BMW Parts Prices NEW SHOCKER...

[gareth]

compared to the likes of peugeot, BMW parts can be very cheap and always worth asking before assuming they'll be expensive.
6 years ago i asked for a price for the plastic surround that goes around the instruments on a 205 gti... £185+vat!
or a honda civic sunroof seal rubber at £280+vat!

[bodger]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

[HairyScreech]

and you paid that rather than go to a graphics shop?

[B7]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

£12 a wheel for 8 x OEM mint perfection? and you're moaning?

Guys. If you can't afford to run a BMW, buy a Ford. Theres no point in owning Germans finest and then moning about the price of parts. We all know they can be dear but as others have said, they can be surprisinging reasonable as well.

[HairyScreech]

dont buy a ford, there parts can be even more expensive and are 100% nla for a car as old as an e30.

[Royalratch]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

That's a flippin' bargain!

[da4x4turbo]

Guys. If you can't afford to run a BMW, buy a Ford. Theres no point in owning Germans finest and then moning about the price of parts. We all know they can be dear but as others have said, they can be surprisinging reasonable as well.

+1

[Royalratch]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

£12 a wheel for 8 x OEM mint perfection? and you're moaning?

Guys. If you can't afford to run a BMW, buy a Ford. Theres no point in owning Germans finest and then moning about the price of parts. We all know they can be dear but as others have said, they can be surprisinging reasonable as well.

The above is not worth moaning about.

However, BMWs prices are crazy in the sense that they follow no logic or rules and you can just as easily be shocked as pleasantly surprised and THAT is what this thread is about.

Also, we can moan about what we want.

[Jozi]

Like with the guys down under, prices in Ireland can vary quite a bit when compared with prices from a dealer just over the NI border.

My own experience is 200+ Euro + VAT for a wheel bearing, was 120 pounds from memory up north, ended up going with the cheap gsf one for 35 euro.

[Royalratch]

VINYL (vinyl!) door cards - £400 each! Door pull - £160. Pocket - £20.

[snakebrain]

However, BMWs prices are crazy in the sense that they follow no logic or rules and you can just as easily be shocked as pleasantly surprised and THAT is what this thread is about.

There probably is a logic, just not an obvious one. Manufacturing setup costs, size of production run, hundreds of things like that...

Mind you, I'm with you on the £135 piston ring!!

[Royalratch]

How can a Piston ring cost £135!?

[goosiegander]

How can a Piston ring cost £135!?

[bodger]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

£12 a wheel for 8 x OEM mint perfection? and you're moaning?

Guys. If you can't afford to run a BMW, buy a Ford. Theres no point in owning Germans finest and then moning about the price of parts. We all know they can be dear but as others have said, they can be surprisinging reasonable as well.

yes I'm moaning, can you honestly say that's cheap for 4 plastic caps with a badge stuck to it and 4 sticky back badges measuring roughly 10mm x 20mm? if you do then you've got more money than sense

your right, i cant afford to run a bmw, thats why i drive a mint 1 owner 328i sport and not a rusty old e30

[B7]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

£12 a wheel for 8 x OEM mint perfection? and you're moaning?

Guys. If you can't afford to run a BMW, buy a Ford. Theres no point in owning Germans finest and then moning about the price of parts. We all know they can be dear but as others have said, they can be surprisinging reasonable as well.

yes I'm moaning, can you honestly say that's cheap for 4 plastic caps with a badge stuck to it and 4 sticky back badges measuring roughly 10mm x 20mm? if you do then you've got more money than sense

your right, i cant afford to run a bmw, thats why i drive a mint 1 owner 328i sport and not a rusty old e30

Yes I can say thats cheap. Almost as cheap as 4 Alpina rims for 300 quid

[bodger]

i thought simon was pulling your strings

[bodger]

Yes I can say thats cheap. Almost as cheap as 4 Alpina rims for 300 quid

you mean 3 rough ones

[B7]

i thought simon was pulling your strings

No one pulls my strings matey.........................

[DanThe]

How much are 15 inch BBS centres now?

[B7]

How much are 15 inch BBS centres now?

What just the roundels (just over a couple of quid each when I last bought a set) or the complete twistlock cap? They came right down but I've not checked of late.

[DanThe]

The complete centre cap I meant

[Simon13]

they were about £25

[tomson]

They were still over £60 last time I checked!

[tomson]

bought 4 wheel centre badges for e36 m3 wheels and 4 small 'm' badges......£48

So did I, the thing that got me was the tiny little "M" badge was double the cost of the large BMW roundell. But thats M tax for you! Mine didnt cost £48 though, I thought it was about £2.50 for the BMW badge and £5 for the M badge? I'll dig the reciept out!

[gareth]

a lot of the more uncommon parts would have been made in huge numbers for very little money while the E30 was still in production. when supplies dry up, they can get remanufactured but in significantly smaller quantities with higher manufacturing costs.

it's simple economy of scale in most cases. at least we can get the parts in most cases!

seriously though, compare BMW parts prices to other manufacturers and you'll find they're not actually that bad (in most cases - piston rings excluded!)

[325isporttech1]

just found this shocker on realoem....

05 ASHTRAY REAR ANTHRAZIT 1 51161904809 $221.12

In English £149.06 for a E30 rear ashtray

[Royalratch]

Alpina Centre Caps £90 each.

FFS, you could get any wheel you want for that price!

Alpina 16" £250+ each.

Not sure Alpina counts tho, as you expect to be raped...

[AlpineAde]

Alpina 16" £250+ each.

Bargain! That's only a little over $400 a wheel.

Quality refurbed Alpinas fetch $3-4K here for a set of four.

[HairyScreech]

^^ ill have some in the post next week then, say split the profit 50/50?

[AlpineAde]

Hehhehheh!

If ever one of you lads come over here on holidays bring a container full of goodies with you. We'll make a fortune!

[Royalratch]

I know a guy who does this the reverse via San Diego.

He ships containers of vintage car and bike parts over once a month stacked with what looks like junk but is worth a fortune over here amongst restoration circles.

[Andyboy]

I know a guy who does this the reverse via San Diego.

He ships containers of vintage car and bike parts over once a month stacked with what looks like junk but is worth a fortune over here amongst restoration circles.

He needs to be schooled in the ways of BMW then.

E24/E30 front wings and chrome bumpers, good LHD passenger seats, sunroof panels.

I was driving up the M1 on Friday and passed a lorry with no less than eight dusty and tired Mark 1 Escorts, all rot free and plucked from somewhere in the Med.

No four doors though. Unwanted, apparently.


A mate of mine has just picked up a stunning 1 owner 1985 318i in Bahama beige metallic. 23'000 miles and perfect, garaged all it's life and only 10'000 miles since 1989. It looks and smells like new, a proper time warp job. Won't be long before cars like that are £7-10'000.

[Royalratch]

Sunroof Trays now £350+.

They were £120 two years ago...

[Simon13]

headlamps complete unit £318 plus VAT?!

[goosiegander]

headlamps complete unit £318 plus VAT?!

Nice!