[Tag]

Originally Posted by bimmer4life24

Haha, that's where I got my info from. We got the same dealer

Best dealer in the state! I was also told it came with MPSS.

I'm starting to wonder if they gave adaptive LEDs as a consolation to those that had a MY17 on order and were unfortunately delayed. Guess the take away of this is if you want adaptive LEDs you should get the exec package to be safe.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Tag

I'm starting to wonder if they gave adaptive LEDs as a consolation to those that had a MY17 on order and were unfortunately delayed. Guess the take away of this is if you want adaptive LEDs you should get the exec package to be safe.

I was wondering the same thing before - that same theory was offered in an earlier thread, but it was discounted by more than one person who never had a MY17 order but had the Adaptive LEDs on their non-Exec MY18 order. So then I wondered if it was just early MY18 builds, and that was also discounted by someone with the same order anomaly and a Sept build week.

And of course if you call BMW NA, they say it's only in the Exec Pkg, so I got the 'Genius' email address and sent them a couple different images as proof that it's happening. Not holding my breath waiting on a reply.

[bimmer4life24]

Originally Posted by Tag

Best dealer in the state! I was also told it came with MPSS.

I'm starting to wonder if they gave adaptive LEDs as a consolation to those that had a MY17 on order and were unfortunately delayed. Guess the take away of this is if you want adaptive LEDs you should get the exec package to be safe.

I agree, best deeler by far! I zoomed in on the tires in the photos he sent me and saw "Super Sport" on them. I told him mine better come with those MPSS also haha.

When are you expecting your M2?

[Tag]

Originally Posted by bimmer4life24

I agree, best deeler by far! I zoomed in on the tires in the photos he sent me and saw "Super Sport" on them. I told him mine better come with those MPSS also haha.

When are you expecting your M2?

Week 37 build so hopefully in a couple of months. I already told him to call and let me know what tires it has as soon as it arrives. If it comes with Contis I'm going to order MP4S, ship them to the dealership to be installed before I take delivery. I've had Contis in the past and cannot stand them. They have sloppy sidewalls that fold during hard cornering and they just don't grip as well as Michelin's. Only bright side of them is they were better for comfort and had less road noise.

[bobert]

[bimmer4life24]

Originally Posted by Tag

Week 37 build so hopefully in a couple of months. I already told him to call and let me know what tires it has as soon as it arrives. If it comes with Contis I'm going to order MP4S, ship them to the dealership to be installed before I take delivery. I've had Contis in the past and cannot stand them. They have sloppy sidewalls that fold during hard cornering and they just don't grip as well as Michelin's. Only bright side of them is they were better for comfort and had less road noise.

I'm week 37 also! I was initially week 36, but I called BMW Genius and found out I got bumped down to week 37 . But I guess it happened for a reason...so we can be on the same boat ! Would be pretty cool if we take delivery together! I got Black, DCT, Exec.

[Spa2k]

Originally Posted by bobert

Where have you been for the other 4 pages of this thread?

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Spa2k

Where have you been for the other 4 pages of this thread?

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by bimmer4life24

My SA just got his first 2018 LCI here in Chicago. NO HEX LEDs. Customer did NOT get the exec package. Buyers beware!

Not getting the executive pack is a sin to begin with.

The cheap always comes out expensive one way or another.

[importriders]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

Not getting the executive pack is a sin to begin with.

The cheap always comes out expensive one way or another.

Agreed. $50k car with pretty much 1 option package for relatively next to nothing is a no brainer. Not really sure why the exec pack is an option. BMW should have just raised the MSRP and made it all standard.

[boostm3]

Originally Posted by Spa2k

Wow, this just keeps getting odder.

Maybe mine is the only one, and it's so rare it's worth a million bucks...not.

Watch your value skyrocket! Seriously, let's keep tracking this and see how rare yours really is..

On another nit picky point, Ive heard that theyve removed the blue contrast stitching from the driver knee pad and the dash.. Is this true on yours?

[bobert]

Originally Posted by importriders

Agreed. $50k car with pretty much 1 option package for relatively next to nothing is a no brainer. Not really sure why the exec pack is an option. BMW should have just raised the MSRP and made it all standard.

On the other hand, if you don't care about anything in that option package, then it wouldn't really matter if the base price of the car was twice as much. In fact, I don't see how the base price of the car has anything to do with it.

[boostm3]

I would think that, for most, the removal of the Rear Facing Camera from the '17 Exec pkg and added as a standard feature has made the '18 Exec Pkg much more 'optional'.

[M2018]

Originally Posted by boostm3

Watch your value skyrocket! Seriously, let's keep tracking this and see how rare yours really is..

On another nit picky point, Ive heard that theyve removed the blue contrast stitching from the driver knee pad and the dash.. Is this true on yours?

Originally Posted by bobert

I was wondering the same thing before - that same theory was offered in an earlier thread, but it was discounted by more than one person who never had a MY17 order but had the Adaptive LEDs on their non-Exec MY18 order. So then I wondered if it was just early MY18 builds, and that was also discounted by someone with the same order anomaly and a Sept build week.

