Reply With QuoteWell, if his price was good, I'd order them as spares and not care when they came in.
Went to buy plugs today............
.............at Advance Auto Parts.
"We don't stock the Bosch Super. I can order them for you..........I'll have two on Tuesday and the other four by next Friday."
He said this with a straignt face and then added that I could upgrade to the platinum +4.
Said thanks, but no thanks, and walked out the door.
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Well, if his price was good, I'd order them as spares and not care when they came in.
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BMW has switched to NGK Plugs....
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
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That's a pretty broad statement, particularly when we're talking M30 engines, not V8s. AFAIK, on later engines BMW still uses two suppliers for plugs, as they do for many parts so they don't get hung-up during strikes or shortages. In the days of the M30, they only used Bosch and I believe that's still the only plug recommended.Originally Posted by Jehu
Last edited by BMWCCA1; 08-10-2008 at 08:00 AM.
I'll just order the "tune up" kit from BMA. I did not think I'd have to order from a local shop.
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Yah I just meant I called a Local dealership to see what plugs they'd supply for my 540 and they quoted an NGK plug. When I asked why they said BMW had made the change to NGK so I assumed it was across the board.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
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I think you'll find BMW has a part number for both Bosch and NGK for your car. Perhaps your dealer only stocks one of them. Make sure if you're paying BMW-Dealer prices for spark plugs that you're getting plugs that say "BMW" on the plug. I remember a recall on Bosch plugs many years ago that applied only to specific plugs but not to the ones made for BMW with their name on them even though they were supposedly the same type and heat range. Maybe you do get your money's worth when you buy at the BMW dealer.
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it is ridiculous that the dealer wants $8 a plug for coppers, an d local places only have platinum multiprong garbage.
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Well actually, at my local dealer they're at $6 for the silver Boschs for my E28 535is and about the same for the NGKs or the Bosch for the '95 M50TU 525i. Not that that's cheap but it is the correct plug and I don't pay shipping (tax, yes).
Autolites shouldn't cost more than $3 each.
Last edited by BMWCCA1; 08-10-2008 at 08:01 PM.
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NGK makes a superior plug. There are NGK replacements for that plug.
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