A trip down to see Steve at A1...walnut blasting.

gangzoom · 02-05-2015, 06:04 PM

Have just had my N54 335i to be walnut blasted at A1BN BMW at Stevenage .

I think the pictures speak for them selves

From this...

To this...

It was a pleasure having the work done by A1, Steve’s customer service is fantastic, and I’ll be more than happy to take my car back to them despite the 160 mile round trip!!

Car does feel smoother, and is going on the dyno next month, so will get a better idea about any power gains…but given how sensitive the N54 335i’s are, it was good that the guys at A1 didn’t find anything too wrong with the car.

alex-qts · 02-05-2015, 06:13 PM

I want to get this done in the summer, will give them a shout. Thanks for the review!

RajB · 02-05-2015, 06:18 PM

Excellent. I've spoken to Steve previously about this and will get it done at some point in the future for sure.

djgandy · 02-06-2015, 04:11 AM

Mileage?

ArsE92 · 02-06-2015, 05:35 AM

What was the cost?

old grey steve · 02-06-2015, 05:51 AM

Gang... good to met you by the way pleased you can feel the difference its small but it'll be noticeable, all you need to do moving forward is catch can the Rob Beck PCV valve the pipe we talked about and then at least moving forward you'll be able to control the onset of this taking place again(as this sadly will happen again)

But we are so pleased you're happy with what took place. Any issues let me know

Dave2013 · 02-06-2015, 06:47 AM

How much does this cost?

dy63 · 02-06-2015, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave2013

How much does this cost?

i think its around £300.

russjonesr · 02-06-2015, 07:31 AM

Darren Wood quoted me £250?

gangzoom · 02-06-2015, 12:44 PM

My car has done 57k, driven pretty lightly 95% of the time.

Regarding cost, I know other places do the work for cheaper, but this is quite specialist work and I much rather take the car to people with a good reputation.

Darrenwoods are good, and cheap. But when I had my suspension fitted by them, one nut wasn't torqued properly and result was I ended driving a 300bhp RWD car with one side of the rear suspension not bolted down!! Also my wheels were put back on the car the wrong way round interms of tyre rotation. So even though I know these are simple mistakes anyone can make and clearly DarrenWoods are very good based on their reputation but I wouldn't be taking my car back there.

But A1BN, I'll happily return to them for any work my local garage cannot manage, despite the 160mile round trip that's involved for me

02-05-2015, 06:04 PM	#1
gangzoom Brigadier General 1835 Rep 3,463 Posts Drives: E90 335i M sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leicester iTrader: (1)	A trip down to see Steve at A1...walnut blasting. Have just had my N54 335i to be walnut blasted at A1BN BMW at Stevenage . I think the pictures speak for them selves From this... To this... It was a pleasure having the work done by A1, Steve’s customer service is fantastic, and I’ll be more than happy to take my car back to them despite the 160 mile round trip!! Car does feel smoother, and is going on the dyno next month, so will get a better idea about any power gains…but given how sensitive the N54 335i’s are, it was good that the guys at A1 didn’t find anything too wrong with the car. Last edited by gangzoom; 02-05-2015 at 06:21 PM..
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alex-qts Private First Class 39 Rep 133 Posts Drives: E92 335i N54 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SE England iTrader: (2)	I want to get this done in the summer, will give them a shout. Thanks for the review!
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RajB Brigadier General 455 Rep 3,306 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Midlands iTrader: (4)	Excellent. I've spoken to Steve previously about this and will get it done at some point in the future for sure. __________________ E92 335i / M3 Hybrid - The Build
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djgandy Colonel 145 Rep 2,335 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	Mileage?
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ArsE92 First Lieutenant 23 Rep 396 Posts Drives: E92 335i SE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North-West UK iTrader: (1)	What was the cost?
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old grey steve Colonel 289 Rep 2,796 Posts Drives: MK 7.5 Golf R Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: UK in Hertfordshire iTrader: (2)	Gang... good to met you by the way pleased you can feel the difference its small but it'll be noticeable, all you need to do moving forward is catch can the Rob Beck PCV valve the pipe we talked about and then at least moving forward you'll be able to control the onset of this taking place again(as this sadly will happen again) But we are so pleased you're happy with what took place. Any issues let me know __________________
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Dave2013 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Midlands iTrader: (0)	How much does this cost?
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russjonesr First Lieutenant 26 Rep 308 Posts Drives: BMW E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Shrewsbury iTrader: (0)	Darren Wood quoted me £250? __________________ Jb4 with Trebila BEF,vargas stage 2+ turbos, vrsf dp's, vrsf cp with tial bov, vrfs 7" fmic, EOS PI with BMS PI controller, RB Inlets and Outlets, bms meth kit, BMS DCI, miltek cat back, bms occ,3.5 tmap, ngk 5992 plugs, HSD coilovers, M3 rear subframe, diff, drive shafts , suspension and brakes.
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02-06-2015, 12:44 PM	#10
gangzoom Brigadier General 1835 Rep 3,463 Posts Drives: E90 335i M sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leicester iTrader: (1)	My car has done 57k, driven pretty lightly 95% of the time. Regarding cost, I know other places do the work for cheaper, but this is quite specialist work and I much rather take the car to people with a good reputation. Darrenwoods are good, and cheap. But when I had my suspension fitted by them, one nut wasn't torqued properly and result was I ended driving a 300bhp RWD car with one side of the rear suspension not bolted down!! Also my wheels were put back on the car the wrong way round interms of tyre rotation. So even though I know these are simple mistakes anyone can make and clearly DarrenWoods are very good based on their reputation but I wouldn't be taking my car back there. But A1BN, I'll happily return to them for any work my local garage cannot manage, despite the 160mile round trip that's involved for me
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