[ohcodeine]

Hey everyone,

Sorry for posting this here, I find it more active than the 1addicts forum and it’s an N54 so same platform? I have a 135i project that I purchased last year as a salvage vehicle. I was very enthusiastic about bringing this beautiful beast back to life. Unfortunately, along the journey, I’ve had to deal with people ripping me off and taking advantage of me.

I had the interior disassembled by a private wrecker to replace the airbags (dashboard, driver and curtain) however he did a half job and told me he will complete the rest after I get the exterior panel work complete. There was another instance where I needed a specific part and this wrecker told me he had it so I drove over an hour to where he is only to be told he doesn’t have it.

I had my car at the panel shop the panel beater who is a friend of mine, took over a year to fix it (he just kept putting it off) eventually I gave up and had to go overseas. He informed me that the parts the wrecker provided had damage on them which I believe as he came across very dodgy. I came back late last year and kept following up only to be told two weeks and it’ll be done over and over again. Finally, the car was done after having a serious conversation about his workmanship. I got the car back finally and there’s still a lot of work to be done. I tried contacting the wrecker who initially worked on my interior and it seems he wants to charge me for getting it done as well as I have to have it towed to him which is over an hour away. I do not wish to deal with him. I need to get the interior back to original (it’s a mess at the moment). There’s no headliner, climate control, A B pillars and the car is extremely dusty from being in the panel shop. In addition to this, the car does not start anymore (it did before I gave it to the panel beater) and he told me it’s something to do with the fuel pump (from what I remember it did not have a lock ring). I need to replace the seatbelt pretensioners and get the airbag module cleared.

I’ve been trying to find someone who will do the final leg work to get the car back to normal. I’ve contacted a few reputable shops who said they’re booked out but can do the work however I’m really scared to see the bill as I’ve already spent a considerable amount on the car.

If there’s anyone who is in Sydney and can help me out then please contact me.

[EB89]

Sorry you have had a crap time.

Join the Aussie Facebook group, it’s much more active than this Aussie sub forum, and all the people who are regulars here are active there.

Search “BMW 1M, 135i and 335i Australia” on Facebook.

You will get more responses

[EB89]

And to answer you question, the mechanic I would recommend is EuroWerk in castle hill.

https://eurowerke.com.au/

They were called Hills Eurohaus up until recently.

Although it doesn’t sound like you need a mechanic.
I’m not sure they would do panel work and interior stuff like that.

[juld0zer]

Send me a PM with some more info. I replied to your post on fb but can't find the post anymore.
eg. Location, exact stuff that you need done.

Will there be a headliner going back in?

[Socket]

Same as above
Tbh for the price the 135s are going for today it might be cheaper to part out the one you have and buy another one
All depends on what you need to do to get it fixed up
I have PMed you my phone number
Feel free to give me a call and we can talk it through
Happy to help if I can

[newbie335i]

Originally Posted by ohcodeine

Hey everyone,

Sorry for posting this here, I find it more active than the 1addicts forum and it’s an N54 so same platform? I have a 135i project that I purchased last year as a salvage vehicle. I was very enthusiastic about bringing this beautiful beast back to life. Unfortunately, along the journey, I’ve had to deal with people ripping me off and taking advantage of me.

I had the interior disassembled by a private wrecker to replace the airbags (dashboard, driver and curtain) however he did a half job and told me he will complete the rest after I get the exterior panel work complete. There was another instance where I needed a specific part and this wrecker told me he had it so I drove over an hour to where he is only to be told he doesn’t have it.

I had my car at the panel shop the panel beater who is a friend of mine, took over a year to fix it (he just kept putting it off) eventually I gave up and had to go overseas. He informed me that the parts the wrecker provided had damage on them which I believe as he came across very dodgy. I came back late last year and kept following up only to be told two weeks and it’ll be done over and over again. Finally, the car was done after having a serious conversation about his workmanship. I got the car back finally and there’s still a lot of work to be done. I tried contacting the wrecker who initially worked on my interior and it seems he wants to charge me for getting it done as well as I have to have it towed to him which is over an hour away. I do not wish to deal with him. I need to get the interior back to original (it’s a mess at the moment). There’s no headliner, climate control, A B pillars and the car is extremely dusty from being in the panel shop. In addition to this, the car does not start anymore (it did before I gave it to the panel beater) and he told me it’s something to do with the fuel pump (from what I remember it did not have a lock ring). I need to replace the seatbelt pretensioners and get the airbag module cleared.

I’ve been trying to find someone who will do the final leg work to get the car back to normal. I’ve contacted a few reputable shops who said they’re booked out but can do the work however I’m really scared to see the bill as I’ve already spent a considerable amount on the car.

If there’s anyone who is in Sydney and can help me out then please contact me.

Hi - i'm a recent joiner on this forum and did some research on Sydney mechanics for my 335i. The general consensus in feedback I got - in terms of good, reliable work, fair (not cheapest!) price and knowledge of car/platform ; and the 2 names that kept coming up were Eurowerke (as EB89 has already mentioned) in the Hills District & BMS Autohaus in Darlinghurst Sydney. I had some work done recently by BMS and no issues. I will be giving Eurowerke a go next time to see how they compare. The other feedback was that BMS was good for 'normal' maintenance and Eurowerke were better for highly tuned, modified cars.

Good luck with your project

[jard]

Man sound like you have had a rough run with this project of yours and i'm sorry to hear that. Everyone on this forum is here to help with advice and it's far more informative I have found compared to some of the BMW groups floating around on facebook. As ED89 mentioned the BMW 1M, 135i and 335i Australia group is pretty decent as well so check that out.

[drZ]

Which side of Sydney are u at mate?

[ohcodeine]

Originally Posted by drZ

Which side of Sydney are u at mate?

Hey man, I'm in Western Sydney

[ohcodeine]

Originally Posted by jard

Man sound like you have had a rough run with this project of yours and i'm sorry to hear that. Everyone on this forum is here to help with advice and it's far more informative I have found compared to some of the BMW groups floating around on facebook. As ED89 mentioned the BMW 1M, 135i and 335i Australia group is pretty decent as well so check that out.

Thank you, yeah I never expected this much responses so very surprised. Awesome community here!

[ohcodeine]

Originally Posted by juld0zer

Send me a PM with some more info. I replied to your post on fb but can't find the post anymore.
eg. Location, exact stuff that you need done.

Will there be a headliner going back in?

Pmd you man

[insanesam]

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