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10-16-2009, 08:37 AM
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#1 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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any recommendations. where to buy parts and have installations done? ie. coilovers, short shift kits.
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10-16-2009, 09:19 AM
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#2 | | Witness protection
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10-16-2009, 09:46 AM
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#3 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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he said tuners, not the forum
CGmotorsport and Nixon comes to my mind. I've been to both, and had no problem with their service
I find CG to be more experienced with newer bimmers like E90/92, etc... Oh, and CG offers small discount for Bimmerpost members 
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10-16-2009, 09:48 AM
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#4 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by eddy89  he said tuners, not the forum | my suggestion was to go to that website, where there are a lot of local bmw owners, and ask there. there are other forums besides RS you know  | |
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10-16-2009, 10:03 AM
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#5 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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thanks!
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10-16-2009, 02:02 PM
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#6 | | RS controls my life!
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Hands down!!
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10-16-2009, 05:17 PM
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#7 | | hot rod waggin'
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I recommend CG Motorsports as well, they've done good work on my M3. www.cgmotorsports.com
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10-16-2009, 07:17 PM
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#8 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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CG
again...is ur only choice, if u want real performance and the real deal
if not..
if u are only looking for CF lips, and fake BBS wheels ...
a few shops in rmd can offer you that kinda stuff..
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10-16-2009, 07:24 PM
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#9 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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I work near Nixon and they look pretty impressive, always a few M3's M5's parked there.
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10-22-2009, 08:18 AM
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#10 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by supman7 I work near Nixon and they look pretty impressive, always a few M3's M5's parked there. | lol, so if i park a few lambo's and ferrari's at my body shop you will think is impressive?
Nixon is ok in terms of what they do, but you also have to have some knowledge in your products. I went in for a brake repair once, and gave me the wrong brake pad. However, they refunded the money without any issue.. Just had to drive a long distance to get the refund.
CG is good, but there is this old guy that i pretty grumpy impatient, especially to young "non-white" kids
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10-22-2009, 08:25 AM
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#11 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Nixon fucked up a front rotor/pad/caliper replacement on mine. Used reman'd calipers, but one of them used the wrong sized seals, causing the caliper to drag, warping my rotor and basically required me to replace both calipers and pads on the front.
CG is no good either, went there for a water pump/timing belt job with coolant hose replacement, they left a bunch of hose clamps loose causing leaks all over my engine bay after a week or two. They overcharge on a lot of stuff too. Gotta keep the lights on on their crazy fancy new shop! As for the old white guy (Rudy) he was pretty patient and friendly with me on the phone; maybe coz I own an older BMW rather than a brand spankin' new one.
For late model BMW, take it to Karl at The Euro Shop: http://theeuro-shop.com/Home_Page.php
For early model BMW, take it to Karl's old partner Al. No website or anything, strictly by referral. If anybody is interested PM me.
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10-22-2009, 10:55 AM
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#12 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by eddy89 lol, so if i park a few lambo's and ferrari's at my body shop you will think is impressive?
Nixon is ok in terms of what they do, but you also have to have some knowledge in your products. I went in for a brake repair once, and gave me the wrong brake pad. However, they refunded the money without any issue.. Just had to drive a long distance to get the refund.
CG is good, but there is this old guy that i pretty grumpy impatient, especially to young "non-white" kids |
so what you're saying is... If I see high end cars in front a repair shop getting work done, my first impression would be that they suck? Wow i guess i got it all wrong.
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10-22-2009, 11:00 AM
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#13 | | Witness protection
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there is a shop at the corner of hastings st. and howard avenue in burnaby called my bimmer garage... anyone know this place?
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10-22-2009, 12:52 PM
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#14 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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For people who are interested in Al and Poon's shop they can also go the forum referenced.
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10-22-2009, 01:03 PM
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#15 | | Witness protection
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