Bro oh my God, my trunk has been swinging open crazy for years. For some reason, I thought it was some extra complicated things to fix it. The part in my trunk for two years. Watched the video and within two minutes it was fixed
I bought and installed a couple of springs from A-Premium after watching your video. This is for a 2011 528i. The driver side spring snapped after 10 minutes. The head came off the piston. Terrible quality - basically junk. I returned everything to Amazon and I’m looking for either OEM or a reputable brand. But thanks for making the video.
Unfortunately I didn’t keep my f10 long enough to know if they’d last long term or not, sorry you’re failed but hopefully other people will see this and decide whether they want to purchase theirs or not 👍🏼
I believe the 2 springs are responsible for opening and closing, one spring for each. If you can I’d try and replace both springs while you’re in there, I’m sure it’d take care of the opening issue
I don’t remember off the top of my head, but you should be able to tell easily once you get behind the inner trunk lining which one goes where, also if you’re going to do one you may as well do both, and in that instance you could compare them once they’re removed from the car 👍🏼
@@Anthony_B I did both, from what I could tell, the right side ( passenger side) was the longer one and Driver side (left side) was the shorter one. The ones I ordered had a small pin that slid into the circular coupling that once it was on the round connector, you slide the pin back in to hold it in place, that took me longer to figure out then anything else. Thank you for the vid :)
Thanks for video I have just one question. Should I switch both sides together or just one side? How do I know which one is working and the other is disabled?
Of course! I would say that for the cost, id just replace both. They are pretty simple and if you're already going to be digging around in the trunk for one side, you might as well just replace the other one. You would also know if the one that controls the open speed is blown, as your trunk would open extremely aggressively, but its a bit harder to know if the closing spring/shock has failed, which again is why id say its better to just do both while you're in there
But how did you figure out about long spring and short spring goes fits which side? Like did the short one goes on driver side and long one on passenger side?
I purchased both, then just compared them side by side when I was replacing them, I don’t remember anymore which one goes where but if you take one side out at a time and compare, they’re hard to mix up
I don’t remember off the top of my head anymore, but you’ll know once you remove one side and match it up, they can only really go on the side they’re designed for
@@makesgaragesdoes it mean if the trunk open aggressively the right side should be replace? Because I’ve got the exact same problem and I don’t know which part I should replace! An answer would be highly appreciated so please help 🙏
@@makesgarages that was really quick 👌 thank you a lot for your help mate, so I would go for the right side instead of replacing both of them, thanks again
The site is just “A-premium”, and they are just f10 trunk shocks I believe, I think I found them from googling “f10 trunk shocks” and clicking the shopping tab and saw them there
One is longer than the other, i dont know off the top of my head if the longer one is the one responsible for opening/closing, but id just order both if you can so you can replace both anyways since they are pretty cheap
Not so easy to install as the video shows. At least the left spring is 1,5-2 cm shorter than the distance between fitting points. It is factually impossible to manually pull and clip. I had to pull from it attaching one side to a column and put a "["-shaped bar between spring ends maintenaining it enlarged. Then I finally was able to install it. Not easy and potentially dangerous for fingers and eyes if the bar escapes. If anyone doubts, I checked the reference and compared new and original and they are exact twins. So no mistake from my side. By the way, I think the problem is only the right spring, so you should only replace than one.
It's been a while since i performed this repair and the car is long gone by now but from what i remember, it was pretty straightforward. While the spring is being put in you can maneuver the trunk open & closed however much you need to in order to fit the spring into place, it's a little tricky but definitely not difficult. Also one spring is for when the trunk opens and one is for when it closes, definitely not 100% necessary to replace both unless they are both broken, but if you're going to be digging around in the trunk anyways, may as well replace both 👍🏼
Yea I almost did the same when I didn’t realize my shocks went out, you’d think there would be more warning but maybe I just wasn’t paying attention haha
I’ve done that haha, even worse was one time I went to open the hood and pressed the button under there BEFORE I fixed the struts, and almost smacked my friend in the face 😅
Bro oh my God, my trunk has been swinging open crazy for years. For some reason, I thought it was some extra complicated things to fix it. The part in my trunk for two years. Watched the video and within two minutes it was fixed
I’m glad it helped! Thanks for watching
Mine the same, nearly took my head off a few times lol. I'll be ordering these springs now after watching this.
Yea it’s pretty gnarly when they finally give out haha, glad you/your car didn’t get hurt!
Needed this because my trunk actually broke my back glass. Thank you.
Anytime!
Thank you so much! With your instructions it took less than 5 minutes😄👍🏻
Glad it helped!
Hell yea thank you man. Just ordered them and will fix this weekend. Scared me when I opened my trunk for the first time 😂
You and I both haha, thought I was gonna blow out my rear window 😂
Great content! This video is just what i needed to see to replace the broken spring! Thank you!
Of course, thanks for watching!
I bought and installed a couple of springs from A-Premium after watching your video. This is for a 2011 528i. The driver side spring snapped after 10 minutes. The head came off the piston. Terrible quality - basically junk. I returned everything to Amazon and I’m looking for either OEM or a reputable brand. But thanks for making the video.
Unfortunately I didn’t keep my f10 long enough to know if they’d last long term or not, sorry you’re failed but hopefully other people will see this and decide whether they want to purchase theirs or not 👍🏼
Thanks for this video! My springs just went on my F10, and will use the same brand!
Of course, thanks for watching!
What a hero. Thank you
Of course, thanks for watching!
What if you have the opposite problem. It unlocks but doesn’t swing up at all. Not even an inch. Will this fix it ?
I believe the 2 springs are responsible for opening and closing, one spring for each. If you can I’d try and replace both springs while you’re in there, I’m sure it’d take care of the opening issue
So which one goes on which side? the short one driver side or passenger side?