Originally Posted by Spa2k

Wow, this just keeps getting odder.

Maybe mine is the only one, and it's so rare it's worth a million bucks...not.

Originally Posted by Tag

My dealer had a MY18 arrive yesterday. Its production date was 2017-07-04. It did not have the exec package and did not come with adaptive LEDs.

I believe these rare odd balls of early built MY18s are the result of transition from MY17 to MY18. Sort of remember BMW ran out of certain parts at the end of MY17 production so they converted the rest of MY17 orders to MY18. They probably borrowed some parts from regular 2-series to get by if they are compatible like knee pads and trims. Once the supply of M car parts is back to normal everything will be exactly the same as what BMW says in the FY18 ordering guide. It doesn't matter what your original order was, FY18 or FY17, if your CA moved your order to one of these early build FY18 allocations (and didn't tell you) you are more likely to get these odd ball parts. Just my 2 cents.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by M2018

I believe these rare odd balls of early built MY18s are the result of transition from MY17 to MY18. Sort of remember BMW ran out of certain parts at the end of MY17 production so they converted the rest of MY17 orders to MY18. They probably borrowed some parts from regular 2-series to get by if they are compatible like knee pads and trims. Once the supply of M car parts is back to normal everything will be exactly the same as what BMW says in the FY18 ordering guide. It doesn't matter what your original order was, FY18 or FY17, if your CA moved your order to one of these early build FY18 allocations (and didn't tell you) you are more likely to get these odd ball parts. Just my 2 cents.

I mentioned this theory in my post that you quoted - this idea has already been discounted for two reasons. First, this post:

Originally Posted by importriders

I was not a '17 build that was switched to an '18 build. I was also not an early '18 build. I started off at week 40 and recently got bumped to 36. I first ordered a non-exec packaged 2018 and all my original paperwork said I would get adaptive LED's. I later added the exec-package anyways for the other things that come with it.

So bottom line, adaptive LED's are not something you are getting because you are an early '18 build.

Second, consider that not everyone who's getting Adaptive LEDs in a non-Exec car has received their car yet while a non-Exec car without Adaptive LEDs has reportedly shown up in Chicago; point is, if it was just early builds getting them standard, then why are we seeing non-Exec cars with and without them? It seems BMW is building non-Exec cars both ways at the same time.

At any rate, the mere arrival of a non-Exec car without Adaptive LEDs this early into the model year alone should disprove this theory.

[boostm3]

Is it possible that some non exec cars were built with them for some other markets and they got shuffled in with the domestic ones? Probably not possible. Plus some non exec domestic orders showed them

[OSee]

Is it just possible that the ordering system was screwed at some point and the kinks weren’t fully worked out? And some orders got through with the adaptive LEDs as a line item and BMW is honoring them?

Seems 10000x more likely than these grand theories.

[MrKepan]

Would be interesting to know if "552 adaptive LED" is in the build sheet for the non-exec car, but with traditional round halos.

My point is if BMW builds according to the sheet 100%.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by OCfromOC

Is it just possible that the ordering system was screwed at some point and the kinks weren’t fully worked out? And some orders got through with the adaptive LEDs as a line item and BMW is honoring them?

Seems 10000x more likely than these grand theories.

"Kinks" in German engineering?

The Client Advisors didn't add the Adaptive LEDs - they just magically appeared on some, but not all, non-Exec orders.

[bobert]

Originally Posted by MrKepan

Would be interesting to know if "552 adaptive LED" is in the build sheet for the non-exec car, but with traditional round halos.

My point is if BMW builds according to the sheet 100%.

Yes, for those that are getting them, they are on the build sheet as a standard (included) item, but they only come with the hex coronas/halos.

[Spa2k]

With all of the computerization, tracking and just-in-time delivery of parts to the moving production line, it would be very difficult to say that this variance was not deliberately planned from the very start of production - in fact, by Stage 111. It's incredibly unlikely that all the parts for this variance - e.g., light switch, wiring harness, adaptive lights and window sticker - weren't programmed into the build from the beginning. Every one of the parts in question had to fall into place at exactly the correct time on the line, or the line would have been stopped to check the build sheets and incoming parts for the next cars in line. This absolutely was not a casual mistake on the line - too many parts and system checks were involved.

We need to see more pictures of cars and their window stickers; right now, IMHO this variance points to only base M2s with DCT and/or sunroof (or some other option) having the Adaptive LED Headlights and the base M2s without the same option(s) having the regular LEDs. We certainly can't identify a trend based on two samples.

Besides, every manufacturer reserves the right to make running changes and/or improvements (and update specifications) during the model year, so anyone thinking there's a class action suit in this variance is way off target. YMMV!

[importriders]

Originally Posted by bobert

On the other hand, if you don't care about anything in that option package, then it wouldn't really matter if the base price of the car was twice as much. In fact, I don't see how the base price of the car has anything to do with it.

Should have been more specific. Seems like some people are hoping they get the adaptives without the exec package. If they really wanted them then they should have spent the relatively small increase in the overall price of roughly 3%. If you're buying a $53k car that should be pocket change. If it's not then you can't afford the car, IMO.