CSL Bootlid price increase?

[thegenius46m]

For those of you that have been around long enough like myself, this is BMW playing a game with its customers to basically laugh in your face by charging a hilarious price to see if anyone bites because they don't want your business. At 4K a unit, they figure "Fuck it. Why not produce it at these margins!"

The problem a lot of guys dont get here is that the price is only half the problem here. The REAL issue that concerns me is the lack of quality control AT a premium price point. Anyone who has the first revision of the CSL trunk (I want to say up to 2017 or 2018 production), the fitment and quality control was on par with what you all think you're paying for when you buy OE (a genuine factory bmw part with perfect fitment). Well these new ones are not only hilariously overpriced, but you're paying a premium for considerably LESS quality than what they were a few years ago.

At this point, it is a goldmine of an opportunity for a company like Millend to take over and produce an OE fit and finish like trunk that the market is desperately willing to pay for. His instagram pics look promising and a member here has one of Millend's CSL bumpers that is the best fitting I've seen, so if that is any indication of what the trunk will be when he is finished with the mold he is currently working on, I could care less about it having a roundel stamp anymore. Fit and finish should be a top priority for anyone buying one of these and I don't believe OE is really the answer anymore from what my shop has seen comparing the two OE trunk revisions side by side.

[WOLFN8TR]

For those of you that have been around long enough like myself, this is BMW playing a game with its customers to basically laugh in your face by charging a hilarious price to see if anyone bites because they don't want your business. At 4K a unit, they figure "Fuck it. Why not produce it at these margins!"

Totally...👍

[jdamore44]

I really wish the Aerocomposites company I work for would get their head out of their asses and consider building Automotive parts as well.. This would be SOOO EASY with how we are set up. HUGE CCA/EMA layup rooms, We use prepreg Glass and carbonfiber. Two huge autoclaves.. a 30 foot and 40 foot , with 10 foot ceilings.. Vacuum system .. the whole works.. I mean we were building carbon fiber parts for F-22 Raptors and F-35's.... Ugh.. It's frustrating seeing the prices of these things, knowing I can build my own at work. (just not allowed)

[thegenius46m]

I really wish the Aerocomposites company I work for would get their head out of their asses and consider building Automotive parts as well.. This would be SOOO EASY with how we are set up. HUGE CCA/EMA layup rooms, We use prepreg Glass and carbonfiber. Two huge autoclaves.. a 30 foot and 40 foot , with 10 foot ceilings.. Vacuum system .. the whole works.. I mean we were building carbon fiber parts for F-22 Raptors and F-35's.... Ugh.. It's frustrating seeing the prices of these things, knowing I can build my own at work. (just not allowed)

Sounds like someone has a business proposition to discuss with management

[Inizes]

Look what’s coming!

[IceInMyVeins14]

Look what’s coming!

I saw this too and was hyped! I’m trying to send my stimulus check over to him haha

[WestBankM4]

These guys are all about quality vs quantity, even when they're being produced, the molds can only handle so many pulls before they need to be repaired, sometimes scrapped and a new one made. I'm scared the demand will require a long wait.

I'm also worried about how to place an order once they're released, I feel like Millend just posts on their IG when ones available and you gotta bite. Essentially, right place at the right time.

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[Kiser.mt]

These guys are all about quality vs quantity, even when they're being produced, the molds can only handle so many pulls before they need to be repaired, sometimes scrapped and a new one made. I'm scared the demand will require a long wait.

I'm also worried about how to place an order once they're released, I feel like Millend just posts on their IG when ones available and you gotta bite. Essentially, right place at the right time.

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This.

He has a full time job and Mile End is just his side hustle/hobby. When he gets to it, he gets to it and you have to be there at the right time/moment to buy.

[Tbonem3]

Time to quit the day job JC!

[WestBankM4]

Feverishly hitting F5 on instagram, imagine.

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[toy4to]

Dude at MileEnd needs to reply to emails. He's disappeared and never bothers to reply.

[M3Giovan]

Ordered mine from ECS a while back - would they honor the price (expected ETA June 1) or could they cancel my order to make me buy one at the current pricing? Thks!

[RoyalFlushness]

Dude at MileEnd needs to reply to emails. He's disappeared and never bothers to reply.

He replied to me on Instagram RE: The CSL Trunk.

[WestBankM4]

He replied to me on Instagram RE: The CSL Trunk.

He won't bother with DMs but he will reply if you comment on a photo or something. He's done the same for me.

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[Thoglan]

Ordered mine from ECS a while back - would they honor the price (expected ETA June 1) or could they cancel my order to make me buy one at the current pricing? Thks!

My experience with Ecs is they honour pricing. I bought a set of style 260M wheels from them when they were absurdly cheap from bmw. The following day after my order they updated their price to be 4-5x what it was when I ordered. They arrived last week.