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Originally Posted by bselim3
I was planning on doing the same mods ItsHectic, were you planning on using the stock springs from your 2011 with the koni dampers? I have a 2012 and have been debating between the konis and bilstein hds with stock springs. I feel like the bilsteins were meant to go with stock springs while the konis were mainly for lowering ones, but I'm not sure.
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Koni yellows are designed to work with stock springs as well.
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Originally Posted by ItsHectic
Okay so I just got a qoute for the work.
These are the prices I got, keep in mind I am in Australia where everything is more expensive! tyres are double the price but I am excluding them here.
cobb tune 995 supplied + 90 installed
airfilter install 50
fit tyres 80
I am gonna get PSS tyres.
M3 control arms + bushings 470
I am NOT getting sway bars as I do not track the car.
M3 rear subframe bushings 270 supplied + 1000 installed
koni shocks 6-800 supplied +500 installed
OR
coil overs 1299 supplied + 450 installed
I am most excited with the M3 control arms and PSS as it will make the car feel even more awesome 
Edit I am now tossing up between a non adjustable kit and this: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...tein/ES248929/
I have contacted Bilstein to see if it designed for non RFT, or can this be answered here? |
These all seem like exceptionally high labor costs, especially the items I bolded. Air filter is a 30 second job. Subframe bushings took me ~2 hours with normal tools and no previous experience. Cobb tune is just done via a button push.
For the cost of the labor here, you could fully equip yourself with all the tools you need, and have almost enough money to buy a lift for your garage.
http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/