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Originally Posted by tmat1977
i got a mail from bmw that i have a recall for my takana airbag took it to dealer
mentioned to them that i need new hood latch cable i have the part i bought from my brother in law who works for Nortside imports which dealers buy there parts from for 20 bucks for the cable inner and outer cable. Guess what the quoted me to fix it .....1200 dollars 7.5 hour job it will take a professional 20 mins maybe 40 mins to replace if he smokes a ciggerette in between. WTF really 1200 for a hood latch cable...
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And did they tell you that you don't actually need a new airbag, since you don't have a sport steering wheel? And yeah, there's not even anything to look at if you have a regular 4-spoke steering wheel?
There's a thread on here about the airbag recall, and I am convinced the geniuses at BMW corporate have turned this Takata recall into a money making scheme. My statistical analysis so far from that thread, shows a 0% chance of getting an airbag replaced, and 100% chance of getting a $1200+ estimate for something else. Seriously. Check it out:
https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...ag-recall.html
So yeah, it's clearly a 30 minute job, even with a few smoke breaks. But the $1200 is mandatory per the recall protocol.
You DO get free coffee with that though, which should take some of the sting off.