» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 05-09-2005, 01:20 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Delaware Home of Tax Free Shopping Posts: 18 | Where to Buy Quality Parts that won't Break the Bank Hello Both me and wife own Bimmers, so I am looking for a source for quality replacement parts that won't break the ban. Please post your thoughts and feelings on some of the internet parts companies. If you have had a bad experience dealing with a certain company please let me know that too. Thanks Chris | | | 05-09-2005, 01:39 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 | Hey STR1CK, What exactly do you need? | | | 05-09-2005, 01:47 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | I find with my 20% BMW CCA discount I can find parts cheaper at the dealer. When comparing Genuine BMW parts you can't always compare them to internet sites. Some parts don't matter, some do. And when it comes to the ti, they don't always have correct information. Like H3 says, what are you looking for? __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 05-09-2005, 01:48 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Delaware Home of Tax Free Shopping Posts: 18 | I am looking for oem quality replacement parts. (ie Water pump, ignition coils, thermostat housing, and thermostat) Thanks for your help. Chris | | | 05-09-2005, 02:37 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | I've found that www.eap4parts.com is the cheapest. | | | 05-09-2005, 02:43 PM | #6 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | anyone ordered from pelicanparts.com? do they use genuine bmw or not? their prices are generally quite good. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 05-09-2005, 07:19 PM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Delaware Home of Tax Free Shopping Posts: 18 | Pelican Parts is the reason I started this thread, I wanted to know if anybody had used them. | | | 05-09-2005, 08:04 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | i recently ordered a thermostat from pelican. only 5k miles on it, but i have no reason to suspect it will fail irregularly. comparing the parts they were nearly exactly the same, but the price was $17. i know a lot of people that order porsche parts from them, and have no problems. | | | 05-09-2005, 08:18 PM | #9 | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 | Pelican is more expensive than going to the dealer and getting your 20% discount. BTW, Pelican uses standard BMW part numbers as their own, just drop the BW- in the front. Find the part you need through Pelican and then call the dealer. I got my flywheel for $80 less thru the dealer, plus they didn't charge for shipping. Sometimes you have to wait a long time for backordered parts from Pelican, my dealer can get things from Germany in 3 days but Pelican won't ship anything from Germany, only parts available in the states. I got a bad taste in my mouth from Pelican, but your results may vary. __________________ '99 Dinan M3 | | | 05-09-2005, 08:41 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 | STR1CK, I can get you the parts you need, just give me the exact production date of your car. month/year. | | | 05-09-2005, 08:44 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | not all dealers give the 20% discount. some only offer 10%, and some (like any in central indiana) don't even offer any at all, which is why i went with pelican. truth be told, i'm probably going to order from pacific (cali) or tischer (md) from now on. tischer offers their cca discount to phone orders, but pacific doesn't require cca membership to get their best price. they're quite competitive on price, it probably will come down to shipping costs for you. your location would be helpful. we can point out more if we know where you are. | | | 05-10-2005, 12:16 AM | #12 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | what dealer do you use DustenT? if memory serves, you're in WI too. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 05-10-2005, 12:19 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx not all dealers give the 20% discount. some only offer 10%, and some (like any in central indiana) don't even offer any at all, which is why i went with pelican. | That is true. And some mark up their list price from BMW's MSRP. You really need to price around. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |