Aero side skirts?
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Morning, feedback from Germany received today, with huge thanks to Jay for continuing to push this.
He spoke to the dealer on Monday and they updated the data base to 30 pairs to get some traction. On Wednesday Jay met up with him again to see if we can get someone on the phone and we were told that they are working on it. The same night, Germany finally came back and the PM called Jay personally with the following news.
‘I'm afraid to tell you that, they declined our order with the following response;
"The unit amount/part was actually accepted initially and once it started moving up the chain for pricing/production was when things went sour. They are declining because the production line for this series vehicles has been shutdown".
Jay believes this is the production line in the US that they are referring to for the E85 series. We wish we had better news for you, but we’re afraid not.
He spoke to the dealer on Monday and they updated the data base to 30 pairs to get some traction. On Wednesday Jay met up with him again to see if we can get someone on the phone and we were told that they are working on it. The same night, Germany finally came back and the PM called Jay personally with the following news.
‘I'm afraid to tell you that, they declined our order with the following response;
"The unit amount/part was actually accepted initially and once it started moving up the chain for pricing/production was when things went sour. They are declining because the production line for this series vehicles has been shutdown".
Jay believes this is the production line in the US that they are referring to for the E85 series. We wish we had better news for you, but we’re afraid not.
Morning Jembo, many thanks for the update and all the hard work you & Jay have put into this. It’s Very sad news and extremely disappointing especially for you n Jay to get so close but finally so far from getting another run of aero skirts manufactured.
I always expected some red tape or ‘middle manager’ somewhere would put stop to our request. So I guess it’s not a big surprise.
Obviously BMW don’t share the same love we do for the E85 & E86 or any other their other production cars and they lose interest once the last one has been sold. I still think it’s ridiculous that BMW were still selling the E85 & E86 range in early 2009 and already large numbers of parts for them are obsolete.
Please could you ask Jay to pass on my thanks to the BMW dealer in France. I tried the majority of dealers in the UK and none of them provided similar help.
Thanks again Jembo for all your help and effort with this. I know we all appreciate it
I always expected some red tape or ‘middle manager’ somewhere would put stop to our request. So I guess it’s not a big surprise.
Obviously BMW don’t share the same love we do for the E85 & E86 or any other their other production cars and they lose interest once the last one has been sold. I still think it’s ridiculous that BMW were still selling the E85 & E86 range in early 2009 and already large numbers of parts for them are obsolete.
Please could you ask Jay to pass on my thanks to the BMW dealer in France. I tried the majority of dealers in the UK and none of them provided similar help.
Thanks again Jembo for all your help and effort with this. I know we all appreciate it
Sucks to read the bad news in this post..... just this morning I placed an order and paid for a pair of aero skirts at my nearest BMW dealer on the edge of Bangkok
I knew they wouldn’t be in stock here in Thailand, but they seemed confident they can get a pair - probably some sitting on a shelf somewhere in a warehouse in Malaysia - which is where BMW seems to stockpile parts in Asia
What happens if a car has them and is in an accident that requires a new one?
I knew they wouldn’t be in stock here in Thailand, but they seemed confident they can get a pair - probably some sitting on a shelf somewhere in a warehouse in Malaysia - which is where BMW seems to stockpile parts in Asia
What happens if a car has them and is in an accident that requires a new one?
I think everyone has lurked on this thread even if they have not committed to initially wanting a set. Well done for all the effort. I wonder if one of the companies that produce skirts (reigrr, modelodrive) etc would be interested. No one seems to want anything these kit folk make. I wonder if they could be persuaded to make something people want. After all they cannot now be accused of interlectual property theft etc as BMW now say they wont do them. Maybe they are also just getting rid of old stock though.Well done again for a valiant effort.
paulc_bkk said:
Yes exactly
I wrote to BMW UK customer service back in December and asked the very same question. In theory, if the aero skirt was not repairable would the insurance company ‘write’ the car off?BMW said they had logged my enquiry and suggested I speak to the BMW owners club for help
davros said:Morning Jembo, many thanks for the update and all the hard work you & Jay have put into this. It’s Very sad news and extremely disappointing especially for you n Jay to get so close but finally so far from getting another run of aero skirts manufactured.
I always expected some red tape or ‘middle manager’ somewhere would put stop to our request. So I guess it’s not a big surprise.
Obviously BMW don’t share the same love we do for the E85 & E86 or any other their other production cars and they lose interest once the last one has been sold. I still think it’s ridiculous that BMW were still selling the E85 & E86 range in early 2009 and already large numbers of parts for them are obsolete.
Please could you ask Jay to pass on my thanks to the BMW dealer in France. I tried the majority of dealers in the UK and none of them provided similar help.
Thanks again Jembo for all your help and effort with this. I know we all appreciate it
Thanks Davros and everyone for the comments, it certainly was close at some point, Jembo and I really tried. I thanked BMW of France and the parts manager for his efforts and how much this club/forum appreciated his dedication......Jay
what if we tell them we have 100 order?
I am sure these would sell if we were to advertise on here and zpost.
Just a thought...
If not, are you guys interested in having the side skirts replicated by www0KBDbodykits.com?
They made their kits from polyurethane, which can be folded during shipping, so I am assuming the shipping won't be that much, even to Europe.
See: https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1574952
I am sure these would sell if we were to advertise on here and zpost.
Just a thought...
If not, are you guys interested in having the side skirts replicated by www0KBDbodykits.com?
They made their kits from polyurethane, which can be folded during shipping, so I am assuming the shipping won't be that much, even to Europe.
See: https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1574952
Sgr74 said:
Another avenue could be find someone selling the same colour car with Aeros as yours on fleabay/PH/autotrader who’s not on this forum & offer them £500 to swap...
Regrettably Shaun’s never going to sell his MC so am left with 3 hopes there, ‘Bob’, ‘Stamford-lee’ & ‘No’
Shame about BMW not wanting to play ball.
However we definitely have other avenues and I'm certainly very keen to get some on my roadster. As mentioned in a previous post, I have a source who are able to make these in FRP, FRP with wet carbon or full dry carbon.
Just need someone with aero skirts to go an have moulds made of the OEM parts.
However we definitely have other avenues and I'm certainly very keen to get some on my roadster. As mentioned in a previous post, I have a source who are able to make these in FRP, FRP with wet carbon or full dry carbon.
Just need someone with aero skirts to go an have moulds made of the OEM parts.
Babw said:
This certainly sounds interesting and would be superb news if someone could reproduce the aero skirts.
In the long term this wouldn’t only benefit the folk who want to add them to their Zed. It would also benefit those who need to replace a damaged one in the future.
I’m still following this post and actually reading it has given me a bit of a panic about whether my dealer can fulfill the promise of a set
Based on exchange rate, I paid £480 for a new set in primer
Usually, Asian warehoused parts take 2-3 weeks to arrive in Bangkok and parts from European locations take 4-6 weeks
Fingers crossed
I know a guy here who does carbon fibre work and If my order comes through I would probably consider making a copy immediately just in case the oem ones got damaged....
Failing that, I know where I can get some Hammann skirts, but they aren’t quite a style upgrade as the aero skirts
Based on exchange rate, I paid £480 for a new set in primer
Usually, Asian warehoused parts take 2-3 weeks to arrive in Bangkok and parts from European locations take 4-6 weeks
Fingers crossed
I know a guy here who does carbon fibre work and If my order comes through I would probably consider making a copy immediately just in case the oem ones got damaged....
Failing that, I know where I can get some Hammann skirts, but they aren’t quite a style upgrade as the aero skirts