[pungo]

Originally Posted by agrushetskiy

I see. It must be different on the X3. On the X5 it's all one piece and it can't be purchased separately as it doesn't have a part number. I ended up having to hire someone who can weld cast aluminum and they did it albeit not 100% because it's nearly impossible to bend it back after the top tore into 3 parts and fanned up. As it sits now, it looks a bit mushroomed but other than that the car drives well and no noise or knock that I can tell. Going to get alignment next and find out how far off it is.

Really, that is the strut top, a.k.a strut bearing, they take a beating and usually get replaced when replacing a worn out strut. They are available separately, I've replaced several. Maybe you're referring to different part

[agruts_F15]

Originally Posted by pungo

Really, that is the strut top, a.k.a strut bearing, they take a beating and usually get replaced when replacing a worn out strut. They are available separately, I've replaced several. Maybe you're referring to different part

Ohhhh gotcha! So your strut tower is fine it's just the cap on the strut that cracked and the rest of the strut pushed up through. Yeah my situation is different, the actual strut tower (also cast aluminum) tore and mushroomed up.