Who do we like for new parts?

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BillW
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Who do we like for new parts?

Post by BillW »

Pelican?
A friend bought a rough M5 and needs clutch, rotors, etc.
skip535i
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Re: Who do we like for new parts?

Post by skip535i »

BillW wrote:Pelican?
A friend bought a rough M5 and needs clutch, rotors, etc.
Everyone is swearing by Blunt

http://www.blunttech.com/
DJM1986-5
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Post by DJM1986-5 »

Autohaus AZ - can't beat the selection, pricing or shipping policy. If they don't have it, try Pelican and if they don't have it order from the dealer or its prolly NLA

Bav Auto has gotten too expensive and their shipping policy is not competitive - they will not match prices unless you can prove the competition has identical parts I believe their special order parts come from Mobile Traditions - save yourself the time and money and order direct from the dealer.
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Post by Blue Shadow »

Pelican pricing is HIGH.
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Post by tsmall07 »

I usually go between autohausaz and elephantmotorsports depending on who is cheaper. Pelical is ALWAYS the highest.
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Post by option00002 »

Jack @ Elephant.
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Post by JeepJockey »

Oh boy another parts thread.

[email protected] is who I use.
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Post by ldsbeaker »

there's Tischer, too.

But I use Blunt often. He hasn't let me down yet!
BillW
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Post by BillW »

Thanks for the input.
Price is of couse only one consideration.

My best wishes and thanks to Steve H. for help in the past. Hope all is well.
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Post by Coldswede »

I use Tisher and Pelican and have had a great experience. I know Pelican can be more but the communications and the good packaging is worth it to me. I do need to try Steve Blunt though.

Being familiar with Realoem.com is also a great idea.
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Post by Maaaate »

I've always found Pelican's service excellent and even with postage to Australia, sooo much cheaper than BMW here.
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Post by Karl Grau »

Pelican does have great service and I will still use them if it's something I need fast and AutohausAZ doesn't have it.
For non-dealer stuff I use Autohaus. Free shipping, no sales tax and I receive my order within 48 hours.
I have been using Tischer for dealer stuff but plan to give Steve a try next order.
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Post by ilikemybike »

I'll throw www.GermanAutoParts.com in as well.
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Re: Who do we like for new parts?

Post by wkohler »

skip535i wrote:
BillW wrote:Pelican?
A friend bought a rough M5 and needs clutch, rotors, etc.
Everyone is swearing by Blunt

http://www.blunttech.com/
I use AutohausAZ. Yes, I pay tax. I don't care. Also use Tischer a lot.
snakebrain
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Post by snakebrain »

Anybody ever used this outfit? I came across them last night for the first time, based in Germany so probably not the first stop for US E28 drivers but they seem to have a useful enough selection of stuff, albeit not overly cheap....

http://www.teiledirekt.de/
MShimon
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Post by MShimon »

Recently I have been using a local import parts place.

Import Parts Specialists
http://www.importpartsspec.com/cart/default

Their website prices don't reflect the actual price of parts it seems; website is usually higher. They are local for me and have most parts available within a business day. I just can't beat that.
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Post by e24mpwr »

Nat at Atlantic Euro in W-S knows the world of E24 and E28 very well (he's one of the founders for SouthEast SharkFest) and has good connections. Excellent guy.

http://www.atlantic-euro.com

(He also hosts the on-line store for GlossHaus)[/url]
stuartinmn
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Post by stuartinmn »

I just bought some brakes for my 325iX from Steve at www.blunttech.com. Service was fast and prices were good, I'll use him again.
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