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10-13-2010, 01:38 AM | #1 |
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Interesting conversation with service dept in HK
Asked my service guy at the BMW to check up on the M Sport suspension stuff for me and found out some interesting infos.
1) Although the complete M Sport suspension kit is not available, you can order the individual components via part numbers (I got those from RealOEM. Thanks grim) Parts are over HKD20K. Labour and other glue item (parts necessary to fit the suspension) is extra. 2) He adviced me to wait for a complete retro kit to be available before considering. He thinks will happen soon. 3) With regards to warranty issue, my guy said that if BMW installs the retro kit, the car will still have the normal 2 years warranty, and 2 years warranty on the retrofit kit as well. So there. For "unfortunate" bros here who are interested in the m-sport suspension upgrade, patience is the key
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mlai, what's your thought on changing the springs only? As I just wanna drop my car and don't wanna spend too much on the shocks.
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Regarding just the spring for lowering without replacing the standard shocks, you will just reduce the travelling distance (thus working range) of the shocks struts. It does put more strain on the shocks dampeners but not sure if it will cause excessive wear........ Heck, if BMW HK installed it for you on the car, and they honor the warranty, why do you care
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thanks for the info!
and we have to wait 6months anyway for ex. tax!.. im curious how much the labor part will cost.. yah the warranty is good .. if u want to bust it better drive like mad in those 2yrs |
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those AC springs prob r 'progressive' like eibach pro-kits, although shorter to allow car to sit lower, the spring is as soft as the stock, so the 'spring rate' matches the stock shock better, making failure less likely
if u lower with 'hard' spring eg. H&R, 'sport'-type springs, where the spring rate is much higher, the match with stock shock is poor so failure is much easier |
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They have for f10 already? I am not sure if BMW will install them for me.....
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I still may prefer the M route just for the warranty and the fact that my F10 has IAS so better to have BMW do alignments after installation......
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not yet .. but dunno how much longer I can hold it in yah no warranty this way .. oh yeah IAS .. prob factory route better for u any anti-roll bars upgrade for u? they relatively easier to mod +only 1.5k(parts) for each .. can stick with M .. i plan to btw fyi 550 only front antiroll is upgraded with M .. so not much to think |
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I won't get my car until Dec. But if I get the springs now, does the 6 months period starts counting from now? Or 6 months from Dec?
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6m from when you get the car.....
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You guys are very bad influence. Never thought about lowering my car but after reading this thread my car looks like a SUV in my eyes! =)
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agree. i suggest to do a drop before getting the lip. just to make sure you have enough clearance and not to scratch your front lip. mlai is having headache on the lip scratching while on ramps, don't know how he is gonna fix this with further dropping.
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So I am not sure it is advisable to do both......
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