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Old 11-01-2012, 12:00 AM
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Angry Door Handle cover $230 ????

Hi,
I start to have having a X5. How is possible that BMW will charge 230USD for this plastic cover? Item #7 in pics....
This is one of the dealers but not the only one asking the same price... That part cost them 10 cents in china....

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Old 11-01-2012, 12:37 AM
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Call Tischer BMW. They'll beat that all day long. I got mine for $40 wholesale.
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My dealer, Santa Monica BMW, quotes me $434 for this cheap plastic part, yesterday. They seem just about double the MSRP for every part I inquire about. I have seen the drivers side cover for $10 to $15 in posts and 'fiches' from 2004 and thereabouts. Why did this price multiply by a factor of 15x to 30x?

Dinan e39, I looked up the Tischer price online. They want like most, about $234.

Do you know how I might access this part near for what you described you paid for it?

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Search this site for Craig from BMW of Bloomfield. The dude will deff cream that price.
Also try eBay, and junkyards.
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$229, at least on their website.

But in reality in the past it was no more than a $20 part, and should be. Makes no sense.

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Search this site for Craig from BMW of Bloomfield. The dude will deff cream that price.
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I'm pretty sure I said find Craig, and call him specifically. He is their manager of his dept. He beats all prices. Tell him you from Xoutpost.

I know it's over priced. But what can you do. Search eBay.
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