Per BMW--production delay 6 weeks due to shortage of 19" M-Sport 403M wheels - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

vikz · 08-01-2012, 10:07 AM

this is directly per my CA-- anyone that has a production slot this week or the next few- you may want to check on this. My slot was moved from a week 31 to a week 37 production due to shortage of the 19" msport optional wheels.

this f**ng blows.. I'm chaging to the 18's, and will see if that makes any diff in production. Will let you guys know.

shoptb · 08-01-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vikz

this is directly per my CA-- anyone that has a production slot this week or the next few- you may want to check on this. My slot was moved from a week 31 to a week 37 production due to shortage of the 19" msport optional wheels.

this f**ng blows.. I'm chaging to the 18's, and will see if that makes any diff in production. Will let you guys know.

Well, I guess this makes me feel somewhat better that I couldn't get the 19"s on my 328i M-Sport. Sort of.

JustinTJ · 08-01-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vikz

this is directly per my CA-- anyone that has a production slot this week or the next few- you may want to check on this. My slot was moved from a week 31 to a week 37 production due to shortage of the 19" msport optional wheels.

this f**ng blows.. I'm chaging to the 18's, and will see if that makes any diff in production. Will let you guys know.

Glad I liked the 18s better, although with an ED they bump us up to the front of the line.

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Originally Posted by shoptb

Well, I guess this makes me feel somewhat better that I couldn't get the 19"s on my 328i M-Sport. Sort of.

Then time to change your picture..

gerbs · 08-01-2012, 05:12 PM

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time to change your picture

CrazyLatte · 08-02-2012, 03:19 AM

I'm very surprised that BMW delayed production by 6 weeks... that's a long time!

JamesMA · 08-02-2012, 06:01 AM

Did anyone get confirmation of this? I ordered mine with 18s but recently decide that I want bigger wheels. I would not be surprised at all if this is true as my service people are telling me that there are no 403 M wheels in the states at the moment and that if I wanted them they would have to come from Germany if at all. I did not order yet as I was considering the M Performance 20s as another option. If there is a six week back order on the 19s then the decision just got a whole lot easier.

vikz · 08-02-2012, 07:50 AM

I can confirm this dude-- talked to my CA Several times yesterday and also got the chain of emails between the dealership and BMWNA fwded to me.

my prodcution got pushed back from week 31 to week 37 because of wheels only.

singh17 · 08-02-2012, 10:32 AM

OP you are lucky your are getting feedback.

The Rosslyn plant is here in SA and so far the production completetion date of my Vehicle has changed 5 times already.
Both my dealer and BMWSA cant give me a straight answer saying they have no contact at the plant.
The latest for me is a week 39 delivery I was promised a week 37 delivery at. On tuesday delivery was at week 42!

Oh nd BTW i have the standard 18" wheels ordered.

waiting is driving me insane!!

vikz · 08-02-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by singh17

OP you are lucky your are getting feedback.

The Rosslyn plant is here in SA and so far the production completetion date of my Vehicle has changed 5 times already.
Both my dealer and BMWSA cant give me a straight answer saying they have no contact at the plant.
The latest for me is a week 39 delivery I was promised a week 37 delivery at. On tuesday delivery was at week 42!

Oh nd BTW i have the standard 18" wheels ordered.

waiting is driving me insane!!

I feel ya-- waiting is always the worst part...for me, I opted NOT to get the 18's in order to put it back into week 31 production--but as of this morning, per my CA--this is still showing week 37 (even after confirming with BMWNA that this will go back to original prod. week if the 19's were removed) so they are checking on this yet again---his last email is "I'm confident they will move this back to what they said they would"....but I'm not really buying that as "week31" comes to an end in less than 2 days...and next week is week 32--followed by the darn 3 week break in production...

rjberry · 08-02-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vikz

I can confirm this dude-- talked to my CA Several times yesterday and also got the chain of emails between the dealership and BMWNA fwded to me.

my prodcution got pushed back from week 31 to week 37 because of wheels only.

