What's the best place to buy parts from?

[mft]

Hi all

What's the best place to buy spare parts for e30s? Are BMW dealers any good, and do they even carry e30 parts nowadays? How about third party parts manufacturers?

Thanks

[Keg_gt]

I find german swedish and french parts really good on price and service myself

[Chris-W]

You will be surprised by just how many E30 parts BMW Dealers supply, and by the good prices as well in many cases. Eurocarparts and GSF, as mentioned above, also good.

[Davenotouring]

As above, GSF or Euro Car Parts.

BMW still have service type items in stock, generally. But can still get most parts, albeit with a wait.

[Speedtouch]

BMW dealers can be cheaper than others for certain items, and yes they do most E30 parts still!

[snoops]

yep id definitly say the dealers but otherwise as already said eurocarparts is quite good aswell

[fuzzy]

ive often been surprised at how cheap the main dealer can be.a couple of times theyve been cheaper than ECP.bmw are always my first port of call when i need something,they wont often have them in stock but will get them within a couple of days.

[Turbo-Brown]

Another vote for the main dealers.

A couple of the parts desk people at my local one are quite enthusiastic about E30s and I've never had to wait more than a couple of days for bits, even when they've had to get them in from Germany!

Contrast that with Peugeot who kept us waiting for over 6 weeks and charged us one metric arm/leg combo for a set of flywheel bolts!

[GingerTim]

Had a split top rad hose the other week, phoned my local dealer, had it on the shelf! Job done that day. Even if they ain't got it they can usually get it next day. Alway's worth a call.

[Turbo-Brown]

Good example hoses, got a complete engine set including hose clips from the dealers for £65 or so last year!

[Pal318is]

bmw are always my first port of call when i need something,they wont often have them in stock but will get them within a couple of days.

Same here, i always ttry them first then see what the other places have to offer and at least the guys at the dealers know what there talking about...well most of them do...

Pal

[BIGJO]

Get a quote from all the places.

BMW, ECP, GSF etc.

Then make the purchase.


Regards, BJ.

[JazzMan]

www.motormec.co.uk

[215m3]

My new liitle venture might be of some help. We are currently in the process of getting the website sorted. We supply only new genuine bmw parts, with either a label or box for most parts. We hope to be up and running soon. Our prices are no more than 50% of the dealership price including shipping costs. The site is a buy it now type and the price displayed is the price shipped to your address.

We are not able to get parts at request. I have over 100 parts for the E30. I have sold a few items on ebay under the username wwwpartsauctioncouk and will be putting more items on shortly. You will be able to view our feedback.

the site is www.bmbits.co.uk or www.partsauction.co.uk but this one is not linked in yet. The bmbits site will always redirect you when the name is changed to our other name.

[fuzzy]

My new liitle venture might be of some help. We are currently in the process of getting the website sorted. We supply only new genuine bmw parts, with either a label or box for most parts. We hope to be up and running soon. Our prices are no more than 50% of the dealership price including shipping costs. The site is a buy it now type and the price displayed is the price shipped to your address.

We are not able to get parts at request. I have over 100 parts for the E30. I have sold a few items on ebay under the username wwwpartsauctioncouk and will be putting more items on shortly. You will be able to view our feedback.

the site is www.bmbits.co.uk or www.partsauction.co.uk but this one is not linked in yet. The bmbits site will always redirect you when the name is changed to our other name.

im getting 'this page cannot be displayed' for both these sites

[orangecurry]

www.motormec.co.uk

I agree - everything I've had from Motormec has been BMW-bagged O/E parts, but cheaper. Obviously you have to pay postage on top, so get a quote from the dealer first, then call Motormec.

[spence_star]

Main dealers definalty, you dont want pattern parts so go main dealers. parts for an E30 are ok as its an older car.

[e30bmlover]

You will be surprised by just how many E30 parts BMW Dealers supply, and by the good prices as well in many cases. Eurocarparts and GSF, as mentioned above, also good.

i agree chris, but on the other hand some prices are still quite steep... i phoned my local dealer for a price of a steering rack they said it will be £800 for an exchange rack. as you can imagine i nearly had a stroke.

[old_skool]

I agree with the dealer first. I have found breakers that want more than the new price from the dealer before. It always amazes me that some things that you think might cost peanuts are quite dear though - definitely first place to call in any case and you can't generally beat genuine bits.

My local dealers parts dept and me are on first name terms, and they are all BMW enthusiasts, in shirts and ties, with time to spare even though your car is over 15 years old. not pimply cabbages that won't give you the time of day like SOME other car manufacturers parts depts. Not naming names [cough] FORD

I ordered a new washer bottle for my 2002 from the dealer a few weeks ago, It was made in 1970, that's before most of us were born, they had at in Germany and it was here in four days, all for £21.00. Now that IS service.

