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      06-28-2014, 05:57 PM   #2131
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Originally Posted by Petros View Post
The 088/089 leaded bearings have gone out of production for over 3 years now, and there aren't any left on the market. The only bearings available now are the unleaded OEM 702/703 ones.
Under the EU exemption, BMW would be allowed to have the older lead faced bearings manufactured for cars built before the exemption cut off date (July 2011)...unfortunately they don't seem inclined to.
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