nigxdoof

Looks great Calton. I can't wait for mine.. damn I miss my car.


MK

alpinewhite

C, Quad_M (tony) is not bad at all. maybe on some parts he may sell more than others, but on some parts (i.e. my Hamann splitter) with paint was way cheaper than others by far (the shops wouldnt even price match what Quad_M gave me). You just need to shop around before purchasing, thats all.

BTW, looks awesome. I like my Euro finisher more tho

C's Bimmer

Glad you think so. As far as I'm concerned, he's not a good deal on this forum. The fact that the guy offered me a trunk finisher for free to keep my mouth shut so I wouldn't say how his prices are higher than dealers, says something about him. Pretty bad. Fortunately for my fellow members, I'm not keeping my mouth shut. However, if he has other parts (i.e., Hamman, etc.), that's great. But in terms of OEM, he's not a great deal.

I just hope one day I get to meet him in person.

houbmw

haha, i read your first post, i guess you deleted it! Anyways, he is not a bad man and provided me good service, but to each his own. He has a good deal on mtech and m5 kits and the dealers are not matching his prices, so for those certain oem parts, he is a good deal and the paint match is perfect as referred to by other members.

C's Bimmer

Actually, he's not, but that's ok. I don't want to get into it. I can get the kit painted, mounted for under $1900 when I order the kit from Garry at BMW of Newport. I just don't think many members realize that, but it's fine.

Also, when you pay him the $2000 to have it painted, what are you paying to have it mounted locally? A few extra hundred bucks? Take that savings and go buy yourself a Sprint Booster or an AFE CAI.

alpinewhite

damn under 1900? great price for brand new parts.

i should have done the same back then.

C's Bimmer

It's all about finding a good local paint shop. Kit from Garry is $1250. No tax of course and since he's in RI and I'm in NY, shipping is cheap, even for such large boxes (He doesn't use UPS, which is why).

Local paint shop = cash (no tax and they're willing to bargain, if you can negotiate).

alpinewhite

yea most of the local moms and pops paint shops here are not that great at their paint jobs.

the only ones i trust in the OC/Socal so far Wetworks (per mikebuzzsaw), A1 (paint shop for Wheelpower), d2technik and of course the fanboy and spend most of my time there: Eurorev. . Its not cheap, but a fair price. They dont do Mickey Mouse jobs.

rodybmw

C......I don't doubt what you're saying, but to be fair I want to write about my experience as well. My experience with Tony (quad_m) has been a very positive one. When I bought my M172 wheels his price was better than both Crevier BMW here in SoCal and Gary at BMW of Newport by about $100 (on 4 wheels).....this included overnight UPS shipping to me. I compared his price to BMW of Newport's price including shipping and Crevier's price including CA tax (local pick up). I have experienced nothing but top rate service from Tony. HOWEVER, I think that everyone should do their homework and compare prices everytime they buy some parts. Just because one source was cheaper on a particular part a few months ago does not mean that he will have the best prices on other parts at other times.

As I said, when I bought my OEM M172 wheels from Tony back in April his price was cheaper than Crevier and Newport by a $100, but just in the last month or so I checked his prices on some non-OEM parts and was able to find a better price from another source. Now if that is just a matter of him not being able to get good prices from some vendors, or if he has raised all his prices in the last couple of months, I don't know.

JetBlack5OC

I remember Tony(Quad_M) did raise his prices on the M-tech kits. Not sure if he raised prices on all parts.