Where am I going to go now for dealer parts and great price?

[djazz]

Brian and Steve have always been my go to guys if I could wait for shipping. Tischer and ECS are popular on the M5Board but they're not family.

Best wishes to you Brian. I hope this only means better things for you in the future.

dj

[alijonny]

I know Brian can slap the smile right off Charlie Duckworth's face. Why? Well, Why not?

[m-racer]

Nice of you to chime in. I will say that there have been some people with unhappy experiences with your company, but we are all open minded if efforts are being made to change this.

Oh well sure let me know what kind of bad experiences you guys have had please so I can address them.

Might want to ask at 2002faq. Problems are many and varied.

[BimmerDan]

bmwpartssource.com
10% over cost.

I just ordered from there, great prices and even better shipping cost. For Parts Bav Auto was telling me I had to wait 8 weeks for.

[stuartinmn]

Hey guys I work for Maximillian and we carry parts for all BMW's original and aftermarket. We can get all the stuff the dealer gets and more I'd be glad to help out.

I attended the the M535i East Fest that Maximillian hosted way back in 2000. It was a good time, and the staff treated us very well. There are still some photos of the event over on www.M535i.org in the gallery section.

[Kpeters]

Hey guys I work for Maximillian and we carry parts for all BMW's original and aftermarket. We can get all the stuff the dealer gets and more I'd be glad to help out.

I attended the the M535i East Fest that Maximillian hosted way back in 2000. It was a good time, and the staff treated us very well. There are still some photos of the event over on www.M535i.org in the gallery section.

Great to hear you had a good experience that's the idea! I'm an active member on the 2002 faq too and on E21 forums. I don't own an E28 anymore though I gotta admit I was tempted to buy an Alpina B9 81" but my wife would have killed me got 3 old bmw's here already and 2 of them pending some serious resto!

[mechanicalTurk]

On a few recommendations here, I just put together an order from blunttechclassic.com. Steve was great to work with, and his prices were better than I'd seen elsewhere. Very friendly correspondence. I mentioned that mye28.com sent me to him but I don't know if that impacted the prices he offered me.

Assuming the package arrives without a hitch I'll definitely order from him again. Thanks for the advice, all.

[1st 5er]

It did, it will and you will.

[justin517]

Tischer out of MD used to have good pricing too, although it's been a few years and they're now called BMW of Silver Spring....

www.getbmwparts.com

This place has the lowst prices I have found.

One example:

E60 shift lever (OEM short throw for my E39)

Local Dealer: $91
MSRP: $82 (IIRC)
BavAuto/Pelican: $74-$78
Tischer: $60

[stuartinmn]

Just saw Steve from Blunttech today, this is a photo of his latest project.

[rmiddendorf]

Just saw Steve from Blunttech today, this is a photo of his latest project.

Turbo M52/S52 in an E30? Kewl.

[wkohler]

Wow. That's a very rare swap.

[stuartinmn]

It's a M52, I believe, in a 318is. He just got it put together last night so there are some finishing touches left to make.

[1st 5er]

Here's the E30 build thread.
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=171728

Wonder if something like this is in store for the E12?

[dna1943]

I have had good luck with these guys who run the web parts for the BMW Store in Cincinnati, Oh
Seem to be better prices than just walking in.
For me they are convenient and close so I save shipping.
TheBMWPartStore.com

[John in VA]

Tischer out of MD used to have good pricing too, although it's been a few years and they're now called BMW of Silver Spring....
www.getbmwparts.com

This place has the lowst prices I have found.

Faulkner BMW in Lancaster PA usually beats Tischer.
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ ... eid=216042

[BMWCCA2]

I think some of the E34 guys use this source:
http://www.autohausaz.com/

[wkohler]

I don't use them.

[Pinzon89]

Let me just say that I get employee pricing at the dealer an just ordered quite a few things($200 worth) from autohouseaz and it was half of my price quote from the dealer. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and I get the parts in a decent time. Can't beat it.

[Mike W.]

Let me just say that I get employee pricing at the dealer an just ordered quite a few things($200 worth) from autohouseaz and it was half of my price quote from the dealer. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and I get the parts in a decent time. Can't beat it.

I've used them a number of times, always with good results.

[Keith]

I think some of the E34 guys use this source:
http://www.autohausaz.com/

This E34 guy has used BMA (Patrick) for many years, 12 to be exact.

[1st 5er]

...autohouseaz... Hopefully everything goes smoothly and I get the parts in a decent time. Can't beat it.

You'd have gotten the same or better price from Steve@BluntTech and based on your location have much speedier delivery.

[RetiredDoc]

I have been really impressed with PelicanParts.com

They give you a choice of original BMW parts, OEM parts, or aftermarket supplier parts. They let you choose.

Unlike BavAuto.com, where you risk getting an Italian-produced part with a 20 percent failure rate. And that's no lie, I was told that by one of their phone sales reps - a 20 percent failure and return rate! So I avoid ordering generic parts from them. If they specify a manufacturer, that's fine. Otherwise, avoid.

I've had good experiences with Maximillian also.

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/.

For parts from the local dealer (mine is TheyShallRemainNameless BMW) it just depends on which parts counter guy you draw. I've had two in 25 years actually walk out to my car to verify a part. Otherwise, it appears that most of their butts are glued to the stools in front of the computers.

[ChefShawn]

+1 for Bluttech