small lesson about aftermarket parts
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Topic: small lesson about aftermarket parts
Posted By: UweM3
Subject: small lesson about aftermarket parts
Date Posted: 13-February-2012 at 13:39
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I am not the one who feeds the dealer if I can get the same quality part elswhere cheaper. Same quality? Hmmmm, I am not so convinced anymore. 12 month ago I bought a 320d. Engine didn't reach operating temperatue. So I went and bought a new coolant thermostat. Aftermarket. Fitted ok but one of the pipe connectors needed a fair amount of persuasion to finally seat. Coolant temperature went up but not as high as I thought it would and reading around on the web seemed to confirm that modern diesels indeed have a problem of generating enough heat in the cold weater. Hence the electric auxillary heater under the bonnet. forward 12 mont to now. Coolant temperature didn't climb. Hardly left the blue fiel on the gauge. Slightly disappointed with the aftermarket quality I went to the dealer and bought one. cold and snow outside but I had the change the b****y thing because I was cold in the car! On removal of the aftermarket part I could see the failure straight away, some sort of rubber ring which sealed the metal insert had popped out and allowed collant to bypass the thermo element! Examinded the BMW part and surprise surprise, it doesn't even have that rubber ring. Fitted the BMW thermostat and my coolant temp is now rising fairly fast and sit's just a tad behind halfway (as it does in all other BMW's I ever owned) AND my economy has improved by at least 5-6mpg (on board computer) on the same trip to work. Conclusion. If I don't get a part which says BOSCH, Jurid, siemens or whatever or whoever supplies BMW, I will refuse to buy it. I am doing about 2k miles a month, a fair bit of wasted Diesel over the winter that was. ------------- E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg..... |
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Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 13-February-2012 at 15:40
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Agree
Aftermarket parts that are not OEM are a waste of your time and money.
BMW don't make cars they build them from parts suppliers like the ones mentioned above. Why pay dealer prices £95 for front brake pads when you can buy OEM ones (ATE/Textar) for half that price.
I recently bought Jurid front discs for my car, turns out that Jurid only makes ones for a E60 and E65 i.e. same disc for both models. Turns out they didn't fit as they were too deep and had to return them. They would only fit an E65 not and E60. I will be buying BMW ones as all aftermarket discs are single piece steel and not two pice lightened ones with alloy hubs.
Andrew ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 14-February-2012 at 23:58
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I bought a set of front pads for the 525i last June from GSF and were standard ATE pads for the E39 (even said so on the box). I took the decision to fit them the day I was heading for a ferry to France. I found out with the front drivers side caliper off that they were for an E60 and were a different size to those for the E39  Still GSF drove over to me and gave me a set of Jurid pads and managed to make the ferry.  ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 03-March-2012 at 15:56
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I never fitted after market bits to my BMW. With BMW bits you know what you are getting, with other stuff you don't. You might pay more, but i'd take that for the extra piece of mind. I just wish I had a BMW now but sadly money is very tight. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 03-March-2012 at 17:37
There's tight and there's tight...........
2nd hand BMW's aren't that expensive  ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Peter Fenwick wrote:Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 03-March-2012 at 19:35
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 03-March-2012 at 20:38
What's the price on your side these days ? ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 04-March-2012 at 10:24
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It's about €1.60 or £1.33 and moving northwards all the time. My motor (car) tax is up also to €1005 (£838) per annum.  ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: thepits
Date Posted: 04-March-2012 at 16:05
 ------------- Cats know your every thought. But don't care. |
Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 04-March-2012 at 19:01
Fuel is a bit cheaper there, it's about £1.37 a litre here for unleaded, about £1.46 for derv.
I paid 1.68 yo yo's last month in France (away from the ports, right down in Lexium Les bains !)
Road tax here (for mine a 2000 528i) is still £215
------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 05-March-2012 at 08:36
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Your prices aren't bad, I filled up yesterday at 134.9 or was it 135.9?
Road tax for me because I'm pre 2006 was £260. ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 05-March-2012 at 14:11
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News on our side of the water is that our annual motor tax rates are facing huge hikes to help payoff dodgy banking practices. Maybe soon I'll miss paying only €1005! ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Electrolytic
Date Posted: 04-April-2012 at 21:44
| totally agree! |