I stripped out the threads on the left front brake carrier, and a new one is almost impossible to find- all the usual sources of auto wreckers just laugh at me when I tell them that I need a brake carrier for a '90-'93 850i, and BMA can only get one new... from Germany... at a time estimate of 1-2 weeks... for 140$ plus shipping.

So, do you think that using a helicoil would be a good solution? I'm going to go buy one of the kits tonight or tomorrow- 6$ is a lot cheaper that 140$ in any case. I'm just worried about the side to side stress that these bolts endure- it will probably be able to torque up properly.

Allan