[Dr Fatpuss]

Originally Posted by saxonp

My production schedule went something like this:
8/2 - order placed
8/30 - car starts production (I believe there's a summer shutdown at the factory that caused this delay)
9/4 - production completed
9/13 - car leaves Germany en route to California
10/10 - car arrives in california
10/20 - car arrives at my dealership
10/22 - I take delivery

So without the delay between placing my order and production starting, I would have been within the 6-8 week range. As far as getting from the port to the dealership, there are a lot of variables there... how long to get through the VPC, how long to get on a truck, how many other stops that truck has to make... Mine took 10 days, but hopefully that's on the longer side.

i wonder why it took from 9/13 to 10/10 to cross the ocean? wtf thats almost 30 days to cross the ocean.

[jbburgess]

Originally Posted by Dr Fatpuss

i wonder why it took from 9/13 to 10/10 to cross the ocean? wtf thats almost 30 days to cross the ocean.

It went to California. So it had to go Southwest from Germany all the way to the Panama Canal, then Northwest back up along the coast of Central America to Oxnard, CA. It's probably about twice as far as just going straight across to NY or thereabouts. My car is arriving there tomorrow, 11/19, and left Bremerhaven on 10/23.

[BlueM235]

Originally Posted by hoppy6698

Gorgeous mate! I have already ordered the MP grilles and BMW color strips as well :P Love the look.

I am curious. How much for the MP grills? OEM I imagine?

[Dr Fatpuss]

Originally Posted by jbburgess

It went to California. So it had to go Southwest from Germany all the way to the Panama Canal, then Northwest back up along the coast of Central America to Oxnard, CA. It's probably about twice as far as just going straight across to NY or thereabouts. My car is arriving there tomorrow, 11/19, and left Bremerhaven on 10/23.

maybe i will have better luck since i am in Texas.

[saxonp]

Originally Posted by BlueM235

I am curious. How much for the MP grills? OEM I imagine?

$60 each from getbmwparts.com They're not hard to install yourself.

[BlueM235]

Originally Posted by saxonp

$60 each from getbmwparts.com They're not hard to install yourself.

Thanks for the information. I already replaced one on my 335i - yes it is easy.
I looked up the site but cannot find one with the three colored bars. Is this an add-on or did I missed it?

[saxonp]

Originally Posted by BlueM235

Thanks for the information. I already replaced one on my 335i - yes it is easy.
I looked up the site but cannot find one with the three colored bars. Is this an add-on or did I missed it?

Oh the M stripes are just stickers I put on the grille. You can find them on eBay or several other sites. Just search for "M grille stripes"

[jbburgess]

Originally Posted by BlueM235

Thanks for the information. I already replaced one on my 335i - yes it is easy.
I looked up the site but cannot find one with the three colored bars. Is this an add-on or did I missed it?

The M colored slats are non-OEM decals. Here you go.

[BlueM235]

Too easy. Thanks guys, I will get a couple sets.