E30 Zone

Any idea why i keep getting quotes of Ԛ£50 for a replacement dissy cap for my 320i (e30 1989) beemer?? also the rotor arm appears to be Ԛ£20! call me cheap, (not to my face mind) but i would have thought theyd be a tenner each max!! WHY SO MUCH!!!!!???

Won't get 'em much cheaper mate IMO

someone will come along and say I'm wrong

john

johnl320 wrote: someone will come along and say I'm wrong
john

Don't think they will.

have you tried euro carparts?

ECP and GSF do them both for just over Ԛ£40, just over Ԛ£30 for the dizzy and Ԛ£10 for the rotor arm.

GSF are uselss bastads

Sorry, missread the OP.
Ԛ£50 the pair is about the going rate.

318-is wrote:GSF are uselss bastads

Explain? Always good to back up these claims when slating a company?

Halfords?!

They're about the same price as ECP & GSF, but if you know anyone with a trade card you'll save a decent chunk

I got a cap for Ԛ£30 in halfords and the rotor arm for Ԛ£10.

You could also try www.motormec.co.uk - genuine parts so will probs be more.

How did you manage that?
The cap for my 316i cost me Ԛ£60!! I hate halfords they know they can charge what they like when yoiur stuck in the evening!!

Ratfink wrote:How did you manage that?
The cap for my 316i cost me Ԛ£60!! I hate halfords they know they can charge what they like when yoiur stuck in the evening!!

It looked like it had been on the shelf for a very long time and they've not restocked since (about 6 month ago) So Iam guess it was an end of line item.

This is one reason why I liked the m10 engine... only Ԛ£6!

Did used to eat them in about 1-2 years mind.....

Gwynleym10 wrote:This is one reason why I liked the m10 engine... only Ԛ£6!

Did used to eat them in about 1-2 years mind.....

how did I know there would be an m10 reference in there somewhere

you're an m40 boy now, dave (bad impression!)

GSF seem to be about average for the distributor cap/rotorarm, but as brian says, they are long lasting items

you're an m40 boy now,

Er not for long!

Gwynleym10 wrote:

you're an m40 boy now,

Er not for long!

got the m30 yet? you'll be frightened by the price of rotor arms for them

m40 = Ԛ£30.71
m30 = Ԛ£34.11


Under Ԛ£4 difference.... Other m30 parts are cheaper than m40.

Just perfecting the body work, then making a start on the suspension/brakes next week end.

Starting to gather parts....

Neil, have you tried Maccess?

garyp_E30_325i wrote:Neil, have you tried Maccess?

not yet mate-been kinda hectic!

hows you anyway? YHM

318-is wrote:GSF are uselss bastads

that's a useful post. if you don't like your GSF branch then fine, but why slate the whole chain when you don't know what you're talking about?

my local ECP is a badly organised place where you normally have to wait at least quarter of an hour to get served. my local GSF is friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and if anything overstaffed.

my local ECP is a badly organised place where you normally have to wait at least quarter of an hour to get served. my local GSF is friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and if anything overstaffed.

But mine is the opposite!
Always found Euro to be better than GSF...well in London anyway. I think it must be a local thing...and perhaps what you get used to.

My local GSF have been both good & bad, but one time when I really needed 'em and I got there just as they were locking up the manager went back inside and got me my parts. Now that was good of him. I reckon like most places it's all down to the folk in the place, decent folk = decent place.

Yeah GSF was great when i got a new rad for the E30 i had, bloke even threw in a bit of coolant and the discount even tho i forgot my card!

can't fault GSF ,
1. they're 2 mins from me
2. always helpful
3. nearly always in stock ( and i've spent a fortune there last year )
4. get discount now

i know its halfords, but i got clearance sale thing on ht leads for my 323, Ԛ£15, he also said the rotor arm on clearance was 60p, but there was none left or i wouldve bought a few. i had running problems and had to get leads, runs amazing now!!!

Thanks for the response guys, been very helpful, i found a guy selling both cap and rotor arm for Ԛ£20 the pair so i snapped em up! if anyones interested PM me and i'll send you his details to get one if he still has em.

Still want to know whats so special about them that they can charge Ԛ£50 a piece?? any ideas/explanations?

My Gsf has been excellent, i used to get stuff for my MK1 golf there all the time, they were always great, they were farnborough (or was it farnham...?) way.