by "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
Published 10/24/2017 at 13:14
by "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
Published 10/24/2017 at 13:14
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STARS: 5
Brought my car to the BMW dealer for its fancy new shrapnel-free driver’s airbag. They left transparent blue tape over the BMW logo for me to remove, which I did right after taking this picture. Unless... the blue tape is what prevents it from spewing shrapnel. Oops.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
10/24/2017 at 13:17, STARS: 2
*tapes badge* There....fixed it.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/24/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0
Got mine taken care of a few weeks ago. Had to get my service manager to elevate my case after waiting over a year...
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/24/2017 at 13:19, STARS: 0
I went through about a year of calling BMW USA and being told I was in a lower-priority region based on humidity, and to keep waiting. Eventually I got a recall notice in the mail saying it was my turn for a new airbag and to schedule an appointment at a dealer.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
10/24/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 1
No! Don’t remove the safety tape!
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
10/24/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 1
Ooh, mine is done but my wife just got a letter on hers... probably should do something about that.
Our problem is the nearest dealer is 90 minutes away, and we both work normal weekday jobs. We literally planned a whole trip to Boston around doing one of the airbags on my car, just waiting while it was done.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/24/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0
I’m pretty sure the tape is to prevent the badge from being scratched during shipping. I guess the dealer left it on to show, “yup, this one is new!”
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/24/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
Same answer I got. Hey - at least we’re not dead!
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/24/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 0
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/24/2017 at 13:24, STARS: 1
My local BMW dealer (that I don’t actually go to for much of anything since my car is out of warranty and modified) is 8 miles from home. They got me in and out in maybe an hour. I brought my laptop, sat in the lounge, did some work, drank coffee, and ate a free gourmet cookie while I waited, then headed in to the office.
All that’s very nice, but not nice enough to pay $45/hr more than my indy mechanic’s labor rate, and full BMW MSRP on parts.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/24/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 0
From claymore to clayless
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
10/24/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 0
I went with my wife and kids, and took full advantage of the nice waiting area stocked with free snacks, drinks, etc. That was nice, but yeah if it was closer I still wouldn’t go. I like my $70/hr indy shop thank you.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
10/24/2017 at 13:35, STARS: 0
The blue tape is there to call attention to the fact that they gave you a new propeller badge.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
10/24/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 0
Wooooow you get a whole new bag? No wonder they took so long. For Mazda and Chrysler we just get the inflators or inflators with bags. The covers get transferred. Unless its like a Crossfire or something goofy.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/24/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
The service advisor mentioned that depending on the car, some BMWs get only an inflator vs. a full bag.
"average user" (avgusr)
10/24/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 0
I had mine replaced a couple days before i traded the ol’ E90 in.
"Jason Spears" (shadestalker)
10/24/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 0
Mine is still supposedly not under recall according to both the Honda and airbagrecall.com lookups - but I just got a postcard from TK Holdings about the Takata bankruptcy. Things that make you go hmmm...
"theloudmouth" (theloudmouth)
10/24/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 0
Me too today
"theloudmouth" (theloudmouth)
10/24/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
Depends on passenger vs driver. Driver bags are literally ejected into the cover with the inflator at manufacturing. A lot of people looked a lot of ways to see if it was feasible on a driver air bag and nope. For passenger bags the inflator nests in a housing that is more or less serviceable in most applications.