Sloppy work from shop when installing springs - missing strut brace bolts

[Rahul718]

I had my MP HAS installed some time back and today when I was under the hood I noticed that some bolts were missing:

- 13mm (#2 in the picture) securing carbon fiber brace to the steel brace
- Torx screw (#1 in the picture) on driver side
- 13mm similar to #2 but on the passenger side

A total of 3 missing bolts. My guess is the shop that installed the suspension left these off. How bad is it to drive with these missing for a street car? I’m not so concerned about #1 but I am concerned about #2 on both sides as these seem to be some of the many bolts holding the carbon fiber brace in place. I know there are many bolts securing these braces in place so I doubt missing these 3 is the worst thing in the world. My two local BMW dealers surprisingly don’t have these in stock so they had to special order.

I hate sloppy work by shops. Shame on me for not double checking.

[Rahul718]

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[ellipsis212]

Yeeesh. That's garbage.

I reckon they're only there to increase chassis rigidity so I don't think anything bad can happen just commuting around town.

Someone else will probably tell you that the car will explode, but obviously get new ones sooner than later.

[hC1001]

Nothing will happen. Just get replacement bolts and install them. Torque to spec.

[Rahul718]

Appreciate the feedback. From the total number of bolts that were in place, I think there should still have been enough to secure it in place despite the missing ones.

[Racer20]

It's part of the crash structure and load management design of the car. Don't get in a wreck or hit a curb and it should be fine, but definitely get them fixed ASAP and torque them to spec.