Comments on: 335i with BMW Performance Accessories

By: The Lee

The Lee — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:26:26 +0000

Sure, without a doubt. I doubt it would be that difficult to get rid of them and recoop some cash if you posted them on a nationwide BMW forum… As far as value, I can’t say.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:23:02 +0000

Without knowing details of that that “arm” is, it’s hard to say.

I saw on their site that they include sway bars (”Anti-Roll Bars”). Roughly an hour each to install, so that still only brings it up to (our price) $893 labor total.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:11:38 +0000

not sure why… but it’s my biggest pet peeves to see performance features on sedans. I have an M3… When I see another M3 sedan (or any other BMW sedan) take on me on the road… I let it go. I always see the baby car seat in the back… hey I get it… you win dad… you WIN. gatos.

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335i with BMW Performance Accessories — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:20:25 +0000

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By: AlexD

AlexD — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:31:49 +0000

I have actually seen a similar car and I have to admit it is a nicer looking car in person that what the photos portray. Thank you for the source

By: Josh B

Josh B — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:09:56 +0000

I had seen these performance upgrades at the Melbourne Motor show back in march. It was displayed on both a station wagen 320i and a 335i sedan. The station wagon looked fantastic and i dont even like station wagons. It had wheels such as the ones shown above and nice big yellow brake callipers. the rear and front aero kit also looked really good. Hope they will do something like this for the BMW’s

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:12:21 +0000

Also, is it possible to recover money from replaced ZSP parts?

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:10:29 +0000

Thanks, Lee.

Well, $713 is quite reasonable, although the zhp includes some kind of arm (maybe steering control arm?) and I’ve read recommendations on replacing bushing with “powerflex”. In theory that should bring it up to $1000.

So why did they quote me twice that?

By: The Lee

The Lee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:47:50 +0000

Sorry, I had that backwards. 2 hours on the rear, 3.5 hours on the fronts… Oops.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:46:39 +0000

Some components would likely replace M-Sport specific components (most likely suspension). Is it worth it? It’s going to be a more aggressive setup than the M-Sport package. If that’s what you’re looking for, it’ll be a decent upgrade. Value for your money, though, is an extremely personal equation that you really must formulate on your own as it will potentially be your money going into their pockets.

As far as installing them elsewhere outside of a BMW dealership, you have to be cautious. As was the case when BMW worked with Dinan, your warranty is only valid if installed by authorized BMW service centers. You could probably save a little $ by going with an Indy shop (we charge $95 per labor hour vs. the ~$140 charged by our local BMW dealer). IF they Indy shop has a wholesale account through BMW, they can even still sell you the components you need at MSRP and warranty any failures themselves.

Labor on a typical shock/spring/mounts install at our shop is ~2 hours on the front, 3.5 hours on the rear and ~2 hours to align afterwards. That’s roughly $713 total labor at our shop.

Of course, this all varies depending on what’s available in your local area.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:25:42 +0000

Interesting…. so how does this compare (or overlap) with the M-Sport package?

Also, given that the installation costs are extremely high (i think i was quoted $2k for zhp susp. upgrade) — are the modifications still warrantied if you get them installed elswewhere?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:20:38 +0000

I really do love the sedan version a lot…. more than the coupe for sure. Maybe that’ll change when the facelift coupe comes out but this facelift sedan is just sick!! and then you add these performance parts, I LOVE it! as much as after market tuning makes it look great, through some really bad experiences I have to say that sticking to OEM would be huge for me and also having BMW cover the accessories under their maintenance program is perfect. plus, BMW really nailed it with their performance parts!