[Dobie Dog]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Order placed with a local dinan installer. Will give a full review once installed.

Good luck!

[Kozumasbullitt]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Order placed with a local dinan installer. Will give a full review once installed.

Are you having them install, what was the estimate?

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

Are you having them install, what was the estimate?

Local performance shop who is an authorized Dinan installer will be doing the work. Quoted 5 hours of labor.

[Kozumasbullitt]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Local performance shop who is an authorized Dinan installer will be doing the work. Quoted 5 hours of labor.

Nice. Where are you located? Fingers crossed you say Bay Area 🙂.

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

Nice. Where are you located? Fingers crossed you say Bay Area 🙂.

Chesapeake Bay Area lol...central MD

[Kozumasbullitt]

Local Dinan shop just quoted me $2177 for installation and alignment.

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

Local Dinan shop just quoted me $2177 for installation and alignment.

Hot damn. Is that with the parts at least?

[Kozumasbullitt]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Hot damn. Is that with the parts at least?

Just labor. I am scratching my head on how they came to that number.

[Dinan_Engineering]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

Just labor. I am scratching my head on how they came to that number.

Over $200/hr labor rate. Yikes. BMW of SF and BMW of Manhattan were once up there but I haven't really been keeping track in recent years.

[Kozumasbullitt]

Originally Posted by Dinan_Engineering

Over $200/hr labor rate. Yikes. BMW of SF and BMW of Manhattan were once up there but I haven't really been keeping track in recent years.

This is Steve Dinan's shop in Mountain View, Bavarium Autoworks.

I am going to keep shopping around in hopes to find a reasonable performance shop or just bit the bullet and pick up a cheap coilover compressor.

[allinon72]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

Just labor. I am scratching my head on how they came to that number.

It's not likely they want to do the work...so they threw that number out to see if you'll bite.

[spdandpwr]

Tempted to get this with the Axleback. Is the axleback in stock? Also, how different is the non-comp to the comp suspension settings (I know the roll bar sizes are different) where we may see issues? I'm tempted to sell my car and pick up a comp.

[Dinan_Engineering]

Originally Posted by spdandpwr

Tempted to get this with the Axleback. Is the axleback in stock? Also, how different is the non-comp to the comp suspension settings (I know the roll bar sizes are different) where we may see issues? I'm tempted to sell my car and pick up a comp.

Axleback is on backorder. One of many exhausts in that situation. Demand has far exceeded capacity of recent and with supply chain the way it is right now its a nasty recipe. =/

OEM springs between the X3M and X3MC are identical. The difference is in EDC programming and how dampening is controlled there (slightly sitffer on the comp).

[tarmactrr]

Originally Posted by Dinan_Engineering

Over $200/hr labor rate. Yikes. BMW of SF and BMW of Manhattan were once up there but I haven't really been keeping track in recent years.

at 5 hours of labor that's a $400/hr labor rate.

Alignments are typically around $200 give or take.

[Dinan_Engineering]

Originally Posted by tarmactrr

at 5 hours of labor that's a $400/hr labor rate.

Alignments are typically around $200 give or take.

BMW dealership book time for springs on the platform is around 10 hours— hence my $200/hr rough estimate.

[Chi-X4M]

Any updates on Dinan S58 ecu tune for this platform?

[LOW4LYF]

Originally Posted by Kozumasbullitt

This is Steve Dinan's shop in Mountain View, Bavarium Autoworks.

I am going to keep shopping around in hopes to find a reasonable performance shop or just bit the bullet and pick up a cheap coilover compressor.

Bavarium Autoworks is not owned by Steve Dinan...

[Kozumasbullitt]

Originally Posted by LOW4LYF

Bavarium Autoworks is not owned by Steve Dinan...

It may not be owned by him anymore but that shop was his before the name changes and still shows up in his Carbahn directory.

[Dinan_Engineering]

Originally Posted by Chi-X4M

Any updates on Dinan S58 ecu tune for this platform?

Nothing to really share. Still in testing / development. Plus we, and everyone else, still have the lockout of 2021+ DME to contend with that will affect a fair amount of customers.

[JKen_0115]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Chesapeake Bay Area lol...central MD

Hey man, have you installed the spring set yet? How's ride and compare with stock?

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by JKen_0115

Hey man, have you installed the spring set yet? How's ride and compare with stock?

Scheduled for install this Thursday 10th. Will report after

[JKen_0115]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Scheduled for install this Thursday 10th. Will report after

Thank you man. I'm very interested for this set over H&R.