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Dinan has a factory matching warranty and other brands like Remus and Armytrix etc. have their own warranties that vary in length anywhere from 1-4 years. Also, installing an aftermarket exhaust does NOT void your cars warranty. The only time warranty claims are denied is if they can prove that an aftermarket part you installed caused the failure you brought the car in for. So if you get an aftermarket exhaust and your radiator starts leaking, you'll be fine.
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i have not heard the MPF in person yet, but on video sounds perfect. I have heard if you get the MPF installed at the port they cover everything if any problems. Also the performance package is about $4,550 when you get it install at the port so i will save some money getting at delivery. I am thinking about going to a dealership and test driving one with MPF. I have to see if i can live with the drone lol Thanks you for the offer, i live in north bergen. |
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04-04-2018, 09:51 PM | #27 | |
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The two major issues, (drone and cold start rattle) both (unofficially) require welding to permanently fix. To deal with the drone, people have rewelded/reinstalled the OEM secondary resonator that is normally cut away from the factory exhaust when the MPE is installed, and for the rattle/shaking at cold start they've welded the MPE to the stock pipe where the clamp connecting the two halves of the exhaust normally goes. If you go with a port install they will cut off the stock secondary resonator and toss it in the trash, and will simply cut and clamp your exhaust together. That's standard procedure. You have no say in that. When the car rattles later, the dealer will just tighten screws or clamps and this isn't a good or permanent fix. They will loosen over time and rattles and shakes will return. The drone they won't be able to do anything about, you'll just be stuck with it. This is why it might actually be a better idea to purchase the MPE yourself after you get the car so you can have your installer keep the secondary resonator and have the exhaust welded together from the get go. It might actually save you time and money in the long run. Idk, to me that just seems like the smartest way to go about it if you want the MPE but don't want to deal with the drone or cold start rattle. Just food for thought. I live in Montclair btw. Feel free to PM me if you need anything. |
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No "know fault." BMW knows about it. When the car was at the dealer up on the lift, I made sure all the brackets were tight and it was not sitting on the cross bar. Still rattles. It's only 10-20 seconds and only on cold starts. Doesn't bother me anymore, plus I love the sound.
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I am having the MPE installed next week by the dealer.
Can the dealer / installer, leave the OEM resonator in place and connect up the MPE at the resonator, instead of cutting off. |
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After having the vibration & noise on both the M4 and M2 I took the carbon/ti tips off and the vibration is still there but no rattle noise. I think it is the 2 piece tips that are causing the noise. Flash tune gets rid od f the cold start |
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Just had a call today from dealer, brand new exhaust ordered Rattle is in side the box . No MPE in the country and I'm busy so it will be a cpl of weeks.
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It a bit of a pain going back, I can't complain I think they have looked after me from day one.
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BTW, I didn't hear a rattle in the video. At what time stamp is the noise? |
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and monochrom3 can answer that question better than I can since both of them have welded a resonator into their MPE's |
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I thought it could be a heat shield or something close to the exhaust. I picked up the car for the second time and I didn't have a chance to speak with the tech guy as the sales guy who sold me the car sorted the Handover as I was chatting with him. He said the tech guy said they took off the exhaust and checked everything around the exhaust and it was solid so BMW UK said the exhaust was faulty. Google MPE M2 rattle and there is a number of owners who had the rattle state it was an internal valve.
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