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Post Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:29 pm

Anyone know if you can buy the E30 tools from the rear boot kit individually from BMW?

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Post Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:43 pm

not sure how much itll be..
but if you do go the the dealers they'll rape you and charge you for there time lol
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Post Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:48 pm

I've just replied to your post in the wanted section, screwdriver is about Ԛ£2, and all is available seperate.
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Post Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:48 pm

Surely they can't rape me too much if I'm just after a single tool?...
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Post Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:50 pm

Simon wrote:I've just replied to your post in the wanted section, screwdriver is about Ԛ£2, and all is available seperate.
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:24 am

OE stuff from the dealer (almost all bits still available) are often a lot cheaper than you may think. Sometimes cheaper than places like GSF or Eurocarparts.
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:27 am

I'll seconnd that, A new 325i badge, both parts, cost Ԛ£14.50+VAT from the dealer, It was costing me Ԛ£25 from ebay.....
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:28 am

Always thought of BMW main dealers as a last resort for parts due to the expected costs. I'll check em out more often tho now I think.

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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:48 am

I have always gone to them first, so you can get an idea of how much it should cost!
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:33 am

stevetigger wrote:I have always gone to them first, so you can get an idea of how much it should cost!
i second that, i wanted a replacement front bumper and a wrecker wanted to charge me R1000.00 for a old used sun baked one and the Dealer gave me a brand new one for R600.00
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:11 pm

There are always individual BMW tools on E-bay not sure how they compare price wise
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:20 pm

Cotty180 wrote:There are always individual BMW tools on E-bay not sure how they compare price wise
Don't bother with tools on e-bay, I've sold a couple of screwdrivers on e-bay for about Ԛ£10 that cost me Ԛ£2 from the dealers!
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:29 pm

most of the ebay stuff like that is a rip off
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Post Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:35 pm

Simon wrote:
Cotty180 wrote:There are always individual BMW tools on E-bay not sure how they compare price wise
Don't bother with tools on e-bay, I've sold a couple of screwdrivers on e-bay for about Ԛ£10 that cost me Ԛ£2 from the dealers!
Shush, I've got some to sell!