M6 First M6 we got has a BIG problem....

[Matt]

So the dealership got their first M6 in a week ago that was supposed to be delivered to the customer upon arrival except the only problem was that the Running board was from a 650!! My dad was upset with BMW and had to get the parts to fix it. Thats a BMW quality issue that has to get resolved although its the first time its ever happened. But seriously how could the BMW factory miss that?? Thats a very dumb mistake from BMW.....

 

[Yperion]

That doesn't sound like a big issue to me. Perhaps they run out of M boards and used the one from 650 instead.

 

[Michael]

Board? What are you guys referring to?

Either way, whatever it may be, that is very wrong from BMW's part in not checking the car. You are right Matt, I don't know how they can miss anything leaving the factory an M6 to say the least!

 

[Matt]

its the part under the doors

Bmw put a regualr 650's runinng board instead. Anyway its just kind of a problem that they would make a mistake like that with an M car.

 

[Deutsch]

it's an automated production line that runs a mix of cars, not just 6er's, things happen.

 

[Matt]

Something with computers on the assembly line probably got mixed up. But the real issue was that nobody at Dingolfing caught it before they put in the box and sent it to SO CAL. They have like special checking processes they have to go through before sending the car off.

All in all the issue is resolved. BMW sent the M6 running board and the car was fixed in a matter of a day and delivered to the customer so in reality its not really a big deal.

 

[Deutsch]

Something with computers on the assembly line probably got mixed up. But the real issue was that nobody at Dingolfing caught it before they put in the box and sent it to SO CAL. They have like special checking processes they have to go through before sending the car off.

All in all the issue is resolved. BMW sent the M6 running board and the car was fixed in a matter of a day and delivered to the customer so in reality its not really a big deal.

thanks for sharing. Maybe one day there will be an article in Bimmer magazine w/ an "old" E63 M6 w/ a story about how the door sill plate got mixed up. Good times.

 

[Porsche Guy]

Wouldn't the color of the running board be different from the rest of the car, assuming that the pieces are first painted before being assembled? M cars have different colors than those of regular BMW cars.

 

[Matt]

I dont know. I know the car was black. So maybe it didnt. My dad said it was extremely obvious that the car didnt look right however I think they did match the color.

 

[Osnabrueck]

The only BMWs that have running boards are the X3 and X5. The word you're probably searching for is "side skirt."

Anyways, that's pretty awful. Doesn't exactly instill faith in BMW's fabrication processes when they miss something that should be glaringly ovbious to anybody with two bits of common sense to rub together.

 

[Yperion]

The only BMWs that have running boards are the X3 and X5. The word you're probably searching for is "side skirt."

That's true only SUVs have running boards (which i didn't knew what it was and i had to google it).

BTW i have found a way to retrieve information about an unknown to me object in English. I just search for it in google images and see what it is from the photo. In this case here is one of the first photos i found:

http://www.oaklandacura.com/images/mdx/MDX_RunningBoard.jpg

 

[wltsm]

This sounds like a big of a stupid mistake, it's good you're dad noticed the problem before he delivered it!

 

[Michael]

Ah yes the side skirt, that is why "running board" didn't quite fit into my dictionary.

I have a few questions:

1. Was it on both sides?
2. If there was a mix and match, then that means there is a 6er out there with m6 side skirts.

I still don't know how someone could miss this, despite that fac that BMW has all these check points in place before the car is loaded and shipped.

 

[Matt]

^ Side sckirt is better terminology. Thx.

BMWFREAK: thats what was so interesting. They have a ton of check points....

 

[warot]

Not saying that it's a good thing, but it's not a huge problem either. Mistakes happen. Then again, look at the regular 6er, not that different: