Depends on if it is factory alarm or after-market alarm, if it's factory, then it would integrate with the car, and if it does not work, you can go back to the dealer and they will fix it.
For waxing, I assume you are referring to Diamond-Kote or Teflon paint protection, I just let the dealer do it caz they can send the car to the shop from the yard right away without having the car to travel around and contaminate the paint even more.
Philip作者: spoonek4 時間: 2009-3-7 23:53
我所有野都係出面搵人做.......作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-3-8 10:25
me too..... they send the cars out anyway to get the protection package done. The cost is like almost half that asked for by the dealership.
For alarm, I will keep the factory one. If I want better alarm, I will probably get it done outside as well.作者: ccyip 時間: 2009-3-8 22:07
To me Diamond Kote is a waste of money and you can just wax the car yourself. Or if you are hardcore detailer use Zaino.
From my experience the German luxury car dealerships (e.g. Mercedes, BMW, etc) do not even offer Diamond Kote. Go figure.
As for alarm, I guess it's cheaper to get it done aftermarket. However, I think most europeans car requires the use of OEM alarm but you can get OEM parts anywhere. I say stay away from stealership, period.
as far as i know german luxury car dealership has better paint quality plus better PDI procedure; my friend got his new C300 done (i didn't ask if dealer offers him or not), and it's very noticeable diff compares to dealer's "PDI" quality wor...
i know for the fact dealer charges u at least 2x, or 3x the price and offer u lifetime warranty ~ when u go back to "claim warranty", they will ask u to do a complete detailing instead...作者: daxtor 時間: 2009-3-12 22:08
For the price of detailing the car by professionals, I get a set of tools and material myself and go DIY.作者: hoshi 時間: 2009-3-13 20:34
CompuStar - the most common choice for all types of budget.
About DIY... if you have that amount of time to kill, it's a good idea to DIY. For a complete detail job, min... 6 hours (at least for myself w/ strip, wash, clay, polish/wet-sand, cleaner, wax (2 layers) and carnauba finish/seal)
Haha... You are wrong. My 2004 E46 3er has no alarm. I asked the dealer to program the red light under the rear-view mirror to flash to act as if the car has alarm installed.作者: pineh 時間: 2009-4-12 12:23