CSL air filter status

[usdmej]

ECS/Turner has raised their prices on the OE CSL air filter . . . . significantly

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-383935-csl-air-filter/

i sent them a message asking what gives, they confirmed the price, and suggested a new alternative that they're about to release soon

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-11660861-csl-blue-oiled-filter/

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-11660860-csl-black-dry-air-filter/

(polite) words cannot express how i feel about this at the moment considering the last one i bought was ~$100. you can currently source an OE CSL filter for about half the price elsewhere

[bmwfnatic]

It seems BMW itself raised the price on the filter, I used to be able to get them for around 100 EUR from the local BMW dealer here in Europe.
If I check the number on their parts portal now, it shows up as costing 265 EUR.

The other retailers that haven't updated their price yet will soon follow once they find out their cost has increased, Turner just realized this quickly.

It's also good to note that BMW Germany currently has around 180 of these filters left in stock, I don't know what the volume is that these do (how quickly they sell)
But purely from observations is that right before BMW runs out of a certain part, they will increase the price to cover placing a new order with the respective supplier.

[cobra]

400 dollars for an air filter!?

[usdmej]

Turner just realized this quickly.

imo their price adjustment is more aligned with their new lifetime replacement policy as well as an attempt to incentivize the purchase of their "cheaper" in-house alternative

[AWE46M3]

ECS/Turner has raised their prices on the OE CSL air filter . . . . significantly

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-383935-csl-air-filter/

i sent them a message asking what gives, they confirmed the price, and suggested a new alternative that they're about to release soon

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-11660861-csl-blue-oiled-filter/

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-11660860-csl-black-dry-air-filter/

(polite) words cannot express how i feel about this at the moment considering the last one i bought was ~$100. you can currently source an OE CSL filter for about half the price elsewhere

Thanks for the post. I was shopping filters last night and could not believe my eyes

Off topic but what’s better for these air boxes - oiler or dry filters?

[digger]

Schmeidmann have them $180 + shipping

[jet_dogg]

Thanks for the heads up, just copped four.

[fattycharged]

Thanks for the heads up, just copped four.

[fattycharged]

IND selling them cheaper than Schmeid

[Thoglan]

I thought they were ridiculously expensive at $115 not even a year ago when I got my karb box. In hindsight should've bought a few...

[elbert]

I thought they were ridiculously expensive at $115 not even a year ago when I got my karb box. In hindsight should've bought a few...

Same. Now I'm buying one to save for later 🙄
Having said that, I didn't buy extras because IIRC someone had a couple filters in long term storage, and they started to disintegrate because the oil reacted with the rubber seal.

[Lagunaseca_Blau]

IIRC the trick for long storage is to wash and seal the filter unoiled

[usdmej]

Off topic but what’s better for these air boxes - oiler or dry filters?

that's a totally different can of worms

all BMC filters are oiled (red) from factory

except, for the one that BMW contracts them to make for the CSL airbox (filter element is clear in packaging)

although, its been documented that there's at least a small amount of some type of oil (clear in color) on these filters from the BMC factory

and also, BMC has told consumers it's fine to use their cleaner/oil kit on the CSL filter



i've kept my old filters over the years just because i can't bear to throw them away for being dirty.
$400 air filter prices might compel some of us to clean/reuse tho

[AWE46M3]

IND selling them cheaper than Schmeid

Yup! Just bought one from IND. Last one in stock, but they said they have more on order that are on the way.

[0-60motorsports]

Just get a BMC cleaning kit and clean and reuse the filter.