BM MINI PARTS

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:20 pm

Has anyone brought from this place? Any feedback?

http://bmminiparts.com

Just looking at drive belts and these guys are really cheap, but the part says 'made in West Germany' surely BMW would of changed this to Germany when manufacturing service parts after the fall of the Berlin wall!

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:05 pm

How much is the drive belt?

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:21 pm

Sorry my bad, timing belt and it's £19.99 as apposed to the £39 was looking to pay on my next visit to the dealers. Don't know how kosher they are though, could be old dead stock

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:23 pm

Get a Continental or Gates belt off ECP . Ca a tenner IIRC. ECP for the tensioner and water pump while you are at it.

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:26 pm

I get all my engine parts from BM's, just seeing where i can save a few bob without resorting to ECP lol

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:27 pm

Its cheaper to buy the timing belt and tensioner separately from ECP. It really is a waste of money going to the dealers to buy these parts when they are the exactly the same from ECP.

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:30 pm

Is that actually the case? I hear people say this, but isnt it hit and miss.. ECP brands like EIS are actually a pile of shit, and wouldnt take them for free.

My cars always had genuine parts it's whole life, so feel bad that soon as it comes into my ownership I stick cheap copies in it.

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:34 pm

If you buy a timing belt from BMW it will be made by Continental. If you buy it from ECP it will be made by Continental. ECP do you stock OEM parts as well as cheaper brands.

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:37 pm

I was tempted earlier looking at the website, seeing as the pulley from BMW is £55 compared to ECP's £20

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:49 pm

Unless ECP are doing a promotion get it from carparts4less which is their sister site and has the normal prices.

7.5% discount code is: SAVEME75

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/search/326110011/p/home

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:52 pm

But what's LUK saying? are they any good? budget brand?

Post Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:57 pm

Its good. Its a OEM part.

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:38 am

pacerpete wrote:Get a Continental or Gates belt off ECP . Ca a tenner IIRC. ECP for the tensioner and water pump while you are at it.

ContiTech well according to bss325i is the same as New Genuine BMW except without the BMW logo

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:39 am

ECP are always doing a promotion 50% off online something or another every other weekend
Sign up to their emails

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:21 pm

I'm looking at the conti tech drive belts on cp4l and there's 4 different ones for my car, all priced different with different item numbers

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:27 pm

Put the BMW part no into the search and it should come up.

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:44 pm

Nope nothing.. all 'could not find'

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:53 pm

Only two types of timing belt fitted to a M20, and that's a 128 tooth one on ancient ones and a 127 tooth one on the newer stuff. Different tooth profile as well.

Post Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:11 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:Different tooth profile as well.

Is it one is a round profile and the other is a square profile?