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I got a price of a BMW dealer for a set of HT leads for my 320i.I nearly fell of my chair when the guy replied £209.The longest lead was £76 alone,are the these prices right or have BMW really lost the plot!

they were well over £100 12 years ago but look at how long they last once you fit a set i doubt you will need to fit another

Unless one is damaged physically I doubt you need to replace them at all. Hence the price. They never need to sell any.

the ht leads in a motor part shop do the same job

not over a long time they dont the bmw ones are far superior

+1, you get what you pay for!

Might buy a set to spruce the bay up.

I can see BMW putting the prices up in the new year, buy what you can and stock up.

i was once told by someone i knew that one item they would always buy from is the oil filter as they are setup in a specific way compared to halfraud jobs and are only about £2 dearer

I bought what I was told was the last set of M88 leads in stock in Germany a couple of years ago. Nearer £400 than £350 IIRC.

Iirc, a full set of 750i leads is the thick end of £500.

Second hand, second hand, second hand is the way forward...

BMW HT leads are much better made!anything else is not made to the same spec.

tonybtonyb wrote:BMW HT leads are much better made!anything else is not made to the same spec.

Disagree!

Only BMW would be stupid enough to force HT leads through a 90 degree angle then wonder why you get cross firing issues!





Saying that I thought £160 was excessive!

i bought a set of chris warburton for my sport for £25, so basically bmw are 10x more expensive.....you do the maths!

pm adit as well, he usually has everything

pukar wrote:i bought a set of chris warburton for my sport for £25, so basically bmw are 10x more expensive.....you do the maths!

pm adit as well, he usually has everything

Does adit have Genuine BMW parts?

Rich_W wrote:

tonybtonyb wrote:BMW HT leads are much better made!anything else is not made to the same spec.

Disagree!

Only BMW would be stupid enough to force HT leads through a 90 degree angle then wonder why you get cross firing issues!





Saying that I thought £160 was excessive!

I have had my car for over 10yrs now with no issues with the ht leads, two years before i got the bm i had a ford i was trying to change the spark plugs so when i took the ht lead off it just broke off in my hand the other half was still attached to the spark plug in the engine.I went out and got another set but they just seem to be to very thin may be because it was a ford.

Jim320i wrote:Second hand, second hand, second hand is the way forward...

+1!

Go down to your local scrappy mate, or even look on here..theres always someone breaking a car with good engine bay bits!

200£ for a set of HT leads!?! bmw probably buy them from some cheap company and remark them anways. if your that worried, get some low resistance "preformance" leads, still will be alot cheaper!

Don't compramise on such a vital item.. buy cheap buy twice!! Sometimes buying cheap leads can cause more trouble than they are worth.. you've been warned!!

you . really think bmw make there own HT leads? probably get a 3rd party company to make them and re-brand them, different coulors etcetc! buy decent ones, but no need to pay bmw's money for them!

Buying bmw approved parts guarantees compatability.. i made the mistake of buying some quality german leads for my 320/b25 from gsf.. they caused a miss.. put a genuine set of used leads on.. worked like a charm.. the proof is in the pudding.

I was in BMW last week and an old geezer came in and asked about a battery on a 735i you could tell the guy behind the counter was actually embarrased to say how much it was like he was goin to to be scared of his reaction £238!!! The geezer even had to ask him to reapeat himself becasuse he said it quiet but then answered by saying "ok how much for fitting?" I though give me a tenner and I'll do it now for you lol
Some parts you actually save money going main dealer (not everything)