I don’t remember off the top of my head, but you should be able to tell easily once you get behind the inner trunk lining which one goes where, also if you’re going to do one you may as well do both, and in that instance you could compare them once they’re removed from the car 👍🏼
@@Anthony_B I did both, from what I could tell, the right side ( passenger side) was the longer one and Driver side (left side) was the shorter one. The ones I ordered had a small pin that slid into the circular coupling that once it was on the round connector, you slide the pin back in to hold it in place, that took me longer to figure out then anything else. Thank you for the vid :)
Thanks for video
I have just one question.
Should I switch both sides together or just one side? How do I know which one is working and the other is disabled?
Of course!
I would say that for the cost, id just replace both. They are pretty simple and if you're already going to be digging around in the trunk for one side, you might as well just replace the other one.
You would also know if the one that controls the open speed is blown, as your trunk would open extremely aggressively, but its a bit harder to know if the closing spring/shock has failed, which again is why id say its better to just do both while you're in there
Thanks, mines the opposite, it doesn't stay upright. Guess its the same issue
Glad the video helped!
hey amazing video whats the partnumner?
I don’t have a particular part number, but the link to them are in the video description 👍🏼
The springs aren't the issue here so the old ones could have been reused. It's much cheaper just to buy the shock absorbers.
But how did you figure out about long spring and short spring goes fits which side?
Like did the short one goes on driver side and long one on passenger side?
I purchased both, then just compared them side by side when I was replacing them, I don’t remember anymore which one goes where but if you take one side out at a time and compare, they’re hard to mix up
@@Anthony_B okay sound 👍
Do you have some noise from the rear when you go over speed bumps from the trunk?
It’s been a while since I’ve owned the f10, but to my knowledge I didn’t have any noteworthy noises from the trunk during my ownership
Super, Huge Thanks!!!
Of course! Thanks for watching 🤝🏼
I replaced mine now my trunk opens very slow and only half. What did i do wrong?
Maybe you installed the wrong one in the wrong spot? Truthfully I don’t know 100% since I didn’t have that same issue, but I’d start there
They don’t matter which side as long as you have one with the shock inner dampener, and the other is just a solid plastic piece if memory serves me
Excellent video, thank you
Of course!
On which side does long spring go and vice versa?
I don’t remember off the top of my head anymore, but you’ll know once you remove one side and match it up, they can only really go on the side they’re designed for
Which side does the longer one go on? TY.
I don’t remember off the top of my head, once you get your old ones out, you’ll know which one is which
Are they still OK? I'm having the same issue
I sold the car a few months ago, but while I had it I never had the issue again after installed the new springs 👍🏼
Thanks
Both side same spring?
No, they are different
@@Anthony_B yea! Now i know. Right is gas spring and left one only plastic tube.
@@makesgaragesdoes it mean if the trunk open aggressively the right side should be replace? Because I’ve got the exact same problem and I don’t know which part I should replace! An answer would be highly appreciated so please help 🙏
@@karzem1 yes. Right side is gas spring.
You have to check part number. They are different.
@@makesgarages that was really quick 👌 thank you a lot for your help mate, so I would go for the right side instead of replacing both of them, thanks again
This was the first thing I did when I got mine
Definitely should have done it a long time ago haha
do you have the site or product link?
The site is just “A-premium”, and they are just f10 trunk shocks I believe, I think I found them from googling “f10 trunk shocks” and clicking the shopping tab and saw them there
@@Anthony_B okay thanks!
Can you let us know the dimensions of the normal opening one?
One is longer than the other, i dont know off the top of my head if the longer one is the one responsible for opening/closing, but id just order both if you can so you can replace both anyways since they are pretty cheap
I bought some shait brand from autodoc and it snapped like a tooth pick...
Yea I’ve read that some brands can be pretty bad quality, sorry you had to find that out the hard way :/
@@Anthony_B its not even bad quality. It was a waste of time 😂 but nice video bro! 😇
What if u leave one ?
Leave 1 what? Trunk shock?
what are the part numbers?
Not so easy to install as the video shows. At least the left spring is 1,5-2 cm shorter than the distance between fitting points. It is factually impossible to manually pull and clip.
I had to pull from it attaching one side to a column and put a "["-shaped bar between spring ends maintenaining it enlarged. Then I finally was able to install it. Not easy and potentially dangerous for fingers and eyes if the bar escapes. If anyone doubts, I checked the reference and compared new and original and they are exact twins. So no mistake from my side.
By the way, I think the problem is only the right spring, so you should only replace than one.
It's been a while since i performed this repair and the car is long gone by now but from what i remember, it was pretty straightforward. While the spring is being put in you can maneuver the trunk open & closed however much you need to in order to fit the spring into place, it's a little tricky but definitely not difficult.
Also one spring is for when the trunk opens and one is for when it closes, definitely not 100% necessary to replace both unless they are both broken, but if you're going to be digging around in the trunk anyways, may as well replace both 👍🏼
Shattered my rear window 😢
Yea I almost did the same when I didn’t realize my shocks went out, you’d think there would be more warning but maybe I just wasn’t paying attention haha
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATIVE VIDEO. PLEASE TRY TO COMPLETE A SENTENCE WITHOUT SAYING THE WORD LIKE
mine opens up accidentally cuz of the damn remote in my pocket.😅
I’ve done that haha, even worse was one time I went to open the hood and pressed the button under there BEFORE I fixed the struts, and almost smacked my friend in the face 😅
@Anthony B I think the trunk opened up by accident and was open all night one time. 😵💫😵
I got same problem but opposite :(
What's your problem?
@@sfisomanana984 Wont stay up, one of those springs just came off however.
😅