Glass part on shifter cracked!

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by paliknight

He said the glass part was cracked. Really vague with his post since it doesn't describe the extent of the damage. But the plastic piece on the DCT shifter can be replaced on its own. My cousin and I disassembled the DCT shifter before to swap to the carbon fiber trim and that piece can be replaced on its own.

Something else must have been wrong if they replaced the entire assembly. He claimed it was only the small plastic piece in the middle of the shifter that was scratched.

Nice attempt.

Sure it can be replaced.

Except BMW does not sell the any of the stock OEM parts separately so a BMW Dealer replaces the whole assembly.

And with that in mind, the DCT Shifter cost 4x that of the manual, not the other way around.

[paliknight]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Nice attempt.

Sure it can be replaced.

Except BMW does not sell the any of the stock OEM parts separately so a BMW Dealer replaces the whole assembly.

And with that in mind, the DCT Shifter cost 4x that of the manual, not the other way around.

I wasn't attempting shit. You're taking this personally when it has nothing to do with you. I was being sarcastic about the piece of plastic itself because OP said it was scratched then said it cost 1k to replace. I don't have as much time on my hands as you do to go researching BMW dealership SOPs and how much parts cost. Had he said they had to replace the entire assembly then I wouldn't have been sarcastic. It's obvious to any idiot out there that a DCT and its parts cost more than a manual and its parts.


And OP said thank God it was replaced under warranty because it's 1k when he could have just replaced that piece alone for under 100 bucks.

[paliknight]

Originally Posted by Thescout13

It may be that you cannot just order that little piece may itself and have to order the whole assembly. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the case, I mean BMW isn't IKEA

Yeah I had no idea BMW would do that to replace a small piece of plastic, hence my sarcasm earlier. I was mistaken to use logic in this regard since replacing an entire DCT assembly for a small piece of plastic that can technically be replaced on its own had parts been available seems ridiculous.

Nothing personal against you.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by paliknight

I wasn't attempting shit. You're taking this personally when it has nothing to do with you. I was being sarcastic about the piece of plastic itself because OP said it was scratched then said it cost 1k to replace. I don't have as much time on my hands as you do to go researching BMW dealership SOPs and how much parts cost. Had he said they had to replace the entire assembly then I wouldn't have been sarcastic. It's obvious to any idiot out there that a DCT and its parts cost more than a manual and its parts.


And OP said thank God it was replaced under warranty because it's 1k when he could have just replaced that piece alone for under 100 bucks.

Except when you cannot buy the part for $100.

So why did you comment on price of DCT vs Manual when you acknowledged you didn't know.

And btw, you could have found the part on realoem and the price via google search in less than the 60 seconds it took to write post.

[Sleeper]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Except when you cannot buy the part for $100.

So why did you comment on price of DCT vs Manual when you acknowledged you didn't know.

And btw, you could have found the part on realoem and the price via google search in less than the 60 seconds it took to write post.

Dude, give it a rest for f*** sakes. Grow up and get on with life.

[paliknight]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Except when you cannot buy the part for $100.

So why did you comment on price of DCT vs Manual when you acknowledged you didn't know.

And btw, you could have found the part on realoem and the price via google search in less than the 60 seconds it took to write post.

Shit if he posted I'd have given him mine for free that are left over from my mods. I'm certain I'm not the only one with spare parts too. Dude I was referring to the plastic piece cost (sarcastically), not the entire assembly.

And I'm running off of shitty satellite Internet in a shit hole so your 60 second search is my 10 minute search.

[pacman34]

same problem on my '16 M3... dealer says I caused it by impact. Told me $1200 for repair.

Only one dealer in my area... was going to try and talk with the manager about it to see if I could get it fixed under warranty.

[FlyingLow78]

On the DCT cars, the clear plastic/resin piece just sticks on with a bit of adhesive, and the whole trim around it is held in place by exactly one screw. If your dealer quotes you some crazy replacement cost, for a lot less you can upgrade to carbon fibre and replace it yourself in <10 minutes. If you want to replace just the clear bit, it just pries off with the edge of a razor blade.

[Mako]

So I brought in my M3 to get gear shifter replaced as the plastic/glass top cracked (not scratched but hairline fracture). Dealership agreed to replace for free.

After waiting an hour they tell me the whole unit has to be changed and car reprogrammed!! What??? So you can't just change out the top part, what happens if you want the carbon fiber version?

[jmg]

Get the CF replacement part, it comes with a new one because they are almost impossible to swap out without damaging it.

[IND-Distribution]

Originally Posted by jmg

Get the CF replacement part, it comes with a new one because they are almost impossible to swap out without damaging it.

Exactly what I was going to recommend.