F22 LSD Install Time...

Cycle Pilot · 01-10-2018, 04:06 PM

Hey guys. Just wondering what is a fair price to have an LSD installed on an M240i? The first dealer quote I got was about $600. I'm guessing that's about 4-5 hours of labor? Should I keep shopping around?

***UPDATE: I searched around and asked... Dealer is charging $175/hr at 3.5 hours. Looking at most threads, the job should take about 3 hours to install.

RotorOver · 01-10-2018, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cycle Pilot

Hey guys. Just wondering what is a fair price to have an LSD installed on an M240i? The first dealer quote I got was about $600. I'm guessing that's about 4-5 hours of labor? Should I keep shopping around?

***UPDATE: I searched around and asked... Dealer is charging $175/hr at 3.5 hours. Looking at most threads, the job should take about 3 hours to install.

My local indie shop did it for $490 labor including tax (plus $95 for the fluid). I don't recall the number of hours quoted though. Also, this was a Diffsonline Wavetrac diff which required swapping a cover from my original pumpkin. If dropping in an M-Performance unit I imagine it would require less time since there is no core swap shenanigans.

PeterWT · 01-11-2018, 06:15 PM

My dealer charged me $513 out the door to install the MP LSD.

XutvJet · 01-12-2018, 03:01 PM

$400-600 is about right. It's a 3 to 3.5 hour job on the books. I'm sure a good tech will do it in 1.5 hours but they're allowed to charge the 3.5 hour book time.

There's nothing difficult about this install. I'd install it myself when I get mine, but BMW has chosen to make it much harder to remove the axles from the diff, thus requiring $500 in special BMW tools to leverage and safely pop the axle out.

WillOs · 01-12-2018, 10:36 PM

I got quoted $300 AUD if i supplied the diff.... and yes that's AUD so roughly $230USD

But if i want to buy a diff, M-Performance for the sake of this argument, I was quoted anywhere between $3,800 and $6,000 lol... where as i saw i could purchase one in the US over the black friday sales for $2,200USD.

So i guess you guys are still better off up north rather than down here.

PeterWT · 01-14-2018, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by WillOs

I got quoted $300 AUD if i supplied the diff.... and yes that's AUD so roughly $230USD

But if i want to buy a diff, M-Performance for the sake of this argument, I was quoted anywhere between $3,800 and $6,000 lol... where as i saw i could purchase one in the US over the black friday sales for $2,200USD.

So i guess you guys are still better off up north rather than down here.

Wow. The pricing for the MP LSD down there is crazy. I got mine during the holiday sale for 1500USD + tax (after rebate).

Jerich0 · 08-13-2018, 02:31 PM

OP did you had your car coded for the diff install? Also how did you like it?

Cycle Pilot · 08-13-2018, 04:06 PM

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OP did you had your car coded for the diff install? Also how did you like it?

I never had it installed.

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PeterWT Lieutenant 253 Rep 558 Posts Drives: '17 M240i, AT, BSM Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Florida, USA iTrader: (0)	My dealer charged me $513 out the door to install the MP LSD. __________________ My 2017 M240i: MHD, xHP, Modded OE Intake, AA GESi 400 CPSI Cat DP, Dinan Mid-pipe, M Performance LSD & Rear Diffuser, BMS Exhaust Tips, Apex EC-7 Wheels, M-Tech Front Lip, iND Painted Mirror Caps, Smoked Reflectors
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XutvJet Major General 5543 Rep 5,366 Posts Drives: 2011 Cayman Base, 2016 M235 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (-1)	$400-600 is about right. It's a 3 to 3.5 hour job on the books. I'm sure a good tech will do it in 1.5 hours but they're allowed to charge the 3.5 hour book time. There's nothing difficult about this install. I'd install it myself when I get mine, but BMW has chosen to make it much harder to remove the axles from the diff, thus requiring $500 in special BMW tools to leverage and safely pop the axle out. __________________ The forest was shrinking, but the Trees kept voting for the Axe, for the Axe was clever and convinced the Trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.
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WillOs Private 7 Rep 54 Posts Drives: F22 M240i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW F22 M240i RWD [0.00] 2016 Ford LW Focus RS [0.00]	I got quoted $300 AUD if i supplied the diff.... and yes that's AUD so roughly $230USD But if i want to buy a diff, M-Performance for the sake of this argument, I was quoted anywhere between $3,800 and $6,000 lol... where as i saw i could purchase one in the US over the black friday sales for $2,200USD. So i guess you guys are still better off up north rather than down here.
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