Agreed. He'd the best, so he sells with his actions and not his words. So many comments of guys who have been doing this for 800 years and they bow to VTuned.
I owned a g80 and I’m an estimator at a BMW certified collision repair shop in Nashville. I’m telling you know this is just going to get more expensive and the strut tower is cast aluminum. If cracked you can’t really fix it right we have to replace a lot of them. Not trying to rain on your day but wishing you good luck and hope you make best decisions.
I’m sure someone has mentioned it but the ECU was taken because it was probably bench unlocked. On the G80-82 the ecu needs to be sent out (to Europe I believe) so the old owner is likely planning on putting it into their new insurance replacement.
A Mishimoto oil cooler is going to be way stronger than OEM. They make a skid plate too that protects the cooler from damage. Also, the reason the original owner likely kept the ECU is because you have to send the ECU out of the country to get it unlocked before you can tune it. That process is expensive and takes a good amount of time.
VUTNED, I AM REALLY PROUD OF WHERE YOU HAVE COME FROM AND HOW HARD YOU WORK. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU DON'T DRAG OUT YOUR VIDEOS. YOU GET THE CAR AND GET STRAIGHT TO WORK. NO BORING VIDEOS SPENDING THE ENTIRE TIME SHOWCASING THE CAR. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, WE ARE WITH YOU!
I do agree with u to some extent,the goonies do waste a lot of money which I dilike.,but as far as their promo sauces ,watches etc is concerned,u have to understand that almost all You- tubers rely on their content as a source of income,and I think its unfair of u to limit people to only videos,making all this content takes money,so they look to other sources to boost their cash flow.If u dnt like it then dnt watch them,but dnt break ppl down.
Even if it was tuned would be worried about extreme engine damage. Not good no ecu usually means the original engine most likely blew up and they put a junk engine inside the car here is what you need to do. 1. Check the engine mounts 2. Check the bolts around the transmission
Feel for you man !! I bought a front end damaged Aston ! When it arrived from Copart the gearbox was in the boot ! When I say the gearbox ! It was a gearbox that was toast !! That was 6K I didn’t see coming !!
He was most likely running a Femto unlocked ECU, and he pulled it to sell, or to use on his replacement G8X. There's still currently no one in the states that's able to unlock these ECU's, so you gotta pay $1-2k to ship them out for unlocking, plus whatever you pay for the tune on top. Lots of G8X guys also need and want backup ECU's, so they don't mess with their stock ones. Anyway, wish you luck and excited to watch this build. 🤙
Looking forward to the end result on this build! The frozen paint is a bit of a pain, get a good ceramic coating on it as soon as you can and it will help with stains. As for the DME (ECU), assuming the previous owner is getting a replacement M4, they could have had a JB4 installed in the wrecked one and wanted to take the next step in the replacement car and snatched the DME out to send to FEMTO for unlock. The DME unlock is an expensive and time consuming process, so having a backup DME is not a bad idea. I hope you can find a used one, my understanding is that it is expensive to replace. Good luck!
you honestly think he's going to repaint that thing the original color? i'm thinking by the time he's ready to paint he's going to have so much money into this thing he's gonna go with the cheapest paint he can find. jeez what a money pit its turning into
@@tnolan3176Agreed, when he’s taking the front apart there are a million little plastic pieces that you just don’t see on something like a Mustang. It’s like they go out their way to make them complicated.
Hi Ben.. As an English dude I cannot believe I’m saying this.but I’m so happy your doing another German car.. I’m really looking forward to you taking it out for a full foot to the floor spin 👍
I hope that you can move forward with this built. The $ signs are adding up pretty fast & if you can resale it to make decent profit once you had some fun with it. Maybe the paint job is something to rethink about because of the satin finish.
I like the way you work on your projects. I think this car was tuned and so the owner can use it in his next car, maybe it is that the insurance company did not see tuning.
2020+ bmw ecu is locked from factory. if you unlock it bmw will know when its taken in for service. you can get another ecu unlock it and clone it and then tune it. if you go to the dealership you just swap ecu to keep waranty. good luck with the build.
Can’t wait to see how this comes out. S58 is by far the best engine BMW has came out with. The previous owner probably took the DME out because he probably sent it off to Femto to get unlocked and wanted it to code and put into another BMW
Excited to see this come together! Just please stay away from the clickbait "I got scammed" stuff. This was a completely smashed vehicle bought at auction... it is what it is. Maybe go with something like "worse than I thought"
Wow, you've really got yourself a lot of work. I can't wait to see more videos of the repair. I'd also like to know whether the repair costs are worth it. Good luck with the rest of your work. I can't wait to see the result. Since my English is not so good, I wrote the text with Deepl and had it translated. Sorry for that. I also wish you a happy new year.
Its not easy to find a previous owner when you buy car from auction, because usually it’s the insurance company that sells the vehicle and not the owner.
I found my salvage owners info in the car stereo. It had his phone book programmed. I said, call home... I was able to get extra keys, owners manual etc....
@Nedinho23 yea, most my personal cars have been from auctions, right now I'm looking for a upgrade replacement, gotta say price have went down from a year ago, still very high for a salvage.. definitely having to dig deeper and be more patient on trying to get a car
In the uk the taking performance parts and ecu is common. people do it before the insurance company see the car as it costs you extra for mods and if you dont declare them it can void the insurance policy.
