E46 new Rear brake pipes needed
Discussion
ftypical said:
The Offside pipe can apparently be replaced without removing the tank.
Details here:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=...
It's the nearside rear which needs doing for the MOT, although I suspect they'll end up replacing both setsDetails here:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=...
RanchoGrande said:
The garage may not have done this before or be comfortable doing it this way but I'm definitely going to ask the question.
Just to update this thread in case anyone is interested: The garage wouldn't do any other method other than what the factory intended (both of the garage owners actually own E46 BMW's so I kind of accepted their take on it)The ended up replacing both offside and nearside brake pipes from front to back as they were totally corroded. The job ended up involving the total removal of the rear axle and fuel tank to get to everything properly. They showed me a load of pictures and to be fair, it did look like a total mare. All in it came to £385 and I'm sure that the new copper pipes will last another 16 years!
4rephill said:
It sounds to Me as though they did the job exactly as a BMW dealer would rather than cut corners, and it's interesting to note that they took pictures to show you the work carried out on your car to prove it (they've probably had accusations of charging for work not really carried out in the past and so now cover themselves by photographing the work as they go along).
Based on BMW charging @ £700 for this job, £385 sounds about right for an non-BMW garage to do the job.
There are always going to be people who know how to do the job for a lot less, or know an easier way of doing it, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that you're happy with the work done, and price you paid. If others have a problem with any of it then that's their tough st!
I'm happy with it and the pricing, I probably could have saved £50 or so by pushing another place to do it but the issue with that is I would have had to pay another £55 for a new MOT test so it was a false economy. Of course there is always a niggling doubt that a garage is trying to rip you off but sometimes, you have to put an element of trust in and yes, it's good that they document what they're doing as it puts customers minds at rest.Based on BMW charging @ £700 for this job, £385 sounds about right for an non-BMW garage to do the job.
There are always going to be people who know how to do the job for a lot less, or know an easier way of doing it, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that you're happy with the work done, and price you paid. If others have a problem with any of it then that's their tough st!
That and these are central London garage prices!
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