Are BMW dealers serious?

E93_Savage · 09-16-2019, 03:31 AM

So my clutch is slipping and I've bought a spec 2+ and flywheel to match. I didnt do my research far enough to see that a few if not all the bellhousing bolts are a one time use only. So I called up BMW of Berkley and got quoted 250.06$USD

for 11 bolts. How is that even possible?? I hung up before I asked about the flywheel bolts as i needed those too. I'm going tomorrow face to face and see if that was right.

If that's true I'd like to try and get these same day so I can start changing it out. Anyone know of a shop that keeps them in stock or someone that has them as a spare set or not ready to change their clutch yet .Willing to drive for them, but I live in the bay area (oakland).

Any help appreciated.

2009 E93 335I

sheesh · 09-16-2019, 11:20 AM

Just get the steel replacements from fcp. Or see if you have a Fastenal around you. Or just take them to a hardware store and find some grade 8 or 10 steel flange bolts or cap screws with the same threads.

E93_Savage · 09-16-2019, 03:38 PM

Called another dealer and was quoted 87$ for the same parts.do price change depending on location??

Anywho called BimmerOnly of Fremont they will have it all for me tomorrow under 50$

Thorin · 09-16-2019, 04:13 PM

East Bay BMW (Hendricks?) have been good to me for prices, often comparable to prices from online vendors. The one time their parts were a bit spendy were with SS nuts, but Fastenal in Dublin came to the rescue.

Rogue-OP · 10-13-2019, 11:54 PM

Yeah each dealer has their own prices. Definitely sucks.

vladskies · 10-26-2019, 01:45 AM

A bit late to this but I can vouch for BimmerOnly.

That is the people I go to when it comes to my N54/E90, as well as a sort of other BMW's I have owned.

Years of relationship and friendship.

09-16-2019, 03:31 AM	#1
E93_Savage Private First Class 153 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 73 240z , 09 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (0)	Are BMW dealers serious? So my clutch is slipping and I've bought a spec 2+ and flywheel to match. I didnt do my research far enough to see that a few if not all the bellhousing bolts are a one time use only. So I called up BMW of Berkley and got quoted 250.06$USD for 11 bolts. How is that even possible?? I hung up before I asked about the flywheel bolts as i needed those too. I'm going tomorrow face to face and see if that was right. If that's true I'd like to try and get these same day so I can start changing it out. Anyone know of a shop that keeps them in stock or someone that has them as a spare set or not ready to change their clutch yet .Willing to drive for them, but I live in the bay area (oakland). Any help appreciated. 2009 E93 335I Last edited by E93_Savage; 09-16-2019 at 05:19 AM..
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sheesh New Member 5 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 white/red Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: rosamond, ca iTrader: (1)	Just get the steel replacements from fcp. Or see if you have a Fastenal around you. Or just take them to a hardware store and find some grade 8 or 10 steel flange bolts or cap screws with the same threads.
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09-16-2019, 03:38 PM	#3
E93_Savage Private First Class 153 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 73 240z , 09 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (0)	Called another dealer and was quoted 87$ for the same parts.do price change depending on location?? Anywho called BimmerOnly of Fremont they will have it all for me tomorrow under 50$
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09-16-2019, 04:13 PM	#4
Thorin Second Lieutenant 118 Rep 272 Posts Drives: e91 6MT ZSP Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	East Bay BMW (Hendricks?) have been good to me for prices, often comparable to prices from online vendors. The one time their parts were a bit spendy were with SS nuts, but Fastenal in Dublin came to the rescue.
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10-13-2019, 11:54 PM	#5
Rogue-OP Private First Class 58 Rep 192 Posts Drives: to Drum & Bass Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: West Coast iTrader: (0)	Yeah each dealer has their own prices. Definitely sucks.
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10-26-2019, 01:45 AM	#6
vladskies Private First Class 26 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 2008 335i e90 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Fremont, CA iTrader: (2)	A bit late to this but I can vouch for BimmerOnly. That is the people I go to when it comes to my N54/E90, as well as a sort of other BMW's I have owned. Years of relationship and friendship.
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