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Great write up SB. Glad it went smooth. |
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02-18-2015, 10:56 AM | #48 |
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We've installed one of those Selma lips for a customer few weeks ago. He returned a week after to get some more work done and I noticed that the whole center of the lip is wavy and deformed... it's not noticable if you look at it from the top, but if you squat down and look at it straight on, the entire center of the lip is extremely wavy.
Honestly... I'd rather fork over the extra money to get OEM, at least at the end... it holds some resale value. |
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Igor, I've seen that on the OEM one as well. Even on a car that has not even left the lot yet. That happens if the double sided tape comes loose from the inner bracket to the outer lip that keeps the shape. The key to this OEM or not is to redo the double sided tape with adhesive promoter to make sure it keeps the plastics stuck together for strength. The overall design of the F30 lip is poor. They should have made it a single injection molded piece eliminating the separate inner. Not sure why BMW or whoever designed it that way but being a designer of injection molded parts, I would have never designed it that way. |
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02-18-2015, 12:18 PM | #50 |
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My Selma lip is as straight as an arrow. Maybe it helps to attach the center to the bumper? i know a lot of people are leaving the center unattached. My previous lip was unattached. I did so just for more re-enforcement, but it looked pretty straight even before i attached it.
Not sure what you mean by holding resale value... i can prob buy five of these cant-tell-the-difference lips for one OEM lip |
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02-26-2015, 02:39 PM | #52 | |
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Btw... i have both the OEM lip and the rep lip, and I spent a LOT of time comparing the two side by side. I could not find ONE difference between the two other than the mounting hardware (screws, clips, etc...). Dude... this boils down to being an intelligence test lol ... or a homer test ;-) |
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02-26-2015, 03:38 PM | #55 |
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Yes, but it is made to BMW specs. Are you saying you would buy the aftermarket lip over the BMW, even if it was the same price? I doubt many here would do that. I'm just suggesting that Selma may be losing business by raising his price, while OEM is getting cheaper.
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02-27-2015, 12:25 AM | #56 | |
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I think OEM should bring his price back down or he is going to lose significant business to Selma". |
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The second main reason is Selma and many knockoffs do not have to pay BMW their cut and there are less steps in the supply chain. The dealers are not BMW corporate so they have to pay a cut. I would be willing to bet BMW is a 4-5 step supply chain versus Selma is a 2-step (factory-seller). That's why he can be so cheap for the similar part. Is Selma losing business? I do not know. I got mine for 100 bucks shipped and probably was my fault for the price increase since I shared it here that he saw the demand and decided to profit more off it. Capitalism at it's finest, supply/demand. I understand what you are saying and I am disappointed he raised his price too, but you can't fault him for doing it. Last edited by Dippydo; 02-27-2015 at 10:00 AM.. |
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02-27-2015, 10:38 AM | #59 | |
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I'm all about bang for the buck, but even I am now considering going with OEM and the assurances of fit and finish that I get from buying from BMW (I can drive down the street and return it if things don't line up properly). Finally, I didn't even realize that OEM was polyurethane and aftermarkets are polypropylene. I'm not a plastics guy, but I do know that, besides the advantates that Dippydo noted, polyurethane is very abrasion resistant. Another reason to consider paying the extra dough. So Dippydo, are the M performance side skirts and rear diffuser polyurethane too? |
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02-27-2015, 10:57 AM | #60 |
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TCM I would imagine the rocker panels are polyurethane as well because that is more of a body part than the lip. While polyurethane is more abrasion resistant, it is not that much to where it will protect you against a curb or scraping on the ground. Like I mentioned it will still pit and it will scratch like polypropylene. Contact Selma directly and offer him a deal. Like Squid said, he did not pay what he was asking and I also did not pay what he originally was asking. Jason is a fair guy to deal with from the couple of things I have bought from him. If he is asking 180 offer 150. that is still a third less than the cost of OEM. If this piece was not a disposable piece I would be more inclined to pay more, but as you see from so many people here, the lips get damaged so why pay more for something you are going to have to replace most likely multiple times while you own the car. The Selma piece is identical in shape to OEM and matches perfectly the lines unlike the Chinese versions. Here is a close up of the fit. You will see it leaves no gaps.
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Thanks for the reply. It does look good. Do you know if he offers the rear diffuser and side skirts as well? I did not see them available on ebay.
I'd be interested in knowing other quality vendors that offer these parts. Have others had luck finding well fitting lip spoilers, rear diffusers and side skirts from other ebay/aftermarket vendors? |
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I know most of the $100 Chinese ones don't come with mounting hardware. Mine (authentic Selma lol ) came with 10 c-clips/torx screws and 2 wood screws for the center attachment. But the OEM hardware part numbers can be found in the installation guide for the OEM lip. Your local dealership should carry it or you could get it online. |
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