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Originally Posted by GregoryK
Spar2k. Just trying to understand and not trying to be a smart arse.
My understanding Leipzig make 10 different BMW vehicles. I have been and worked on assembly lines and they all used the one line and the one paint shop for all the vehicles made. I assume BMW use the same system.
When you watch you car being made and the M2's before and after yours they do not get made all at once they seem to be made hours apart and Leipzig make approximately 20 M2's a day. My point being that they are going through the same paint area that the X1 goes through right?
The robots respond to the vehicle build # and therefore pickup the gun/color for that Build. Clearly the spray area is equipped to spray at least 10 different colors (likely way more). So all we are talking about is a change to the basic program for that vehicle. That is why they would charge you the special fee.
Maybe you know something I don't, but form my limited knowledge of these things does not seem that complicated for the robot to pick up an x-1 color instead of an M2 color.
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I thought about this as well. I suppose if you pick a color that was on another production vehicle at leipzig then maybe you could do it for the five grand. I'm hoping they're still making cars in Mineral Gray when the comp comes out if so I'm going to inquire about that. But if you're looking for a color out of the individual portfolio it's not going to happen.
I read Michael Fux had to pay around 40,000 US to get his M2 in Austin yellow. As they had to ship the car to another Factory to paint it.