[Chayo]

Best place to buy OEM parts, any recommendations?

[John in VA]

Many dealerships have discounted internet prices. To list a few:
parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com
getbmwparts.com
mybimmerparts.com
bmwoffairfaxparts.com
parts.sterlingmotorcars.com
faulknerbmwpartssource.com

Here is a great tool for parts price comparison:
b m w p n p c .com

[K8_M235i]

Fcp Euro. Check out their website and read about their lifetime replacement program.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by K8_M235i

Fcp Euro. Check out their website and read about their lifetime replacement program.

FCP Euro's site is certainly worth looking at. I've bought from FCP many times, and for cars from a number of different manufacturers (e.g., BMW, Volvo, etc.).

At the same time, most owners would be wise to realize that it's unlikely they'll come out ahead while taking taking advantage of FCP Euro's Lifetime Guarantee: https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee.

The reality is that the vast majority of owners won't end up replacing parts they buy from FCP Euro. However, if you're an owner who intends to own and maintain his or her car from 8-20 years and/or 85-425K miles, then I think FCP Euro may be an excellent source of economical parts.

[cristo]

ECS Tuning and Pelican parts also
have a wide variety of BMW OEM parts.

[Maynard]

May be other options listed on here in the commercial classifieds. I'd beware of anything online that seems too good to be true, especially from private or very small vendors. There is a growing trend for true counterfeits, or selling factory seconds as OEM; they started with the high-end aftermarket stuff that tuners want to buy from aliexpress or ebay for cheap, but by now it is almost anything brand name - I'd assume they are also willing to branch out into euro parts, given the markup.

For FCP, you also need to remember that you'll be mailing them back the parts, to Europe. I'm guessing that the international postage will eat up most, or all, of the savings (I was considering brake rotors, so it was a big factor). I hear that they do make good, even to replacing fluids if you ship back the used stuff.

[Chayo]

Originally Posted by Maynard

May be other options listed on here in the commercial classifieds. I'd beware of anything online that seems too good to be true, especially from private or very small vendors. There is a growing trend for true counterfeits, or selling factory seconds as OEM; they started with the high-end aftermarket stuff that tuners want to buy from aliexpress or ebay for cheap, but by now it is almost anything brand name - I'd assume they are also willing to branch out into euro parts, given the markup.

For FCP, you also need to remember that you'll be mailing them back the parts, to Europe. I'm guessing that the international postage will eat up most, or all, of the savings (I was considering brake rotors, so it was a big factor). I hear that they do make good, even to replacing fluids if you ship back the used stuff.

Thanks for your help!!

[John in VA]

Originally Posted by Maynard

For FCP, you also need to remember that you'll be mailing them back the parts, to Europe.

Puerto Rico is a territory of the US of A! FCP Euro is in CT.