You Want $55 For A Bolt? Uh... I'll Pass Thanks...

[Jand3rson]

MSRP is $31.44 each. Wholesale is $25.15 each.

You're truly stupid if you are surprised that a dealer is trying to charge $55. Some dealers gouge on parts, it's a known fact.

Seriously, Ben? Calm the fuck down.

[lennon]

Because the guy making 10/hr working the parts counter sets the dealer price. I'm sure the manager will empathize with the guy driving a car worth less than what they charge for a brake job arguing over a part they'd have to order anyway.

-Charlie

quoted for truth

[Leaf]

Because the guy making 10/hr working the parts counter sets the dealer price. I'm sure the manager will empathize with the guy driving a car worth less than what they charge for a brake job arguing over a part they'd have to order anyway.

-Charlie

Really? The counter man has that much power???

[Rigmaster]

Really? The counter man has that much power???

you are a moron.





unless you post a full size hi-res pic of your Avatar immediately!!!! ;)

[asuj158]

dude my ace hardware has had almost every bolt i have found on the e30, now go look

[Dresden87]

I work at Ace. We have that bolt. It's $2.69

[hugh jass]

I work at Ace. We have that bolt. It's $2.69

ace sells automotive grade bolts?

[3bvert]

ace sells automotive grade bolts?

yes
they even sell "tractor" grade

[TwoJ's]

I work at Ace. We have that bolt. It's $2.69

Tread carefully here my friends. A long while ago I bought some "grade 8" bolts at Ace, and I had one fail on me. Just this last quarter I did a project for a graduate level materials class and I analyzed grade 5 and grade 8 bolts from Ace. Turns out that the grade 8 bolts were out preformed by the grade 5 on numerous occasions.

They sell shit hardware at Ace.

[3bvert]

thats good to know
I guess they are selling china crap

[Dominic49]

Pricing Information
Sugg Retail: 31.44 USD
Dealer Price: 19.18 USD

[2Big4a3Series]

Typically junkyards don't charge for nuts and bolts. I seriously doubt that the guy behind the counter would be able to spot a bumper bolt compared to an alternator or starter bolt.

Sometimes if you have a handful of screws, clips, etc, they might charge you something nominal like a couple of bucks. Or if your junkyard of choice is not into giving out freebies, what you can do is get the bolts and then get something cheap like a sun visor off of a buick. Put everything on the counter together and they will throw it all in for the cost of the sun visor.

[Shock(/\)ave]

I'd like to thank most of you for the responses. I would've replied to this thread earlier had I not been out working on the car all day.

First, tell your dealer to fuck off.
Second, have you checked other resources for what the actual list price is? Realoem has them listed for $24 each, which is still pretty crazy.
Someone here should be able to get you 2 used bolts for peanuts. Maybe post a WTB thread? If you want to get them new, contact blunt on this board. He can get any oem part at a good price.
Good luck.

The first thing I did was check pricing on realoem.com and bmwfans.info, but I didn't expect over 100% markup. Thanks for the information.

MSRP is $31.44 each. Wholesale is $25.15 each.

You're truly stupid if you are surprised that a dealer is trying to charge $55.

You're truly stupid if you completely missed the point of my thread title. :p

Junkyard? Craigslist?

Hardware store?

Our junkyards don't have BMWs in them, but thankfully we do have local business which specialize in parting BMWs. I've already been to every hardware store in three towns nearby and have come up empty handed.

Let's not be too hard on the guy. It's an M12x100 shoulder bolt. How much would you imagine these would cost, in the absence of having access to dealer pricing? A few bucks, ten at the most?

I was think $20 each at the absolutely most - $55 is insane.

Man, goto fastenal or something and get a metric stainless hex cap screw M12x100 and be be done with it. You don't see the bolt anyways, the only thing that will change is the head.

The closest I've come were M12X100 bolts with thin threads. I can't find these new anywhere.

ask to talk to his superior and point out he's jipping the company out of a sale by charging $55 for a slender piece of metal cuz that is not right.

Her superior suggested I try buying them elsewhere. :-o

I have some extras, pay shipping and they're yours

Awesome - thank you. :)

First real answer I have seen. Hook the man up with a few bucks just for being nice.

Because the guy making 10/hr working the parts counter sets the dealer price. I'm sure the manager will empathize with the guy driving a car worth less than what they charge for a brake job arguing over a part they'd have to order anyway.

Really? The counter man has that much power???

They get all the ladies, too.

I work at Ace. We have that bolt. It's $2.69

I'm in Canada if you haven't noticed, and that changes quite a few things (and renders this answer irrelevant for me).

Tread carefully here my friends. A long while ago I bought some "grade 8" bolts at Ace, and I had one fail on me. Just this last quarter I did a project for a graduate level materials class and I analyzed grade 5 and grade 8 bolts from Ace. Turns out that the grade 8 bolts were out preformed by the grade 5 on numerous occasions.

They sell shit hardware at Ace.

Pricing Information
Sugg Retail: 31.44 USD
Dealer Price: 19.18 USD

Yeah.

[td325ic]

well whenever you want them, send me a pm. It'll probably be around $2.50 shipped to Canada via First Class Mail international

[BamaE30]

Just my two cents... but most dealers have a computer system that can “hot rod" the price of parts with simple input from the parts manager. They do not care what the part is normally, the part's wholesale price falls into preset price ranges the wholesale price determines the mark up. The margins will vary from dealer to dealer and inexpensive slow moving parts will always bear the most margin just depends how big the parts manager’s balls are.

I had great success with Quality Fasteners in San Antonio in past and have been able to buy anything metric in high grade stainless and you can order bulk quantities if needed.