A £1400 part

[DrNick]

Car went the garage today to have its DSC/ABS/Brake system warning light looked at...

Apparently some piece of electronic/hydraulic wizardry has gone wrong - something they have never seen before - the part costs £1400 + vat!

How can a part be worth 1/7th the value of the car

Have a one series convertible as loaner - quite taken with it. Maybe ill just hide from the garage and they can keep my car and ill keep theirs....

 

[ZedFourM]

Apparently some piece of electronic/hydraulic wizardry has gone wrong - something they have never seen before - the part costs £1400 + vat!

How can a part be worth 1/7th the value of the car

The wing mirror housing on my 2001 M5 is vibrating slightly. Scotthall have quoted me £1200 to replace it. (Naturally it can only be replaced, not repaired, and it's not covered under warranty because it's "trim").

 

[Daffy]

Clayton Cars in Bristol can fix that fault for £380. Happened on my friends car.

 

[DrNick]

The service manage is phoning BMW to try and get them to contribute so i've got all my fingers and toes crossed...

 

[Z4M-2006]

If its the main ABS control unit and the pressure sensor is faulty,or its showing a high pressure fault on diagnostics there is now a repair kit available..

BMW do sell it,although it can be bought on the aftermarket too...

Ring the dealer and question them before stumping up any cash..

 

[Lillywhite]

If its the main ABS control unit and the pressure sensor is faulty,or its showing a high pressure fault on diagnostics there is now a repair kit available..

Correct. There were loads of these hydraulic control units failing on the Series I model and a replacement cost anything between £1500-2000! BMW didn't initially admit to there being a problem with the original unit. :thumbsdown:
However many continued to fail, including mine, and BMW finally forced Bosch to bring out a repair module which only cost £180 including VAT and I had one fitted a couple of years ago by my Indy for £262 all in including bleeding the brakes and some brake fluid.

 

[mrlozzer]

Apparently some piece of electronic/hydraulic wizardry has gone wrong - something they have never seen before - the part costs £1400 + vat!

How can a part be worth 1/7th the value of the car

The wing mirror housing on my 2001 M5 is vibrating slightly. Scotthall have quoted me £1200 to replace it. (Naturally it can only be replaced, not repaired, and it's not covered under warranty because it's "trim").

Interesting that... a wing mirror - so far as I understand - is a legal requirement. How can that be classified as "trim"? Just because that it is how it is listed on their parts system?

 

[deka]

I have an angled bolt that attaches my screen onto the bike frame... one of them got broke so i trripped off to BMW,, cost of replacement 44£

£44 say's I yes it comes as part of a set of two and also two of the knurled spacers and two washers and nuts.......... they used to sell them separately but now its part of a set.. wtf

I took my original part drilled the fitting at the correct angle inserted a bolt (of the correct width) cut the head of the bolt job done cost 15 minutes time....

 

[DrNick]

If its the main ABS control unit and the pressure sensor is faulty,or its showing a high pressure fault on diagnostics there is now a repair kit available..

Correct. There were loads of these hydraulic control units failing on the Series I model and a replacement cost anything between £1500-2000! BMW didn't initially admit to there being a problem with the original unit. :thumbsdown:
However many continued to fail, including mine, and BMW finally forced Bosch to bring out a repair module which only cost £180 including VAT and I had one fitted a couple of years ago by my Indy for £262 all in including bleeding the brakes and some brake fluid.

Hmm thank for this info - ill ask them.

BMW have agreed to pay 80% of the cost of the part so thats almost an admission of guilt given the car is over 5 years old now

 

[andysat]

FFS!!