Worried - loud creaking noise and some vibration - oooerrrr

Not sure, I'm sure if you bought it online anyone in the UK could fit it

Based on the general experience I'd say your car will be off the road for about 2 - 3 weeks which ever way it gets repaired

Update: Sytner Solihull BMW inspected the car today and confirmed that it was a subframe tear. They are now contacting BMW to request they pay for the repair and according to the body shop manager 99 times out of 100 they will do. They have to checked the insurance history to make sure it hasnt been (and i quote) "been a category 5 write off in the past"

So hopefully it will be fixed Free of Charge.
Although I cant understand how they gonna take 2 whole weeks to do the repair, i mean come on. 10 days working 8 hours a day??

So if I have ICE installed in the boot is this likely to destroy my cabling?
Also do you think they would fix my wheel bearing whilst they got it open and not charge me £300?

Update:

My 328i SE has gone into Sytner Solihull BMW today and I won't see her now for at least two weeks.
I have asked them to inspect the wheel bearing and try and get BMW to pay for it because a friend who used to work for BMW said it was most likely caused by the subframe/chassis problem putting more load onto the wheel bearing. I don't know if that is true or not, but what have I got to lose.
If they don't what should I be paying for a rear wheel bearing to be fixed both at a main dealer and a indy?

I will keep you updated of anything that happens.

To be honest, its probably stretching things to try and make the link.  It was worth a try to get it done but since they have pushed back there's not too much to argue with. 

You could take the approach that since they will have already taken a lot of the back end of the car apart to do the repair that the labour element of the repair is reduced from normal and that the job should be priced as such.  If they don't bite on that allude to the fact that you will get a specialist to do that work at a lower labour rate.  They may take the view that a lower level of labour, and revenue, is better than none.

Apparently Sytner BMW in Solihull dont have a bodyshop on site and so they couldn't have done it whilst it was apart anyway.

They also managed to identify (from a quick visual inspection whilst doing the 4 wheel alignment) that my trackrod ends, 2 sets of bushes, my thermostat and a few other bits need replacing. Also its due a coolant change and a an oil service.
Funny how my thermostat needs looking at yet the engine temp is always fine.

Hi I have a problem. 

I have a 323ci 1999T coupe.

Every time i: start moving, stop moving, heavy breaking, sudden gear changing i hear a creaking noise from my rear passenger side.  It doesnt happen all the time, just on th eodd occaison, also, it never happens at high speeds.

Could this be my part leather trim, or something more sinister.

Hi Dergside, thanks for the welcome and response.

Thesubframe mount, i read on a search in google that BMW replace this for free because its a factory fault..is that correct?

Wow. sounds like a hell of a cosly hjob..oh i hope they do mine.

The thing is the previous owner asked BMW what it was when it went for a service, they replied..err we dont know