some nice protection for the oil pan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badmonkey
    Your screen name is "BMW Motorsport" and don't know what the buffer stop is?



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    I'm not a damn mechanic and the "BMW MotorSport" is for what ///M3 stands for, not a damn mechanics degree. Besides there is another fellow ///M3 member on this thread that is asking the same question. Owning a ///M3 doesn't mean we know every single piece that make our cars.

    Quote Originally Posted by rmani
    I'd like to know this as well.

    I have an xbrace and i like it. Doesn't really feel any different but it provides some nice protection for the oil pan.

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    You would think people would know how to search by now...

    http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html%5F...ace_buffer.htm

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    Quote Originally Posted by nordique14
    You would think people would know how to search by now...

    http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html%5F...ace_buffer.htm
    Damn I've had a X brace for over 5yrs now and always wondered what the little welded tab was for. I always thought it was a convertible thing. Anyways thanks for that link.

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    I got my x brace from Pacific BMW two years ago. It came with the buffer stop in the box. I just thought it came as part of the kit.
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    pointless, supposedly does something on z3's but i had to take it off an m roadster and its sits as far away as it does on my car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andym3
    I got my x brace from Pacific BMW two years ago. It came with the buffer stop in the box. I just thought it came as part of the kit.
    I too purchased an X-brace from Pacific BMW... prolly 3+ years ago. It had the buffer stop. I knew no difference and it's still installed with no ill effects.

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    I forget who it was, but someone painted or marked the stop with whiteout and did some hard acceleration and shifting.
    Nothing was found to have been transferred from the stop.

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