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      11-18-2020, 10:55 AM   #1
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I am taking my 2015 328 to the dealership just for an oil change and for them to replace my tires. I Currently have a stage 1 Bootmod3 tune on it, do you think they will suspect it? or should I just detune it?
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I am taking my 2015 328 to the dealership just for an oil change and for them to replace my tires. I Currently have a stage 1 Bootmod3 tune on it, do you think they will suspect it? or should I just detune it?
If the car is out of warranty, they don’t care what you do to it.
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Once you're out of warranty you shouldn't go to a dealer for service anyway. Beware of too good to be true service offers designed to get you in so they can find all sorts of other things that need fixing for top dollar prices.
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      11-18-2020, 11:43 AM   #4
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thank you!

thank you!, I just have the rim and tire warranty on the car thats why.
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Your tune won't impact that warranty. Only issues would be engine/driveline warranties.
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They will say your BM3 caused your tires to wear out faster than normal negating the warranty! :P
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had an issue with dme/ecu when replacing my coolant hose and a bmw dealer had to service it. got the car running again and they didn't say anything about the tune and the tune was still installed.
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Once you're out of warranty you shouldn't go to a dealer for service anyway. Beware of too good to be true service offers designed to get you in so they can find all sorts of other things that need fixing for top dollar prices.
Value service deals are good to take advantage of as they can be cheaper than indys or if you don’t have the tools/knowledge/space to do your own work. Obviously they’ll mention things that really don’t need to be replaced/repaired but you can always decline.
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That's key, decline the other necessary maintenance items that they'll invariably find. They don't offer Jiffy Lube pricing on oil changes out of pure generosity. The next thing you know they're trying to bone you $200 to change a $20 cabin air filter.
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That's key, decline the other necessary maintenance items that they'll invariably find. They don't offer Jiffy Lube pricing on oil changes out of pure generosity. The next thing you know they're trying to bone you $200 to change a $20 cabin air filter.
Had a coworker back in 2008 ask a dealer (in NJ) for a simple oil change and they quoted him $250 for a 98 328i. Fast forward to two years ago and a dealer in Miami had a $70 full synthetic oil change special for my 335. I took the bait and the dealers near me now around Indianapolis charge $99 oil changes for non M/non V8 models which is reasonable. They even offer complimentary CEL diagnostics and I’ve even heard of someone either on here or on a FB group that a dealer was offering $110 parts/labor for N20 spark plug change. Granted the labor in that is 20-30 minutes at most but from a dealer, not bad.
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Also our E90 330 and 325 will soon have some sort of boost. So there is actually more of a chance to get more hp out of a 330 then a 335 in my opinion
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That's key, decline the other necessary maintenance items that they'll invariably find.
This and the other "needed" service that is no-where in the service schedule. Intake cleaning (under different names) seems to be popular no matter what brand of dealer you go to.

While the value service may be a bit higher than some indy shops, one thing which is important to me is the availability of a loaner. Being able to get myself to work with no hassle vs. having to bum a ride off a neighbor or blow up my wife's work schedule is handy.

I'd also NEVER go to a dealership for tires no matter whether in warranty or not. In all of my years of car ownership I've never seen a dealership offer tires anywhere close to the prices of a regular tire place and the selection is never as good.
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Yeah, they love intake cleaning. It is something that should be done, assuming you haven't installed an oil catch can, every 15-20k miles. I've seen them charging up to $250 when all they're doing is injecting a can of this through the MAF port opening: https://www.amazon.com/CRC-05319-Int.../dp/B00PHNQKR2
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Some dealers offer price matching on tires. You'll likely pay more mounting/balancing, but at least it gets the price a bit closer to non-dealer prices.
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Before the internet tires were almost always sold with mounting and balancing included. You can still find places that do, and they don't necessarily charge more for tires than do on-line sellers. Town Fair Tire is an example in the New England.
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They will say your BM3 caused your tires to wear out faster than normal negating the warranty! :P
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