01-11-2020, 08:26 PM | #1 |
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M550i downpipe installation
Hi guys I just got an ARM motorsport's G30 downpipe for my car. I'm wondering how long it should take to install it? Someone here tried to charge me $800cad for 6 hrs of labour.... also if you are in Vancouver BC area lmk where is your trusted tune shop!!! Thx in advance!!!
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Downpipe installation on my M5 F10 was around $400
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01-14-2020, 09:37 AM | #7 |
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I have done 3 installation on M550. It took me about 6-7 hours.
It is not as easy as it seems. F90 M5 is much easier. Maybe because it consists of 2 pieces instead of 1 piece per side.
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I decided to install the ARM downpipes myself because I haven't worked on cars in a while and it's something I used to do a lot. That was a mistake. The lower heat shield on the drivers side took many hours to remove. Overall it was a lot harder than the online guides for previous versions of the N63 engine. None of the mounting points on the ARM downpipes fit the original mounting points so the exhaust is pretty much hanging off the turbos which I'm not too happy about. |
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02-28-2021, 09:33 AM | #11 |
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Out of curiosity, you’re saying skilled technicians that can work faster than book time should only get paid what it takes them? If book was 6 hours and it took them 8, would you pay more because a less experienced tech was slower, or only if it works in your favor?
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If you have a tech that's exceeding the estimated book time, it's on the shop to figure it whether the additional time spent on job is justified to pass through to the customer. If the tech is just slow, I don't see that as a qualified pass through and I hope the shop finds a way to train the tech or find someone else to do the job. I feel in the end, it needs to be a balanced approach. With BMW, their quote times are almost always 50% higher than their actual time which I do not feel is well balanced nor close to actual.
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If you dont like what a shop charges, learn the task yourself and buy your own tools, but its insulting to tell a technician to do it for less when you aren't capable or interested in doing it yourself. By the way, BMW doesn't write the labor books, 3rd parties do, and they do so for all dealerships based on fair marketing practices. Its the length of time a common technician would take to do the work, not just a certified and trained BMW tech that does the same job multiple times per week. Again, paying the techs less takes away from the techs pocketbook.
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In the end, you're entitled to your opinion based on your experiences. I appreciate that you took the time to explain yours. My experiences have been different and in my current business, we operate much differently. Thanks
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I would not pay more than 3 hours of labor
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I dont know what book time is, I was just using the numbers he stated.
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I was just responding to the OP's post about paying for 6 hours of labor
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