[Chris-W]

My local dealers parts dept and me are on first name terms, and they are all BMW enthusiasts, in shirts and ties, with time to spare even though your car is over 15 years old. not pimply cabbages that won't give you the time of day like SOME other car manufacturers parts depts. Not naming names [cough] FORD

Quite right. In a similar vein, I needed a small but vital part for our Range Rover during Christmas week. Having been treated like proletariat dirt by various LR parts dept's I got one it within 48 hours from BMW (thanfully an M51 engine).

[Davenotouring]

Chris, don't expect people to understand words like that.

Important is suitable, vital is over the top.

On a serious note, what does proletariat mean?

[Chris-W]

No idea - I run all my replies through www.poncemypostup.com

[320Touring]

Chris, don't expect people to understand words like that.

Important is suitable, vital is over the top.

On a serious note, what does proletariat mean?

In laymans terms, proletariat could be construed as plebian.

[GingerTim]

At least with dealer's you don't get cheep tack that don't fit or poor quality! Depend's what part's you need. Alway's best to phone around. Can be quiet susprising!

[orangecurry]

Chris, don't expect people to understand words like that.

Important is suitable, vital is over the top.

On a serious note, what does proletariat mean?

In laymans terms, proletariat could be construed as plebian.

In Marxist theory, the proletariat is that class of society which does not have ownership of the means of production. Proletarians are wage-workers, while some refer to those who receive salaries as the salariat. For Marx, however, wage labor may involve getting a salary rather than a wage per se.

Marxism sees the proletariat and bourgeoisie (capitalist class) as occupying conflicting positions, since (for example) factory workers automatically wish wages to be as high as possible, while owners and their proxies wish for wages (costs) to be as low as possible.

In Marxist theory, the proletariat may also include (1) some elements of the petty bourgeoisie, if they rely primarily but not exclusively on self-employment at an income no different from an ordinary wage or below it, and (2) the lumpenproletariat, who are not in legal employment. Intermediate positions are possible, where some wage-labor for an employer combines with self-employment. Socialist political parties have often struggled over the question of whether they should seek to organize and represent the entire proletariat, or just the wage-earning working class.

According to Marxism, capitalism is a system based on the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie (the "capitalists", who own and control the means of production). This exploitation takes place as follows: the workers, who own no means of production of their own, must seek jobs in order to live. They get hired by a capitalist and work for him, producing some sort of goods or services. These goods or services then become the property of the capitalist, who sells them and gets a certain amount of money in exchange. One part of the wealth produced is used to pay the workers' wages, while the other part (surplus value) is split between the capitalist's private takings (profit), and the money used to pay rent, buy supplies and renew the forces of production. Thus the capitalist can earn money (profit) from the work of his employees without actually doing any work, or in excess of his own work. Marxists argue that new wealth is created through work; therefore, if someone gains wealth that he did not work for, then someone else works and does not receive the full wealth created by his work. In other words, that "someone else" is exploited. Thus, Marxists argue that capitalists make a profit by exploiting workers.

Marx himself argued that it was the goal of the proletariat itself to displace the capitalist system with socialism, changing the social relationships underpinning the class system and then developing into a future communist society in which: "..the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all" (Communist Manifesto).

Arnold J. Toynbee uses the term "internal" and "external proletariat" in his monumental "A Study of History" to describe the groups within and external to the frontiers of the state, who during the time of troubles, the World Empire and the decay of a civilisation, are progressively disenfranchised, and come to have little loyalty to the survival of that civilisation.

Marx makes a clear distinction of proletariat as salaried workers, which he sees a progressive class, with Lumpenproletariat, "rag-proletariat", the poorest and outcasts of the society, such as beggars, tricksters, entertainers, buskers, criminals and prostitutes, which he considers a retrograde class. According to Lenin, the Lumpenproletariat belong in the "reactionary classes" and is to be destroyed during the dictatorship of proletariat.

[benjy]

wow.............bring on the revolution comrades!!!

[215m3]

New name for Partsauction site

www.bmminiparts.com

1000's of parts searched by vin number

[capri_rob]

I use a mix of main dealer, Euro and GSF.
Always buy things like Oil filters and cambelts from main dealer, but most other stuff from ECP ( have found them to be marginally cheaper than GSF lately )

[215m3]

www.bmminiparts.com is genuine parts which is very comparative to GSF and ECP, which are replacement or copy