About to drop a grand, where should I buy everything?

[James Crivellone]

I am about to start my biggest project ever, complete underbody rebuild... :D


My paycheck is the 15th, and on that day I am ordering the following items (you need excel)

http://www.rage3d.com/temp/james/StuffforCar.xls

so where shoudl I buy the stuff, a few of these items are bavauto only it seems, however if anybody else makes the same damn part for less? =)



What I am doing is a complete 5 speed conversion, m3 steering rack, new front/rear sway bars, new rear subframe bushings, new diff cover, new trailing arm bushings, new brakelines, new fluid, new clutch. etc etc etc. Car is an 86 ETA.


I was thinking bavauto and dealer, however BMA looks to be pretty good, that and EAP4parts.com, anybody else have any ideas? anybody have any comments on the places above? etc :)

Alot of questions, but I don't want to be burned

[LikeCDoos]

Get to be real good friends with your local parts guy at the stealer. I always buy my parts through my friend name who now gets wholesale prices.

[Jand3rson]

Buy from BMA.

[MR 325]

BMA all the way for sure.

[e9nine]

BMA all the way for sure.

[Low Level E30]

Dunno about those other guys, I have no experience w/ 'em...

... but either Bimmerparts or Bimmerzone would be a good bet - they are both good shops.

[Digitalwave]

Buy from BMA, and if eap4parts.com has cheaper prices (they do for everything I am ordering), then BMA will price match for you.

[KenC]

If you have part #s, just call up BMA and rattle 'em off. They'll just plug them all in and send you your stuff. They have great service and better prices than Bav Auto.

[rs4pro3]

http://www.stevehaygood.com/

just email him @

"Steve Haygood" <sfhaygood@alltel.net>

With your list and he'll give you a quote. I'm going to be buying most of my m30 parts from him as his price is almost half of the Bavauto price for most parts.