BMW Parts Prices NEW SHOCKER...

[Royalratch]

headlamps complete unit £318 plus VAT?!

Thats harsh but not bum rape and certainly not Piston ring territory.

[gareth]

how about the little teeny weeny (1/2" long) rubber AFM mounts for a M30: $12.29 each!

[Royalratch]

Front Ashtray - £34 including cigarette lighter contact and cubby hole - quite reasonable.

Rear ashtray which is a plastic box - £140!!



New champ!

[Royalratch]

Okay.

Rear bumper trim inserts. I bought 2 x new sets about 6 months ago. The rear corners were about £15 each and the centre about £20 or so.

Just been told it's £105 for the rear set alone.

BMW will keep making parts and sell them as long as there is demand. When demand stops, manufacturing stops and the prices shoot up.

Everyone get on the phone now and place orders for Indigo Sport Seat backs please.

[AlpineAde]

Ha! All my bumper inserts are new and bought at a price similar to you, Ratch. Lucky!

And thank God my Indigo interior is sorted.

[Royalratch]

So far, Rear Ashtray and Piston rings are clear leaders for the total shocker award...

Hmmm, brand new Wishbone or rear Ashtray? MTEC Illuminated Gear Knob or Rear Ashtray? 4 x BBS Centre Caps or REAR FRIGGIN' ASHTRAY?!

[polsta]

Okay.

Rear bumper trim inserts. I bought 2 x new sets about 6 months ago. The rear corners were about £15 each and the centre about £20 or so.

Just been told it's £105 for the rear set alone.

rang them up about these this morning, £100 for 3 bits of pxy trimm, its a joke

with regard to the bmw wheel badges, bought some for £4 each last week for the bbs, i find some smaller bits are cheaper there than youd think or on ebay etc, ie they are more on ebay, as were the mtech gear knob emblem (£7 bmw-£12 on ebay) , and alarm key fobs were cheaper too, but other bits are a joke

mud flaps £90 for a full set

£15 for a poxy diamond black touch up stick

[StuBeeDoo]

Sorry, but I can't be ar53d to read the whole thread so I don't know if this one's been posted before.

I just ordered an M20 head gasket set - £206+VAT

[bss325i]

Front saloon (non M3) graduated tint windscreen, this time last year, £130+Vat.

Now its £199+Vat and i need one as the one i bought last year is cracked!

[barrymate]

325i ht lead set £250

[bss325i]

Is it a coincidence that when the E30 went Mobile Tradition last yeat, the prices shot up?!

[Blitz]

Vibration damper
€309.00

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/C ... on_damper/

[fingerman]

Ordered a few bits from the dealer earlier this week and noticed an increase in prices - and they told me !

Sorry if this has been mentioned but this is quite a long thread

Bonnet emblems were something like £21 each and I ordered 2! They said they went up in price £5 at the end of last year, they had a black back as well which seem to be different?

Anyway good prices are the centre emblems for 14" BBS's - these were about £2.50 each and I ordered a top seatbelt clip for the wife's E36, that was 51p ! - on ebay some people are charging around £5

I recently got rid of the wife's Renault Scenic just because parts for the thing are so expensive (and I hated it!) Most BMW parts are reasonably priced and at least you know they should be well built

[cro320]

I was surprised when I saw how cheap floor mats are, model for used vehicles...whole set for 50EUR

[Jozi]

Viscous fan is something like 270 incl vat in Euro over here, gsf has them for 45 or 70

[e30gazza]

I just got a price for a can of paint spray- £20 !
Shocking !

[Royalratch]

Viscous fan is something like 270 incl vat in Euro over here, gsf has them for 45 or 70

That is insane.

[ShepsEvo3]

S14 2.5 crank, 2006 £500, 2010 £1600+

S14 2.5 block and pistons in 2009 £1080, Just pistons and rings without block £1200!

No it doesn't make sence!

[Falkster]

S14 2.5 crank, 2006 £500, 2010 £1600+

S14 2.5 block and pistons in 2009 £1080, Just pistons and rings without block £1200!

No it doesn't make sence!

Clearly Paul they are cashing in on the inflated 'M' premium.

[goosiegander]

I'm sorry -how much for a piston ring?!

[Royalratch]

I know it;s a Z1 but a friend just paid £1000 for new leather centre console.

[lukescott]

BMW badge for the 15" bbs wheels............ €14 euro each. here in Dublin.

[Royalratch]

Wow. Alpina ones are only £10 each.

The BBS ones were £1.60 each last time I bought some - a year ago or so...

[bmwsport]

I know its only a small item but a rubber breather hose that cost me £8 last year is now £22

Good job it's still under warrenty and is being replaced FOC, the rubber has already deteriorated/cracked and when warm it collapsed causing all sorts of idle problems. This item was replaced for preventive measures, i put the old one back on and all was ok. I hope the replacement performs better

[StuBeeDoo]

325i camshaft.......

Retail £331.12 + VAT, thank you very much sir.

[bmwsport]

good excuse to put a schrick in there...

[DanThe]

S52 camshafts = £550 odd + VAT........ EACH!

[Royalratch]

7.44Am Dan - impressive!

Camshafts are special bits though and though they are pricey, I wouldn't feel totally winded at those prices.

It's still Piston Rings and Rear ashtray in the lead...

[StuBeeDoo]

good excuse to put a schrick in there...

A Cat264 was going to cost over £320, and there was some doubt as to whether the pistons would need pocketing. Hence my decision to stick with what's known to work.

[csl]

325i camshaft.......

Retail £331.12 + VAT, thank you very much sir.

Yes, i have just purchased one of those

I do hope you got some discount on that price though fella?

[StuBeeDoo]

325i camshaft.......

Retail £331.12 + VAT, thank you very much sir.

Yes, i have just purchased one of those

I do hope you got some discount on that price though fella?

I get 10% at my local.

[bobski]

my dad rang up through his garage today for a new set of clips for my m tech 2 front valance, door pods and lower skirts £189.00 + VAT

[snakebrain]

Eh? I know the clips you're talking about - they should be cheap as chips, even for a few dozen...

[bobski]

full set that was for too. i said to him they should be a lot cheaper. thats what the chap told him from bmw.

[finluxsuperstar]

1) Vapor Barrier film (clear sticky plastic basically) - £30 per meter!

Tell me about it. What's the way around this? The joker who had my car before me ripped it all out to get at the locks.

Polythene sheet from the local hardware store and a roll of black nasty - sorted. Mine has been on for a year and no issues.

took my door card off and mine has been 'fixed' with parcel tape.. lovely!