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      12-16-2014, 11:06 AM   #1
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Thumbs down aFe downpipe with cat: complete disappointment

I had my aFe downpipe with cats since 3 weeks ago... today I finally had time to go to the tuning shop to install it....

Surprise, surprise, that thing won't ever fit my M235i, a complete waste of money for me

If anyone else has this installed, please let me know because I ordered the correct part but if you look at the picture, you'll see that it doesn't even looks like the OEM part... the aFe intake hole is way smaller, the position of the sensors holes, length, etc....

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      12-16-2014, 12:08 PM   #2
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Had the same problem and ended up installing the catless one. I've been trying to sell it for $500 brand new with no luck.
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      12-16-2014, 12:56 PM   #3
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Had the same problem and ended up installing the catless one. I've been trying to sell it for $500 brand new with no luck.
This sucks man, I feel scammed
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      12-16-2014, 01:31 PM   #4
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Where did you buy it? You can't return it?
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Where did you buy it? You can't return it?
I got it from amazon.com, I think I lost the chance to return it as it has been more than a month since I purchased it, in addition that I'm in Guatemala
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      12-16-2014, 02:58 PM   #6
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Have you reached out to AFE directly? Don't just give up like that.... they do claim to provide a lifetime warranty and if it is not good for this then I don't know what type of company they claim to be....
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Had the same problem and ended up installing the catless one. I've been trying to sell it for $500 brand new with no luck.
Who are you trying to sell it to? Why would anyone want to buy it if it does not fit...? That sounds shady..
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Have you reached out to AFE directly? Don't just give up like that.... they do claim to provide a lifetime warranty and if it is not good for this then I don't know what type of company they claim to be....
No I haven't reached out to aFe yet. Do you know if there's an aFe representative here in the forum who I can contact?
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Amazon is usually really good about returns, especially if its for a reason other than "i didn't want it after all".

I'd at least explore that option.
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Amazon is usually really good about returns, especially if its for a reason other than "i didn't want it after all".

I'd at least explore that option.
Yeah, I might give it a try, thanks
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Yeah, I might give it a try, thanks
Amazon is good with returns if you buy from Amazon itself. If it's a merchant selling it to you you're at the mercy of their return policy
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Amazon is good with returns if you buy from Amazon itself. If it's a merchant selling it to you you're at the mercy of their return policy
You're right, thing is that I purchased it more than a month ago, I'll see if they will take it back (I bought it directly from amazon, not from a merchant thank God).
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I wish I took pictures of my DP. At first it looked godly to small to fit but once we put it up it was snug and perfect. (I have a shifteck DP)
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That sucks, hope it works out for you.

From the picture it does not look close to having the plugs/connectors lining up. Do you know what car it will actually fit? That might be an option is to find out that info and post it up for sale to the correct target audience.
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Had the same problem and ended up installing the catless one. I've been trying to sell it for $500 brand new with no luck.
Who are you trying to sell it to? Why would anyone want to buy it if it does not fit...? That sounds shady..
Selling it to anybody with an 2014 that have the 3.5" flange. My 2015 has the 4".
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Selling it to anybody with an 2014 that have the 3.5" flange. My 2015 has the 4".
So is that the issue... this is for the old N55 interface?? They obviously sold the wrong part then or marked it incorrectly. Did they not know that there was a flange change in between 2013-2014? That is considered false advertising (whether intentional or not).
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Looks like the main issue just the MY year difference. The AFE you got is the 3.5" flange and your car is 4" flange.
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Looks like the main issue just the MY year difference. The AFE you got is the 3.5" flange and your car is 4" flange.
Now I know that... False advertising from aFe, I lost my money for that. They SHOULD make that observation.

And Amazon won't take it back, 30 day money guarantee has passed
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So is that the issue... this is for the old N55 interface?? They obviously sold the wrong part then or marked it incorrectly. Did they not know that there was a flange change in between 2013-2014? That is considered false advertising (whether intentional or not).
I completely agree with you alz
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Now I know that... False advertising from aFe, I lost my money for that. They SHOULD make that observation.

And Amazon won't take it back, 30 day money guarantee has passed
I wouldn't blame it on AFE right away.
These days, a lot of kids that have access to a computer and internet thinks that they can just sell something without ever knowing things about car or even have the car.
Some manufacturer sometimes are behind on updating their information just because they are not putting their efforts.
But then, that's why they give discount to their dealers or resellers to compensate the work on taking care the end user, not just a pure profit or margin where it is being used to beat each other up with price war.
But hey, it is Amazon, anyone can sell there.
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I wouldn't blame it on AFE right away.
These days, a lot of kids that have access to a computer and internet thinks that they can just sell something without ever knowing things about car or even have the car.
Some manufacturer sometimes are behind on updating their information just because they are not putting their efforts.
But then, that's why they give discount to their dealers or resellers to compensate the work on taking care the end user, not just a pure profit or margin where it is being used to beat each other up with price war.
But hey, it is Amazon, anyone can sell there.
Thing is I took the information directly from aFe's website and they don't make that observation about the year of manufacturing... then I went to amazon.com and purchased it and not from an amazon marketplace seller, but directly from amazon
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Thing is I took the information directly from aFe's website and they don't make that observation about the year of manufacturing... then I went to amazon.com and purchased it and not from an amazon marketplace seller, but directly from amazon
Yea, some manufacturer are just like that.
You may want to contact them and have them sort it out.
Good luck, I hope you can get it sorted out soon.
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