Labor time downpipes?

[OneCleanBMW]

Been quoted 6.8/7 hours. $900

Does that sound right?

Thanks all

[F85MTuNED]

Imo it doesn't take that long but shops will he shops and they have plenty of overhead so that price is correct but if your lucky you can find a reliable shop with a owner that has a damn heart and he will charge you $500-$700 bucks.

[achnnal]

Quoted 9.5 hours.

[KCTiger]

I got three quotes: 7, 8.5, and something like 11.

[StatenEye]

If you don't have a tite-reach wrench to reach the bottom nuts from hell then it take 5 years. With it it takes like 3 to 5 hours for an amateur. A mechanic on a lift should be able to do this in 2 hours if he takes a 30 min break. I did my M5 in about 2.5 hours, the X5M longer bc i simply had to buy the tite-reach which i kissed after i used it to extract the nuts. Yes, they are ripping you of if the quote is more than 3 hours, they rip all of us off but you have no choice unless you do it yourself.

M5 https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1672163

Edit anything over 5 hours is a god damn joke. 9 hours 11 hours?? Bunch of jerks wow.

Remove the engine cover (10 seconds) Easy
Unfasten the ECU and remove (20 mins) Easy
Remove the ECU bracket (10 mins)Easy
Then the O2 sensors (10 mins) Easy
Then the heat shields (30 mins) a little difficult
Remove the upper DP bracket bolts (20 mins) Easy
Then loosen the vbands (5 mins) Easy
Go below (38 seconds) Difficult
Remove the stiffening plate 5 mins) Easy
Then use the tite-reach to remove the nuts from the bottom DP bracket (5 years without the tite-reach 10 mins with) Easy with the right tool
Then drop the entire exhaust its just easier (20 mins) Easy
After loosening the clamps Pull the exhaust system from the rear with the mufflers on a dolly to slide out of the DP's (10 mins) Easy
Now the toughest part remove the DPs, (45 mins) Difficult
Drop the new pipes, ensure you are on the brackets, tighten (20 mins) Easy
Back to the top and tighten the vbands (5 mins don't over tighten, break the bolt and smash your knuckles) Easy
Back below, slide and connect the exhaust back to the DPS and reinstall the exhaust to the mounts (25 mins) Easy with 2 people, did mine solo use a jack to raise the exhaust.
Put everything else back together (1 hour if you are a turtle)

5 hours without a lift for a diyer. A mechanic should be able to do this in half the time on a lift. Ask them which part takes the longest?

[Rapid_f90]

Originally Posted by StatenEye

If you don't have a tite-reach wrench to reach the bottom nuts from hell then it take 5 years. With it it takes like 3 to 5 hours for an amateur. A mechanic on a lift should be able to do this in 2 hours if he takes a 30 min break. I did my M5 in about 2.5 hours, the X5M longer bc i simply had to buy the tite-reach which i kissed after i used it to extract the nuts. Yes, they are ripping you of if the quote is more than 3 hours, they rip all of us off but you have no choice unless you do it yourself.

M5 https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1672163

Alelouya... words from the master ^. How long did the senota take? Did you kiss the wrench after the senota as well? Can I come over and we can do my pipes together?

[StatenEye]

Originally Posted by Rapid_f90

Alelouya... words from the master ^. How long did the senota take? Did you kiss the wrench after the senota as well? Can I come over and we can do my pipes together?

I can do them in half the time but i charge twice the hourly rate. You mean the Sedona? The Sedona is so great it works on it's self. What a vehicle.

[F85MTuNED]

Originally Posted by StatenEye

I can do them in half the time but i charge twice the hourly rate. You mean the Sedona? The Sedona is so great it works on it's self. What a vehicle.

Originally Posted by Rapid_f90

Alelouya... words from the master ^. How long did the senota take? Did you kiss the wrench after the senota as well? Can I come over and we can do my pipes together?

Put some respect on the Sedona name lol