Detail?

///austin · 03-20-2008, 07:50 PM

Guys,

When I took delivery here in Texas, the weather was awful (heavy rain etc.), so I had the dealer hold off on doing a full exterior detail until a nicer day. They did a full clean on the car though, inside and outside.

The car just needs a solid detail, but I'm wondering if instead of taking it back to the dealer if I should just have a 3rd party do it? I have a guy who washes and waxes my cars for me and he does full detail work for car shows etc. I trust him, I would just need to pay. So I guess I'm asking, do I have the dealer do it or pay my guy to do it? I'm wondering if there is any advantage to having the dealer do it.

RandyB · 03-20-2008, 08:17 PM

You know you can trust your guy, but with the dealer you never know. I'm probably the wrong person to ask though - I'm taking mine before they can detail it.

!Xoible · 03-20-2008, 08:20 PM

avoid dealer by all means IMHO.

ersin · 03-21-2008, 09:34 AM

+1. My E46 M3 had always come back from the dealer service dept. in worse condition than when it went in, detailing-wise.

BTW, mantis, not true. Mine is bigger.

L~R~G nor cal · 03-23-2008, 06:07 AM

Never, and I mean NEVER let the deailership detail your car when you take it in for service. It becomes quite complex why, but basically they use shitty products with even worse applacation.

03-20-2008, 07:50 PM	#1
///austin Private First Class Drives: 2008 BMW ///M3 Coupe Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 105 iTrader: (0)	Detail? Guys, When I took delivery here in Texas, the weather was awful (heavy rain etc.), so I had the dealer hold off on doing a full exterior detail until a nicer day. They did a full clean on the car though, inside and outside. The car just needs a solid detail, but I'm wondering if instead of taking it back to the dealer if I should just have a 3rd party do it? I have a guy who washes and waxes my cars for me and he does full detail work for car shows etc. I trust him, I would just need to pay. So I guess I'm asking, do I have the dealer do it or pay my guy to do it? I'm wondering if there is any advantage to having the dealer do it.
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03-21-2008, 09:34 AM	#4
ersin Brigadier General Drives: 08 IB E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,468 iTrader: (0)	+1. My E46 M3 had always come back from the dealer service dept. in worse condition than when it went in, detailing-wise. BTW, mantis, not true. Mine is bigger. __________________ I've been assimilated. 6MT/ZPP/18"/PS extended.

03-23-2008, 06:07 AM	#5
L~R~G nor cal Perfection Is In The Details Drives: 06 E90 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,044 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Never, and I mean NEVER let the deailership detail your car when you take it in for service. It becomes quite complex why, but basically they use shitty products with even worse applacation. __________________ 2006 E90 SG-Dinan Ram Air Intake-Dinan Throttle Body-Dinan Exhaust-19' Hyperblack CSL's-15/5 tint-Matte Black Grills-M3 Spoiler Lip-Amber Delete-Smoke Side Signals

03-20-2008, 08:17 PM	#2
RandyB Lieutenant Colonel Drives: '03 330i, '09 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,504 iTrader: (0)	You know you can trust your guy, but with the dealer you never know. I'm probably the wrong person to ask though - I'm taking mine before they can detail it.

03-20-2008, 08:20 PM	#3
!Xoible Banned Drives: .... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: . Posts: 1,820 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 M3 [3.50] 2007 335i [4.50] 2008 528i [4.00] 2006 Infiniti - G35 ... [4.00]	avoid dealer by all means IMHO.