Mine is due production to begin in week 33 also with the 19" wheels so I'm hoping this will all be sorted by then. I've already been waiting for over 2 months so another 6 weeks on top of that would be unbearable!

My car has been confirmed by production control since 25th July so hopefully they had a set of wheels put aside for me. We'll see

Rossifumi · 08-02-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rjberry

Mine is due production to begin in week 33 also with the 19" wheels so I'm hoping this will all be sorted by then. I've already been waiting for over 2 months so another 6 weeks on top of that would be unbearable!

My car has been confirmed by production control since 25th July so hopefully they had a set of wheels put aside for me. We'll see

Mine is scheduled for production on monday. I checked with my sales agent last week and then everything was still good to go. So I sure hope BMW knows what they are doing.

singh17 · 08-02-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rossifumi

Mine is scheduled for production on monday. I checked with my sales agent last week and then everything was still good to go. So I sure hope BMW knows what they are doing.

I hope so Rossi I hope so.
At this point we still have the only two MR Msports that I know about

Rossifumi · 08-02-2012, 12:41 PM

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I hope so Rossi I hope so.
At this point we still have the only two MR Msports that I know about

Yeah, if I get a 6 week delay I might update my order to be a november production instead. But I don't think I have to worry about that, my sales agent is on vacation now so maybe her inbox is full of (delay) messages!

vikz · 08-02-2012, 12:45 PM

whats diff. between now and nov. production ? additional options avail? changes?

rjberry · 08-02-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rossifumi

Mine is scheduled for production on monday. I checked with my sales agent last week and then everything was still good to go. So I sure hope BMW knows what they are doing.

Maybe we got lucky and took the last two sets of 19s then

I last checked with my salesman on Tuesday and everything was still all set to go so I'm as hopeful as you are about BMW knowing what they're doing.

JamesMA · 08-02-2012, 02:39 PM

FWIW, I followed up with my Parts guy and while there appeared to be plenty of front wheel spares (30+), he told me that the computer showed that the number of 403M rear wheels available as spares was less than 10, to which added an unsolicited "That is not good." He still thought he could get them but that it would take 2 weeks to get them at the earliest (if the they were still actually available - you know how that is), but I decided to go with just go with the 20". Hope it all works out for people.

vikz · 08-02-2012, 03:18 PM

20??..... you mean 19?

vikz · 08-02-2012, 03:18 PM

btw---assholes at BMW screwed up somewhere, even with not picking the 19s anymore, they said week 31 is no longer avail, 32 is full, and next avail is week 35.

CrazyLatte · 08-02-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by vikz

btw---assholes at BMW screwed up somewhere, even with not picking the 19s anymore, they said week 31 is no longer avail, 32 is full, and next avail is week 35.

Vikz - I think your dealer screwed you... my car is 19 inch and due for production Monday next week - no problems with production as far as I'm told and aware... that story seems to be consistent here too...

vikz · 08-02-2012, 05:21 PM

I think for cars that were previously ordered---they have wheels allocated aside for them. My order was put in LAST friday 7/27, and it was to modify a week 31 production, which then changed due to the "wheels shortage" this is one of the biggest/highest volume dealers in the Southeast United States, that I have been a customer of for many years, I certainly hope they didnt screw me over.

Roki_014 · 08-02-2012, 09:34 PM

My ed is on 08/28 and with 403s, does that mean i cant pick it up???

Rossifumi · 08-03-2012, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by vikz

whats diff. between now and nov. production ? additional options avail? changes?

The next generation navigation is available for the F30 from november production. It is the model year change for Sweden (Europe?).

