[79 911SC]

Originally Posted by KPACABA

Congrats. Did your CA happen to mention what exactly was done to remediate the problem? So far all I have heard or read is the tower strut front left.

He did not. I will ask if he knows anything when I pick up the car, but he has not had any detailed info yet.

[Slick1984]

Originally Posted by KPACABA

Spoke to GENIUS. Mine was taken off the vessel and delivered to the VPC in Baltimore today. The agent is saying that the car is estimated to leave the VPC on 7/20, However, "the part" is not yet available. Still no idea what exactly is being replaced / fixed.

In exactly the same situation. My car has been sitting at the VPC for 10 days now and at first, it was supposedly not assigned a carrier. However, now after that estimated ship date has passed, I'm being told there most likely it is because the port installed accessories have not been installed. No ETA either. So just patiently going to sit & wait here.. but it sucks big time.

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by Sethhboii

Any Mperf parts installed?

This question clearly was not geared towards me, but my client that has had his unit sitting at SLP for the past month has a host of port installed M performance accessories to be installed. I fear that we may never see this thing.

[Sethhboii]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

This question clearly was not geared towards me, but my client that has had his unit sitting at SLP for the past month has a host of port installed M performance accessories to be installed. I feel we may never see this thing.

I’m just glad I ordered shit to install myself, granted it’s not Mperf stuff but I’m glad I know I won’t have to wait another month plus to install something that I can do at home. I totally get the warranties etc but I WANT MY CAR

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by Sethhboii

I’m just glad I ordered shit to install myself, granted it’s not Mperf stuff but I’m glad I know I won’t have to wait another month plus to install something that I can do at home. I totally get the warranties etc but I WANT MY CAR

Agreed. Our next unit in the pipeline, the client wanted to add some M performance items. I advised them that they would be better off to purchase the items online and DIY or have our service department do the install, otherwise they would only be prolonging their delivery.

[Slick1984]

Originally Posted by Sethhboii

I’m just glad I ordered shit to install myself, granted it’s not Mperf stuff but I’m glad I know I won’t have to wait another month plus to install something that I can do at home. I totally get the warranties etc but I WANT MY CAR

Wise move, regretting it greatly right now. I literally could have had my car two days ago 😭😭😭

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by Slick1984

Wise move, regretting it greatly right now. I literally could have had my car two days ago 😭😭😭

The real takeaway is that BMW is NOT providing enough information for buyers to make informed buying decisions, and that's really a shame. It doesn't have to be this way, this information COULD be made available via a customer or CA portal.

[cmgbk75]

Originally Posted by Slick1984

Wise move, regretting it greatly right now. I literally could have had my car two days ago 😭😭😭

You won’t in a few days or week when you get it. All this time quickly fades just like the F87 in your mirror.

[m2ss]

Originally Posted by cmgbk75

You won’t in a few days or week when you get it. All this time quickly fades just like the F87 in your mirror.

Unless you're in fourth gear of course...

[KPACABA]

Originally Posted by KPACABA

Spoke to GENIUS. Mine was taken off the vessel and delivered to the VPC in Baltimore today. The agent is saying that the car is estimated to leave the VPC on 7/20, However, "the part" is not yet available. Still no idea what exactly is being replaced / fixed.

I see that the VIN Status in the https://bmw-recall-tool.netlify.app/ lookup tool has changed from Open to Closed. Looks promising.

[G42 Pilot]

Finally after over a month at the processing center with stop sale, my car released today to the carrier, scheduled for dealer delivery on the 27th.

[Slick1984]

Originally Posted by G42 Pilot

Finally after over a month at the processing center with stop sale, my car released today to the carrier, scheduled for dealer delivery on the 27th.

Congrats !!

[G42 Pilot]

It's been so long I just can't remember what I ordered.

[Tag]

Finally have a SIB which describes the issue in detail and shows how they are going about to correct it. Although this doesn't list the G42/G87 it describes the exact same issue for the G20 which we know were also affected by the stop sale. I suspect they may update this SIB in a future revision to include those models. Another possibility is the issue was isolated enough with those models that any cars that were affected are already being addressed.

SERVICE ACTION LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER RIVETS.pdf

[aerobod]

It looks as though the air riveter used on the pop rivets removed the protective coating across most of the face of the aluminium rivet (it still seems to be visible on the edges). The riveter possibly had a worn nose piece on it, but the application of seam sealer should completely alleviate any corrosion issue from where the coating was removed.

As the SIB says, the structural integrity is due to the adhesive anyway, the rivets are there to tightly hold the assembly in place while the adhesive cures, the rivet corrosion without the seam sealer for surface protection would be more of a cosmetic issue in the future.

[Squidget]

Ah, galvanic corrosion. The gift that keeps on giving.

[aerobod]

Originally Posted by Squidget

Ah, galvanic corrosion. The gift that keeps on giving.

Shouldn’t be a galvanic corrosion issue, as the unprotected / bare metal area doesn’t bridge between dissimilar metals, just exposed aluminium corrosion without the protective coating.

[Squidget]

Originally Posted by aerobod

Shouldn’t be a galvanic corrosion issue, as the unprotected / bare metal area doesn’t bridge between dissimilar metals, just exposed aluminium corrosion.

Ah, I misunderstood where the resin was missing, I thought it was the interior mating surfaces. Gotcha.

[Squidget]

So the takeaway is:

1) good news: the defect was cosmetic and there's no long term issues.

2) bad news: buyers had to suffer a stop sale for a cosmetic issue rather than a later recall. BMW could have let you have your car and fixed it later.

I get why BMW didn't do that, it is much cheaper and does less PR damage than issuing a recall. Still, it's gotta sting.

[KPACABA]

Originally Posted by Tag

Finally have a SIB which describes the issue in detail and shows how they are going about to correct it. Although this doesn't list the G42/G87 it describes the exact same issue for the G20 which we know were also affected by the stop sale. I suspect they may update this SIB in a future revision to include those models. Another possibility is the issue was isolated enough with those models that any cars that were affected are already being addressed.

Thanks much for sharing!

[KPACABA]

Originally Posted by Squidget

So the takeaway is:

1) good news: the defect was cosmetic and there's no long term issues.

2) bad news: buyers had to suffer a stop sale for a cosmetic issue rather than a later recall. BMW could have let you have your car and fixed it later.

Agree with you that it's great news the issue was not structural or mechanical in nature.

However, I would have rather had the repair done at the factory or VPC than at the local dealer. By now, the techs at VPC have gained sufficient enough experience in this particular task to, hopefully, do a great job. Whereas, your local dealer techs (as good as they may be) may require additional training.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by KPACABA

Agree with you that it's great news the issue was not structural or mechanical in nature.

However, I would have rather had the repair done at the factory or VPC than at the local dealer. By now, the techs at VPC have gained sufficient enough experience in this particular task to, hopefully, do a great job. Whereas, your local dealer techs (as good as they may be) may require additional training.

They're just applying seam sealer to the rivet heads, fairly straightforward. The worst that can happen is they are sloppy in its application but honestly who cares, no one will ever see it.