Dents underneath OEM boot spoiler.

Nicolas05 · 12-01-2022, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

Yeah, agreed. Let's hope for their sake they still have the "i" lying around their shop to install it..

I may hope for you they get entirely new badge and not just slap the i on… the badge is not installed correctly at all. It’s not in the right place and letters are spaced wrong.
Man, i would be furious with this job.

Ajax30za · 12-01-2022, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicolas05

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

Yeah, agreed. Let's hope for their sake they still have the "i" lying around their shop to install it..

I may hope for you they get entirely new badge and not just slap the i on… the badge is not installed correctly at all. It’s not in the right place and letters are spaced wrong.
Man, i would be furious with this job.

I am going to get my boxing gloves ready for when I take my car back to them next week..

Soylent · 12-01-2022, 11:31 AM

As others said, fishing line, gentle heat gun, and then the 3M wheel should have been the only things that touched that car. The original badge should have been taped as shown above. What complete clowns. Make sure you document everything and get their step by step procedure on how the originally removed the spoiler.

MPR · 12-01-2022, 12:17 PM

They let the new guy take this one

M2 SoCal · 12-01-2022, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So I picked up my new M240i last week. Drove it 6km to a detailing shop to get a full PPF done and picked up the car yesterday again. The detailing shop phoned me the day they got the car and said there were dents on the boot spoiler, but I wasn't quite sure what they were talking about because the car looked perfect when I picked it up.

This morning after have a good look in the sunlight for the first time, you can clearly see the dents are underneath where the OEM spoiler would have been. The new Carbon spoiler now fitted sits further back and has exposed these dents.

Has anyone else who has done a similar modification seen these kind of dents and managed to get them fixed by BMW?

This first picture is from a video I took of the car when I dropped it off at the detailing shop. The second one is a pic with the new spoiler fitted.

Also, this isn't sitting flush with the top lip it's too low. They need to reinstall better. Is this OEM BMW performance part? If it's too low there's a chance the adhesive or 3M tape won't hold that long as there's not enough surface area to hold to.

M2 SoCal · 12-01-2022, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicolas05

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

Yeah, agreed. Let's hope for their sake they still have the "i" lying around their shop to install it..

I may hope for you they get entirely new badge and not just slap the i on… the badge is not installed correctly at all. It's not in the right place and letters are spaced wrong.
Man, i would be furious with this job.

This isn't an OEM badge it's way too big. Make them take that crap off and put the real one on.

Ajax30za · 12-01-2022, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Autobahn SoCal

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So I picked up my new M240i last week. Drove it 6km to a detailing shop to get a full PPF done and picked up the car yesterday again. The detailing shop phoned me the day they got the car and said there were dents on the boot spoiler, but I wasn't quite sure what they were talking about because the car looked perfect when I picked it up.

This morning after have a good look in the sunlight for the first time, you can clearly see the dents are underneath where the OEM spoiler would have been. The new Carbon spoiler now fitted sits further back and has exposed these dents.

Has anyone else who has done a similar modification seen these kind of dents and managed to get them fixed by BMW?

This first picture is from a video I took of the car when I dropped it off at the detailing shop. The second one is a pic with the new spoiler fitted.

Also, this isn't sitting flush with the top lip it's too low. They need to reinstall better. Is this OEM BMW performance part? If it's too low there's a chance the adhesive or 3M tape won't hold that long as there's not enough surface area to hold to.

Yeah. I also think they put it around 0.5cm too far back. I have that on my list of things to complain about 😉

M2 SoCal · 12-01-2022, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So I picked up my new M240i last week. Drove it 6km to a detailing shop to get a full PPF done and picked up the car yesterday again. The detailing shop phoned me the day they got the car and said there were dents on the boot spoiler, but I wasn't quite sure what they were talking about because the car looked perfect when I picked it up.

This morning after have a good look in the sunlight for the first time, you can clearly see the dents are underneath where the OEM spoiler would have been. The new Carbon spoiler now fitted sits further back and has exposed these dents.

Has anyone else who has done a similar modification seen these kind of dents and managed to get them fixed by BMW?

This first picture is from a video I took of the car when I dropped it off at the detailing shop. The second one is a pic with the new spoiler fitted.

This isn't an OEM badge it's way too big. Make them take that crap off and put the real one on.

Ajax30za · 12-01-2022, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Autobahn SoCal

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So I picked up my new M240i last week. Drove it 6km to a detailing shop to get a full PPF done and picked up the car yesterday again. The detailing shop phoned me the day they got the car and said there were dents on the boot spoiler, but I wasn't quite sure what they were talking about because the car looked perfect when I picked it up.

This morning after have a good look in the sunlight for the first time, you can clearly see the dents are underneath where the OEM spoiler would have been. The new Carbon spoiler now fitted sits further back and has exposed these dents.

