mafpolo

Can I bring my own parts to the dealer...like oil, filter, rotors and brake pads?

9000RPM

Maybe? Why don't you just call them and ask.

If you can, you will get no warranty from them on the rotors and pads

genebopp

I am sure you can bring them to dealer and bring them back home with you too. I bet you get a "we cant do that do to liability." kind of answer when you ask.

deilenberger

The dealer is obviously not going to be happy installing parts you brought. Two reasons I can think of: they make no profit off the parts, and I'm sure Porsche parts prices include a profit of at least 100% markup; warranty - when Porsche installs parts they provided both the part and the labor involved with installing them is covered for the 2 years parts warranty. You get no labor warranty on parts you provide - and people get unhappy if they have to pay the labor when one of those user-provided parts fails.

Think of it this way - do you know of any restaurant that cooks food you bring in?

PTEC

It depends. It depends on your relationship with the dealer and it depends on what parts you're bringing in. If you have an established relationship and you bring in your own parts that are OEM from a place like Suncoast I wouldn't see why they wouldn't. Most service departments are separate entities from parts departments even under the same roof. Chances are the service adviser is getting a tiny slice of any parts he's selling but if you have done your research and brought in the correct, quality parts in they should still be willing to take your money and install them. Now if you walk into a dealer for the first time and ask them to install some low quality aftermarket brakes they're almost definitely going to say NO.

mafpolo

I wouldn't if I were them, and I would use that liability excise. Parts are a profit center. Oil is so much less at other places, but then again, it's the price you pay to get maintenance at the dealership.

CarGuyNVA

LexVan

Dealerships like it when you bring your own parts. They love it when you bring lunch too. Ask them if you can watch the master certified Porsche technician do your work, they really-really love that.

wkearney99

Few places, dealer or independent, are going to allow you to bring your own parts. For lots of reasons, one being there's profit margin on parts. Second there's liability for the job. If the part you bring goes bad then who's to blame? Lastly, if the part you bring doesn't fit then who's going to eat the down time for the shop while the proper part is obtained?

Now, if it's shop you know and have a good relationship with, and you're talking about very specialized parts then.... maybe. But for things like oil and brakes if you know enough to choose something 'special' then you likely know how to do the job yourself. They're not difficult tasks and don't require specialized tools.

mafpolo

I was mostly referring to oil and def.

deilenberger

My independent has allowed me to bring my own parts - for the past 25 years or so that he's been servicing my cars. He actually expects it now - and I'll have parts direct shipped to him from vendors.. but he knows I don't buy crap parts, and usually go to the other extreme - ordering parts "just because we're there.." and of at least OE quality and better than OE if I can find them. It probably helps that we're good friends and have been for decades, and he really sort of specializes in exotic vehicles, a Cayenne is fairly pedestrian for him.

I wouldn't even think of asking my Porsche dealer to do this..