[STiRob]

Looks like the best I can do in Houston is $1750.00 installed. Thats a little more than I wanted to spend being that its not a necessity. Has anyone here found a better price in the Houston area?

[ipilcher]

You can mail-order the MPPK from any number of places and arrange installation separately. That might be an option.

[STiRob]

Originally Posted by ipilcher

You can mail-order the MPPK from any number of places and arrange installation separately. That might be an option.

I did ask one dealer if I could purchase the MPPK elsewhere and have them install but the only response I received was a price on buying everything from them. The dealer reps I have talked to have been very nice and informative its just the pricing is a little more than I want to spend and is a little high compared to what others on this board have paid.

[Halsifer]

Originally Posted by STiRob

I did ask one dealer if I could purchase the MPPK elsewhere and have them install but the only response I received was a price on buying everything from them. The dealer reps I have talked to have been very nice and informative its just the pricing is a little more than I want to spend and is a little high compared to what others on this board have payed.

Welcome to almost every dealership.

That's quite a steep price, not sure it's worth 30 extra hp for $1750..

[itrocks4u]

JB4 or Stage 1?

[STiRob]

Originally Posted by itrocks4u

JB4 or Stage 1?

I had a JB on my 2008, never had an issue and the car ran great. This time I dont want to chance voiding my warranty on a daily driver. If I can add a little power at a reasonable cost ($1400 or so) without effecting my warranty that would be great.

[RoundelM3]

I bought my MPPK from getbmwparts dot com (Tischer BMW) for less than $1K, had dealership install for $100. I installed the engine cover, lower intake box, and the stickers myself to save another $100 over what they'd have charged to do those additional tasks.

[nicknaz]

I asked my SA about price matching tischer and doing install. It would have been in the $1200-1300 range.

Maybe you should road trip to CA!

[ft1330]

Originally Posted by roundel335

I installed the engine cover, lower intake box, and the stickers myself to save another $100 over what they'd have charged to do those additional tasks.

Voiding your MPPK warranty in the process and possibly everything else....

[ipilcher]

Originally Posted by STiRob

I did ask one dealer if I could purchase the MPPK elsewhere and have them install but the only response I received was a price on buying everything from them. The dealer reps I have talked to have been very nice and informative its just the pricing is a little more than I want to spend and is a little high compared to what others on this board have payed.

Try another dealer, or try talking to someone else at that dealer. Alternatively, Classic BMW in Plano is only a 5-hour drive away.

[STiRob]

Originally Posted by ipilcher

Try another dealer, or try talking to someone else at that dealer. Alternatively, Classic BMW in Plano is only a 5-hour drive away.

Driving to DFW is always an option.

[WP7778]

I'm in houston as well, all the dealerships are gonna be overpriced. Try getting a quote from European Legacy Motors off on Blalock/i10, ask for Peter. Great guy, good prices, and constantly updates you from his cell phone. Provides transportation as well.

Recently had my performance suspension and alignment done for $500, I doubt getting the mppk installed would be even more

[obriennathaniel]

Ill give you a ride in my car, itll make you instantly want a JB4...lol

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by ft1330

Voiding your MPPK warranty in the process and possibly everything else....

Sorry...what "MPPK Warranty" are you talking about? There is no additional warranty with the MPPK, and installing the airbox is a 10-minute job. I had a complete installation guide from BMW. The dealership said if I installed the engine cover and lower airbox myself, it would save me some money. I suppose it depends on what kind of relationship you have with your SA and the dealership itself. I had outstanding service from them (BMW of San Antonio) and continue to get that same level of service from my current dealership (Schaeffer BMW) where I live now. You're overthinking this!

[ft1330]

Originally Posted by roundel335

Sorry...what "MPPK Warranty" are you talking about? There is no additional warranty with the MPPK, and installing the airbox is a 10-minute job. I had a complete installation guide from BMW. The dealership said if I installed the engine cover and lower airbox myself, it would save me some money. I suppose it depends on what kind of relationship you have with your SA and the dealership itself. I had outstanding service from them (BMW of San Antonio) and continue to get that same level of service from my current dealership (Schaeffer BMW) where I live now. You're overthinking this!

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just speaking from experience.

The reason why people go to MPPK over a cheaper/more powerful option is warranty. They want to keep their engine warranty. In the remote possibility of your engine blowing up, and filing a warranty claim with BMW NA, corporate will initiate a process to make sure your engine is stock, or if not, that ALL extra parts are BMW and dealership-installed. They will look at paperwork. No matter how easy, or well-done, your own installation of the air box is, this will give them a way out of the warranty contract. Which they will exercise or not at their discretion.

I have dealt with way too many warranty claims over the years, to know that once you turn the tables and you request something from a large corp, all the nice local people you were dealing with while spending your cash, are gone and replaced by the corporate bots following very well-documented procedures.

Trust me I would install the software, the air box and everything myself to save some cash, but then the warranty premium I'm paying over JB4 is a waste of money if I can't exercise that warranty.

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by ft1330

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just speaking from experience.

The reason why people go to MPPK over a cheaper/more powerful option is warranty. They want to keep their engine warranty. In the remote possibility of your engine blowing up, and filing a warranty claim with BMW NA, corporate will initiate a process to make sure your engine is stock, or if not, that ALL extra parts are BMW and dealership-installed. They will look at paperwork. No matter how easy, or well-done, your own installation of the air box is, this will give them a way out of the warranty contract. Which they will exercise or not at their discretion.

I have dealt with way too many warranty claims over the years, to know that once you turn the tables and you request something from a large corp, all the nice local people you were dealing with while spending your cash, are gone and replaced by the corporate bots following very well-documented procedures.

Trust me I would install the software, the air box and everything myself to save some cash, but then the warranty premium I'm paying over JB4 is a waste of money if I can't exercise that warranty.

Sorry, I have to disagree with you on this - I've had experience with denied warranty claims on another brand due to dishonest service manager and area representatives convincing a non-knowledgeable arbitrator that even a remote possibility was enough for a denial, even with my expert mechanic testifying otherwise. BMW just isn't going to deny a warranty claim for an OEM plastic airbox that wasn't installed by a BMW technician. That would be very difficult to prove.

All this is aside from the point that the quotes for MPPK purchase and installation mentioned by the OP are ridiculous considering that the software download/flashing takes 1 hour of "labor" and the airbox, engine cover, and stickers/decals take approximately the same amount of time and could be done simultaneously while waiting for the software install to finish. You can buy the MPPK for less than $1K, and anything more than a 1-hour installation labor charge is grossly overcharging the customer. I dealt with BMW of Houston North when I lived in that area, and they were always very reasonable; same with BMW of Austin and BMW of San Antonio. No experience with the dealerships in Dallas.

[zamboni]

Originally Posted by roundel335

I bought my MPPK from getbmwparts dot com (Tischer BMW) for less than $1K, had dealership install for $100. I installed the engine cover, lower intake box, and the stickers myself to save another $100 over what they'd have charged to do those additional tasks.

How about software upgrade ?

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by zamboni

How about software upgrade ?

The "installation" I refer to above is the software upgrade; that's the part that the dealership has to do.

[zamboni]

Originally Posted by roundel335

The "installation" I refer to above is the software upgrade; that's the part that the dealership has to do.

My CA told me that they need to keep the car overnight for software update.

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by zamboni

My CA told me that they need to keep the car overnight for software update.

Don't know what to tell you on that one. Maybe they have a lot of cars ahead of you or something like that. I brought my car in at 8AM and was out of there by 9:30. Flashing your ECU couldn't take that much longer than mine did.