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M performance exhaust install before car pick up vs after
If I get the MP exhaust installed after I've already signed and picked up my m2c, say 1 month later... vs getting it installed before pick up
Will it make a difference in terms of getting a modified exhaust or sound ticket? will this be a "factory option" / "aftermarket purchase" type of a thing |
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It won't make any difference in terms of getting a ticket. You can easily prove it's a legal part offered by BMW if you were to get pulled over or even got a ticket. Only big difference you'll see is in terms of the warranty. If you order the MPE with the car as a port install part, it'll be listed on your window sticker, hence will be included in the 4-year manufacturer warranty. If you buy it once your car is here and get it installed at the dealer, it'll only have 2-year warranty. Given cracking issues with the M3/M4 titanium MPE, I'd much prefer the 4-year warranty with port install if I were to get MPE.
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Port install = you lose the original part (paid for).
Later install = you keep the original part (paid for).
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It wasn't listed available yet according to my salesman. I'll have to contact the GM tomorrow because the car ports on the 28th! are you completely sure about the bmw part thing.. I feel the courts, would want to see paper work. and yes i can go to a configurator and show it's an option (by then) but it will be a hastle. Compared to if i show them the MSRP invoice with the MPE on there (port or dealer). |
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Stock M3/M4 exhaust usually going for $100-$200. Considering you don't pay for labor with port install, $100-200 that you can make by selling the stock exhaust doesn't mean much. Also, to each their own but why would anyone wanna keep their stock M2C muffler as long as you are replacing it with a legal, OEM option? I don't think anyone would pay a penny for that hideous muffler
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that's right haha thanks. i got the MP steering wheel, rear diffuser, pedals, rear spoiler. guess now i'm gonna debate when to get those installed.. id like to sell the steering wheel+possibly diffuser |
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"Brand new original exhaust !" often means "I drove around with the MPE which I sold/sell separately" (or "Recently I had a mishap"...).
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Get it afterwards. If you get before, the cost is factored into the price of the car which will make your DMV registration fee higher.
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These are M performance Parts from BMW. Vs say.. Turner motorsports or something |
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Have you heard the actual M2C in person yet?
If not, you may want to wait till you do before making the decision to spend a chunk of change to get the MPE. I am coming from a F80 M3 and just picked up my M2C a few days ago and can tell you I was VERY surprised and impressed by the sound on the M2C. It sounds NOTHING like the S55 in my M3. Hard to believe it is the same engine. The M2C has a much deeper tone and burbles. |
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That's the key factor :{ judging off clips here. |
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Also keep in mind that the MPE comes with a disclaimer that the valves open is "Track mode" and BMW won't back you up if you get caught driving on the regular street in this mode...I think I even had to sign a waiver when I took the car. Not sure how a cop could ever prove you had the valves open as obviously the first thing you do when you get pulled over is put the car in comfort and close the valves!!
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I'm doing the same thing with the M2 Comp. I'm paying MSRP for the car but the dealer is discounting any M performance part that I'm interested in. Unfortunately the parts that I'm interested in are not available yet. |
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PS: do you have a ZCP F80?
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I would buy it afterwards from someplace like BMW Morristown online (25-30% off MSRP). It's very easy to install DIY. Store the factory exhaust. When it's time to sell the car, swap back on the factory exhaust and sell the MPE -- easy to do. I recently sold the Dinan exhaust off my E39 M5 before putting the car up for auction and received 80% of what I paid for it almost 10 years earlier. Stock, pristine cans went back on the car for sale.
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