08-01-2012, 10:07 AM	#1
vikz Major Drives: F30 335i ZMP/F25 X3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,244 iTrader: (0)	Per BMW--production delay 6 weeks due to shortage of 19" M-Sport 403M wheels this is directly per my CA-- anyone that has a production slot this week or the next few- you may want to check on this. My slot was moved from a week 31 to a week 37 production due to shortage of the 19" msport optional wheels. this f**ng blows.. I'm chaging to the 18's, and will see if that makes any diff in production. Will let you guys know.
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08-02-2012, 06:01 AM	#6
JamesMA Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: MA Posts: 244 iTrader: (0)	Did anyone get confirmation of this? I ordered mine with 18s but recently decide that I want bigger wheels. I would not be surprised at all if this is true as my service people are telling me that there are no 403 M wheels in the states at the moment and that if I wanted them they would have to come from Germany if at all. I did not order yet as I was considering the M Performance 20s as another option. If there is a six week back order on the 19s then the decision just got a whole lot easier. __________________ 2013 F30 335i 6MT M-Sport - Blk Saph. / Beige Lthr / Wood Tr. - Tech Pk - VSS M-Adp. Susp. M-Perf Stainless Exhaust M-Perf. brakes

08-02-2012, 10:32 AM	#8
singh17 Private Drives: 320i F30 MR Msport Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: johannesburg Posts: 68 iTrader: (0)	OP you are lucky your are getting feedback. The Rosslyn plant is here in SA and so far the production completetion date of my Vehicle has changed 5 times already. Both my dealer and BMWSA cant give me a straight answer saying they have no contact at the plant. The latest for me is a week 39 delivery I was promised a week 37 delivery at. On tuesday delivery was at week 42! Oh nd BTW i have the standard 18" wheels ordered. waiting is driving me insane!! __________________ what a car

08-02-2012, 02:39 PM	#16
JamesMA Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F30 335i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: MA Posts: 244 iTrader: (0)	FWIW, I followed up with my Parts guy and while there appeared to be plenty of front wheel spares (30+), he told me that the computer showed that the number of 403M rear wheels available as spares was less than 10, to which added an unsolicited "That is not good." He still thought he could get them but that it would take 2 weeks to get them at the earliest (if the they were still actually available - you know how that is), but I decided to go with just go with the 20". Hope it all works out for people. __________________ 2013 F30 335i 6MT M-Sport - Blk Saph. / Beige Lthr / Wood Tr. - Tech Pk - VSS M-Adp. Susp. M-Perf Stainless Exhaust M-Perf. brakes

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08-02-2012, 03:19 AM	#5
CrazyLatte Private First Class Drives: 328i MSport Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 138 iTrader: (0)	I'm very surprised that BMW delayed production by 6 weeks... that's a long time!

08-02-2012, 07:50 AM	#7
vikz Major Drives: F30 335i ZMP/F25 X3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,244 iTrader: (0)	I can confirm this dude-- talked to my CA Several times yesterday and also got the chain of emails between the dealership and BMWNA fwded to me. my prodcution got pushed back from week 31 to week 37 because of wheels only.

08-02-2012, 12:45 PM	#14
vikz Major Drives: F30 335i ZMP/F25 X3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,244 iTrader: (0)	whats diff. between now and nov. production ? additional options avail? changes?

08-02-2012, 03:18 PM	#17
vikz Major Drives: F30 335i ZMP/F25 X3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,244 iTrader: (0)	20??..... you mean 19?

08-02-2012, 05:21 PM	#20
vikz Major Drives: F30 335i ZMP/F25 X3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,244 iTrader: (0)	I think for cars that were previously ordered---they have wheels allocated aside for them. My order was put in LAST friday 7/27, and it was to modify a week 31 production, which then changed due to the "wheels shortage" this is one of the biggest/highest volume dealers in the Southeast United States, that I have been a customer of for many years, I certainly hope they didnt screw me over.

08-02-2012, 09:34 PM	#21
Roki_014 Captain Drives: 2013 335I M-Sport EBII Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: chicago Posts: 708 iTrader: (0)	My ed is on 08/28 and with 403s, does that mean i cant pick it up???