Has anyone else who has done a similar modification seen these kind of dents and managed to get them fixed by BMW?

This first picture is from a video I took of the car when I dropped it off at the detailing shop. The second one is a pic with the new spoiler fitted.

This isn't an OEM badge it's way too big. Make them take that crap off and put the real one on.

That badge is from AutoID. Same as the rest of the Carbon kit installed on the car.

M2 SoCal · 12-01-2022, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

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Originally Posted by Autobahn SoCal

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So I picked up my new M240i last week. Drove it 6km to a detailing shop to get a full PPF done and picked up the car yesterday again. The detailing shop phoned me the day they got the car and said there were dents on the boot spoiler, but I wasn't quite sure what they were talking about because the car looked perfect when I picked it up.

This morning after have a good look in the sunlight for the first time, you can clearly see the dents are underneath where the OEM spoiler would have been. The new Carbon spoiler now fitted sits further back and has exposed these dents.

Has anyone else who has done a similar modification seen these kind of dents and managed to get them fixed by BMW?

This first picture is from a video I took of the car when I dropped it off at the detailing shop. The second one is a pic with the new spoiler fitted.

This isn't an OEM badge it's way too big. Make them take that crap off and put the real one on.

That badge is from AutoID. Same as the rest of the Carbon kit installed on the car.

Ah ok that explains it. The autoid one isn't OEM size etc because of copyright issues. I have a badge from them and they explained this to me as the fender badge I got from them was too small. They can't make it the OEM size unless it's the actual OEM performance one from BMW. For me it's worth an extra few bucks to have the correct one as it looks bad with the size and spaces all wrong.

LukyLu · 12-05-2022, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

The shop said they didn't use "hard" tools to remove the spoiler, so I am not sure who to believe. The shop where I did the work said that they would fix the dents for me though, which does sound a bit suspicious..

Ya they did it!!!! I removed my own and there were no dents.... I caused very light surface marks which were gone after a light buff!!!

marcsg42 · 12-06-2022, 01:20 AM

Yes I would be so upset,I’m not sure if I would even let them touch my car again,I would take it some where else that’s reputable and send them the bill,and if they refuse to pay it I would leave bad ratings for that shop ,that’s unacceptable 🤬

marcsg42 · 12-06-2022, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MPR

They let the new guy take this one

I agree

Ajax30za · 12-06-2022, 01:37 AM

Just dropped it off now at the same place because they are going to check the ppf job they did.

At the same time fix the dents, fix the m240i badge as well and also do the window tinting..

This is their chance to redeem themselves. I spoke to the owner and he is adamant they didn't use tools, but only the string method to get the rear spoiler off.

Let's see what it looks like when I get it back in a few hours time..

beauderek · 12-06-2022, 04:02 PM

Ajax30za · 12-07-2022, 12:41 AM

So they fixed the dents, tinting looks good but I am still not 100% happy with the way the AutoID spoiler is fitted.

I will probably go to another place to see if they can fit it better and get it to sit 100% flush with the boot.

At work now so will post pics tomorrow.

danallxt · 12-07-2022, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ajax30za

So they fixed the dents, tinting looks good but I am still not 100% happy with the way the AutoID spoiler is fitted.

I will probably go to another place to see if they can fit it better and get it to sit 100% flush with the boot.

At work now so will post pics tomorrow.

It also may be a manner of manufacturing differences, ie the convex/concave of the two surfaces may not be exactly the same and it may not be possible to fit better.
I would live with it for a while and see if it bothers you over time, i would guess no one else would notice the "misfit" but then i have not seen the latest. Actually the first picts you posted looked ok to me.

Ajax30za · 12-07-2022, 02:41 PM

I will take some pics tomorrow of the new fit, but I will also post a pic from AutoID to show the fit on their car. There is no gap at all on their rear spoiler that I can see.

danallxt · 12-07-2022, 03:08 PM

unfortunately poor resolution images, makes it hard to tell.

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Ajax30za Enlisted Member 40 Rep 51 Posts Drives: Bmw M240i Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Dubai. UAE. iTrader: (0)	Just dropped it off now at the same place because they are going to check the ppf job they did. At the same time fix the dents, fix the m240i badge as well and also do the window tinting.. This is their chance to redeem themselves. I spoke to the owner and he is adamant they didn't use tools, but only the string method to get the rear spoiler off. Let's see what it looks like when I get it back in a few hours time..
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Ajax30za Enlisted Member 40 Rep 51 Posts Drives: Bmw M240i Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Dubai. UAE. iTrader: (0)	So they fixed the dents, tinting looks good but I am still not 100% happy with the way the AutoID spoiler is fitted. I will probably go to another place to see if they can fit it better and get it to sit 100% flush with the boot. At work now so will post pics tomorrow.
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