Technical Part Buying Guide For Newbies

[Smudgemanuk]

Smudgemanuk submitted a new resource:

Part Buying Guide For Newbies - Part Buying Guide For Newbies

Hi all, welcome.

I thought I would make a part buying guide for people new to the forum, as I found it quite daunting for the first few weeks of owning my z

Step 1 - Finding part numbers
The first thing I do when buying a part is find the part number on the site linked below
If you enter the last 7 numbers of your vin it saves you entering a load of details on their not great system
Then you are entered into their site with all the part diagrams with all the part numbers you need. It...

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[Iceman]

I would 100% endorse buying from Sytner BMW (Worcester in my case). They are brilliant, fast and there is very little that they can't get hold of. They can pull stuff from dealers all over Europe and it doesn't cost a thing. I can phone them up with the part number from RealOEM BMW and its mostly available to collect the next day via their overnight parts service. Absolutely brilliant and NOT expensive. Its better and faster than Ebay and your getting a BMW part. Oh, and no I don't work for them!

 

[AntStark]

I am sure Andy will appreciate the plug but also putting wanted ads on here works .. most of us are hoarders of parts that will “come in handy one day” . You can never go wrong reminding folks that if you buy cheap aftermarket sensors (any) for your Zed they won’t work..it’s a false economy.

 

[Smudgemanuk]

You can never go wrong reminding folks that if you buy cheap aftermarket sensors (any) for your Zed they won’t work..it’s a false economy.

That is a very good point, I should add that