[Aldur]

Does anyone have a decent insurance company they use that will allow these mods?

Performance direct seemed to be clueless and didn't get back to me.

Thanks :-)

[alibonyad]

I'm with Elephant and they didn't charge when I told them I was planning on getting them done.

[MarkG_M5Comp]

I'm with Zurich via my company who just said 'fine, no issues'

[Tengocity]

How are you enjoying them nice tyres Mark?

I'm really tempted to swap tyres now for my Croatian advernture!

[MarkG_M5Comp]

Originally Posted by Tengocity

How are you enjoying them nice tyres Mark?

I'm really tempted to swap tyres now for my Croatian advernture!

You won't look back (although I think you know that already )

On the drive through France they were silky smooth, on the terrible country roads where I am in Spain they make journeys with the family more bearable - and journeys without them so much fun!!

They really are so sticky and will be standard fit on my cars to come.

[Tengocity]

Originally Posted by MarkG335

You won't look back (although I think you know that already )

On the drive through France they were silky smooth, on the terrible country roads where I am in Spain they make journeys with the family more bearable - and journeys without them so much fun!!

They really are so sticky and will be standard fit on my cars to come.

Yes indeed I knew all that, just hard to justify when I've still got half the life in my current ones! I can't wait to go on holiday... work is quiet at the moment, and the office is dead! I really should be out enjoying a road somewhere!

[MarkG_M5Comp]

I understand your dilemma - I was planning to replace them when I got back but with the rears on 3mm and ~3,000 miles I thought they'd be too low come the end.

I'm so glad I took the plunge though, they've made the trip more comfortable.

[Lorcan]

Originally Posted by Aldur

Does anyone have a decent insurance company they use that will allow these mods?

Performance direct seemed to be clueless and didn't get back to me.

Thanks :-)

I'll follow this up when I get back to work.

[MWA]

Originally Posted by ozwol

They are happy to do it, Sandal Wakefield quoted 620 all in.

That's pretty good deal!! Coopers of Croydon wanted just a shy bit of a Grand for labour!! best deal I've found is £780 so far for labour.. Help! Apparently there is an extra levy for living within the M25

[dopper99]

Originally Posted by MWA

That's pretty good deal!! Coopers of Croydon wanted just a shy bit of a Grand for labour!! best deal I've found is £780 so far for labour.. Help! Apparently there is an extra levy for living within the M25

Would be worth you taking a trip to Lorcan's place for the day. Much cheaper there.

[MWA]

Originally Posted by dopper99

Would be worth you taking a trip to Lorcan's place for the day. Much cheaper there.

Thanks Dopper,

Do you mind sharing costs and / or location of Lorcan? Sounds like it all makes sense.

[dopper99]

Originally Posted by MWA

Thanks Dopper,

Do you mind sharing costs and / or location of Lorcan? Sounds like it all makes sense.

Some info here. http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=988295

I think they are in Kings Lynn.

[Aldur]

Originally Posted by Lorcan

I'll follow this up when I get back to work.

Thanks Lorcan,

Still no joy at the moment with still quotes so far of £1200 plus at my age and experience!

However, David Goodman from Performance direct has returned my call now and am hoping for a good quote!

[cjm9]

Originally Posted by MWA

That's pretty good deal!! Coopers of Croydon wanted just a shy bit of a Grand for labour!! best deal I've found is £780 so far for labour.. Help! Apparently there is an extra levy for living within the M25

Sandal quoted me £660 a couple of weeks ago. Rang them today to try and get them down further. Had a message back later to say that they fitted springs to a car last week and had to replace some "other nuts and bolts" which put the price up higher. Lee at Sandal said he is going to give you a call tomorrow Lorcan to discuss.

Just out of interest my son had Mountune springs fitted to his Fiesta ST yesterday at Ford dealer in York. Labour cost £99.99 including VAT.

[Lorcan]

If you follow BMW's replacement instructions these include removing the drive shaft and some "one time" use bolts, but this is not necessary if you follow the ACS instructions which come with the springs as the drive shaft can be worked around in position.

I'll give Lee a call and make sure he is following the correct instructions.

[cjm9]

Originally Posted by Lorcan

If you follow BMW's replacement instructions these include removing the drive shaft and some "one time" use bolts, but this is not necessary if you follow the ACS instructions which come with the springs as the drive shaft can be worked around in position.

I'll give Lee a call and make sure he is following the correct instructions.

Thanks Lorcan

[Aldur]

Insurance Update.

After a lot of hassle and some surprising responses to my F30 335d with ACS mods I finally managed to get insurance. Most companies wouldn't even touch me despite my age and history, NCD etc. Those that did were over £1200! You can guess my response to that!
I had a couple over the £800 mark but they wanted high category Tracker fitted which started from £800 with a yearly subscription fee on top! So that wasn't going to happen either. I was seriously regretting getting the ACS upgrades and declaring them, particularly the engine mod. I just couldn't get a sensible insurance quote.

Please check out your insurance and decide how you are going to go about your insurance. Particularly if you get the engine upgrades if you get my drift. That was the real killer.

I tried Performance Direct but to be honest they weren't much good either......right until I spoke to David Goodman. Then all that changed.

When eventually I got hold of David he provided great service and efficiency along with by far the best quote which I accepted. No one else came near it. No Tracker required either!


David Goodman at Performance Direct should be your first port of call.

T: 01708 436838
m. 07500 702749

[JD6]

Originally Posted by Aldur

When eventually I got hold of David he provided great service and efficiency along with by far the best quote which I accepted. No one else came near it. No Tracker required either!


David Goodman at Performance Direct should be your first port of call.

I would be interested to know what the final quote was, and what your best quote was before the ACS upgrades, if you don't mind?

[Malloy]

OP: your car looks amazing - nice work!

[Tengocity]

Originally Posted by Aldur

Insurance Update.

After a lot of hassle and some surprising responses to my F30 335d with ACS mods I finally managed to get insurance. Most companies wouldn't even touch me despite my age and history, NCD etc. Those that did were over £1200! You can guess my response to that!
I had a couple over the £800 mark but they wanted high category Tracker fitted which started from £800 with a yearly subscription fee on top! So that wasn't going to happen either. I was seriously regretting getting the ACS upgrades and declaring them, particularly the engine mod. I just couldn't get a sensible insurance quote.

Please check out your insurance and decide how you are going to go about your insurance. Particularly if you get the engine upgrades if you get my drift. That was the real killer.

I tried Performance Direct but to be honest they weren't much good either......right until I spoke to David Goodman. Then all that changed.

When eventually I got hold of David he provided great service and efficiency along with by far the best quote which I accepted. No one else came near it. No Tracker required either!


David Goodman at Performance Direct should be your first port of call.

T: 01708 436838
m. 07500 702749

Thanks- great information and good to know. I should remember to sort this in advance of doing my mods!

[BMWSKI]

what was the price in the end?

[Aldur]

Originally Posted by JD6

I would be interested to know what the final quote was, and what your best quote was before the ACS upgrades, if you don't mind?

I could get quotes for between £500 and £600 no problem minus mods. Didn't go into it as was irrelevant now.

I expected a premium of a couple of hundred with the mods.

With the mods it was between £600 and £700 including excess insurance ( You can claim back a chunk of your excess on a claim ) and protected NCD etc. A pleasant surprise. Needless to say it will all vary depending on your personal information. Age, NCD, post code, where its kept over night, motoring convictions, non motoring convictions, any disabilities blah blah blah. Even how insurance companies are feeling on the day! But it gives you an idea.