Should I buy Mtech kit from USA or Vancouver Local?

ricky123hk2002 · 09-12-2007, 12:45 PM

Anyone bought their Mtech kit from USA?
I want to buy Mtech kit, but the local dealer just.....RIP OFF!!!
1250 usd in USA Canada 1950 Cnd WTF?
and USA has discount as always... CANADA SUCKS...

ctgazer · 09-12-2007, 01:02 PM

find a US paint shop that near the border. have the dealer ship it there after you buy and get it mounted in the US. leave your oem kit there and pick it up piece by piece so you dont get charged.

paullo · 09-12-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ctgazer

find a US paint shop that near the border. have the dealer ship it there after you buy and get it mounted in the US. leave your oem kit there and pick it up piece by piece so you dont get charged.

Jaws · 09-12-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ricky123hk2002

Anyone bought their Mtech kit from USA?
I want to buy Mtech kit, but the local dealer just.....RIP OFF!!!
1250 usd in USA Canada 1950 Cnd WTF?
and USA has discount as always... CANADA SUCKS...

Buy it from the States then. And Canada sucks because you can get cheaper prices on parts in the US?

ricky123hk2002 · 09-12-2007, 07:04 PM

=.= actually Canada only sucks at anything about car lol
Other than that, Canada is a great country!

SGxi · 09-12-2007, 07:22 PM

Tischer charges 855 USD for the whole kit, so it's not THAT bad with the current exchange rate.

You do need to find a good body shop to paint and install, which in my case, costs more than the actual kit, but the result is great.

spacedogg · 09-12-2007, 07:43 PM

I would ask MWDesign to see if they can do a good deal for you.

Or...ask Tokion @ DukeDynamics to see how much they are selling their E90 kit...

Just a thought..

ricky123hk2002 · 09-12-2007, 08:46 PM

thx thx for all the info
i am asking mwdesign already

wc19 · 09-14-2007, 12:23 PM

i'm interested in getting the kit as well. who have you asked ricky?

canucklion · 09-14-2007, 12:30 PM

I would advise against buying the Duke kit, I've seen it in person, it's poorly made. It would take the bodyshop a hell of a time to prep it in comparison to the OEM kit

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Originally Posted by spacedogg

Or...ask Tokion @ DukeDynamics to see how much they are selling their E90 kit...

Just a thought..

Xtype0 · 09-14-2007, 06:31 PM

I'm interested in getting a kit as well. Perhaps we can get some group buy or install going?

kalch · 09-14-2007, 06:57 PM

pm halB, he had it done.

halB · 09-14-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

I would advise against buying the Duke kit, I've seen it in person, it's poorly made. It would take the bodyshop a hell of a time to prep it in comparison to the OEM kit

No offence, but I believe the Duke Dynamics kit is made of rigid fibreglass done somewhere overseas from a mould they made themselves. The BMW OEM kit, meanwhile, is made of polyurethane which is more flexible, using injection moulding which is by far more precise and cost way way more to develope (to make the huge steel moulds using CAD/CAM). At the end you get what you pay for.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...63&postcount=1

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75960

canucklion · 09-16-2007, 11:39 AM

hmm, no offense to me? none taken, because I agree with you.

I've seen the Duke kit in person, it's nothing to write home about, and yeah, it is made in China.

The body shop owner had to do a lot of prep work on the bumper that wouldn't need be done on the OEM PUR kit

exactly you get what you paid for, but with the opportunity for us to get the OEM Mtech kit (E90) for 850 + shipping from Tischer, that's a damn steal compare to the Duke kit

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Originally Posted by halB

No offence, but I believe the Duke Dynamics kit is made of rigid fibreglass done somewhere overseas from a mould they made themselves. The BMW OEM kit, meanwhile, is made of polyurethane which is more flexible, using injection moulding which is by far more precise and cost way way more to develope (to make the huge steel moulds using CAD/CAM). At the end you get what you pay for.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...63&postcount=1

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75960

antidentite · 09-17-2007, 06:23 PM

Has anyone actually purchased the $850 price from Tischer? I'd like to purchase this kit as well, athough I need to find a body shop that can paint and install it locally first...

SGxi · 09-17-2007, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by antidentite

Has anyone actually purchased the $850 price from Tischer? I'd like to purchase this kit as well, athough I need to find a body shop that can paint and install it locally first...

I did!

$855 + shipping (about $200) + customs, it came out to about $1300 CAD, and depending on which body shop you use, you can get it done for not much money.

It's cheaper now with the exchange rate. The kit from Tischer is a FULL kit, so everything will fit perfectly. Any of the dealers will be able to get it installed for you properly.

I got mine installed at Budd's Body shop. They did a fantastic job matching the paint. I know Parkview installed quite a few kits as well, including the E90 335i (They have one at the dealer awhile back)

wc19 · 09-18-2007, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SGxi

I did!

$855 + shipping (about $200) + customs, it came out to about $1300 CAD, and depending on which body shop you use, you can get it done for not much money.

It's cheaper now with the exchange rate. The kit from Tischer is a FULL kit, so everything will fit perfectly. Any of the dealers will be able to get it installed for you properly.

I got mine installed at Budd's Body shop. They did a fantastic job matching the paint. I know Parkview installed quite a few kits as well, including the E90 335i (They have one at the dealer awhile back)

PICS PLEASE!!

SGxi · 09-18-2007, 07:51 AM

Oops, sorry, I thought you are talking about the E90... didn't realize you all have E92s

Pix are in my Garage and I don't think the E92 kit is that cheap?

wc19 · 09-19-2007, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SGxi

Oops, sorry, I thought you are talking about the E90... didn't realize you all have E92s

Pix are in my Garage and I don't think the E92 kit is that cheap?

its actually cheaper than the e90 kit

jgalaxy · 09-19-2007, 11:30 AM

There are 2 kits. There is the M-Aero kit (available from the US from Tischer etc.) and the there is the M-Tech kit not available in the US. MWDesign can source the M-Tech kit. It's a little more than the Aero kit, but looks nicer IMO.

antidentite · 09-19-2007, 04:04 PM

Just for the record, the M-tech kit is about twice as expensive as the M Aero kit, and requires additional parts (such as new foglights) so the installation would be more expensive.

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Originally Posted by jgalaxy

There are 2 kits. There is the M-Aero kit (available from the US from Tischer etc.) and the there is the M-Tech kit not available in the US. MWDesign can source the M-Tech kit. It's a little more than the Aero kit, but looks nicer IMO.

PAKMAN · 09-19-2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ricky123hk2002

Anyone bought their Mtech kit from USA?
I want to buy Mtech kit, but the local dealer just.....RIP OFF!!!
1250 usd in USA Canada 1950 Cnd WTF?
and USA has discount as always... CANADA SUCKS...

you guys get quoted 1250 from where? my dealer quoted me 3000 usd non painted not installed.-_-

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SGxi Major General 158 Rep 6,805 Posts Drives: E90 328xi Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (17) Garage List 2007 328xi [0.00]	Tischer charges 855 USD for the whole kit, so it's not THAT bad with the current exchange rate. You do need to find a good body shop to paint and install, which in my case, costs more than the actual kit, but the result is great. __________________ MY07 A22 E90 N52Nxi
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spacedogg Colonel 197 Rep 2,816 Posts Drives: Debadged Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	I would ask MWDesign to see if they can do a good deal for you. Or...ask Tokion @ DukeDynamics to see how much they are selling their E90 kit... Just a thought..
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