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Originally Posted by dkl
RealOEM.com shows these trim only costing approx. $44 a piece. Dealers seem to be making about 100% profit on them.
Has anyone tried to simply do away with the thin fabric on the trim piece? Meaning just peeling off the thin fabric altogether, thus eliminating the problem from ever happening again. If the glue color (under the fabric) is not very appealing, a coat of paint could easily cure that...just a though.
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The BMW AG part costs $30.89, it needs to be shipped to America through customs, then shipped to the distrubution center and then stock piled. and then to the dealer when out of stock. when the parts arrive, then needs to be stocked on the shelf, or special order bin, and then the post card goes out to the customer saying we have the part in stock now. When the customer arrives, he is handed the part, and walked up to the cashier and with a invoice. $89 is excessive, but the dealer is not making 100% profit, with overhead costs ive listed above.