Merry Christmas Ben , thanks for all the great videos this year dude . I can’t stand those Matt paint jobs always looks like a cheap wrap to me shame on such an expensive car ! Looking forward to seeing you rebuild this 👍
Gorgeous Gorgeous M4 Comp! Can't wait to see how this turns out. Don't think I've seen any of the YT rebuilders, Goonzquad/Uncle Rich/Samcrac, repaint a matte/frozen color.
I was hoping you'd reappear soon. This one will be worth some good money when you get it done, though you will need to invest quite a bit of money and time. Good luck and I hope you don't have any more surprises.
i find it incredible the amount of damage people do to their cars, especially new ones - something i must try and do is work out the ratio in the UK to the US, how many cars get wrecked like this - for starters i think we might be a tad more strict on what we consider insurance write offs, as UK cars are either repairable, no structural damage, parts only or dead - and bare in mind most of our roads are narrow country, faster speeds with twists and bends all over, with pretty bad weather, potholes and generally dreadful conditions so you'd think we'd have more wrecks than you, but it would seem not and it seems in the US, insurance write offs end up in the auctions ready for you guys, and having followed yourself, brothers and them Goonies for some time, i for one would have no issue buying a rebuilt car from you, your work is magic that BM is slightly on the trashed side, be an interesting one to watch, the red interior is very 1970's pimp mobile looks like someone beat the crap out the intake tube at front, oh what a surprise the ECU missing, hasn't Yuri got one to fit??
Great video Ben,few set backs but remember,if you want it bad enough,you will bite the bullet.with your talent I sure you will overcome the problems.great job👍👍👍😎😎😎
When ever buying a vehicle from the auction, when modded, always make sure it is says RUN And DRIVE. Unless you're physically going there to see the vehicle you're looking at. I'm in the same boat right now with an Audi s5.
I’m a certified inspector and I’ve know of insurance companies pulling the ECU to use that info against there customer to lessen the $ loss. Also seen owners remove them to keep the insurance companies from getting hold of info to be used against them.
Nice Video!! Maybe you could make the headlights yellow, this looks very nice. And you have to convince Simeon and Elezar to get a BMW too. Maybe an f82 m4 or m2 g87/f87.
This is amazing!! So exciting to see you tackling this build. The spec on this M4 is just stunning. I can never get myself to like that front bumper but still excited to see you working on this and brining it back to its original perfection. Just noticed the DME is missing, ugghh that’s going to be a painful buy. Best of luck bud.
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I Hope each one of you amazing people had an amazing Christmas!
Gt3 m4 build 😅
Same to you and yours
Dont do a "conversion" like Goonzquad! Hahaha.
Yo from San Diego California
Hope u and your family had a great Christmas and happy new year
I like the fact that Ben gets to work on vids and not try to sell you something the entire time 😆
Love the content per usual!!
Agreed, and no silly raffles to boost merch sales. Ben keeps it real.
@@chriscut the other channel used to be real :( not even fun to watch anymore
Yep, so true!
I dont think I have ever heard Ben trying to sell merch !
Agreed. He'd the best, so he sells with his actions and not his words. So many comments of guys who have been doing this for 800 years and they bow to VTuned.
I owned a g80 and I’m an estimator at a BMW certified collision repair shop in Nashville. I’m telling you know this is just going to get more expensive and the strut tower is cast aluminum. If cracked you can’t really fix it right we have to replace a lot of them. Not trying to rain on your day but wishing you good luck and hope you make best decisions.
Bro, you got this. I know it's been a bunch of rough surprises, but we all can't wait to see how epic she is when she's done. Keep up the great work!
Straight to work no sweepstakes no merch ad only pure rebuild love the content keep up the good work
I like how Ben gets to the point and does not milk the episodes, it shouldn't take 3 videos to get to this stage of the build.
They milking that YT revenue at 10k per sponsor per vid they making huge gains
I’m sure someone has mentioned it but the ECU was taken because it was probably bench unlocked. On the G80-82 the ecu needs to be sent out (to Europe I believe) so the old owner is likely planning on putting it into their new insurance replacement.
That's exactly what happen, Cost to much money to unlock the ECU
A Mishimoto oil cooler is going to be way stronger than OEM. They make a skid plate too that protects the cooler from damage. Also, the reason the original owner likely kept the ECU is because you have to send the ECU out of the country to get it unlocked before you can tune it. That process is expensive and takes a good amount of time.
Like sauce and 250x entries?
Mishimoto is crap actually ;)
Yep agree with this, you just pay for a name that does not actually perform very well, been through a couple where they just leak@@Nakinakpgm
They did get scammed on that Camaro SS with a junk truck motor.
@@NakinakpgmWhat brand would you recommend?
VUTNED, I AM REALLY PROUD OF WHERE YOU HAVE COME FROM AND HOW HARD YOU WORK. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU DON'T DRAG OUT YOUR VIDEOS. YOU GET THE CAR AND GET STRAIGHT TO WORK. NO BORING VIDEOS SPENDING THE ENTIRE TIME SHOWCASING THE CAR. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, WE ARE WITH YOU!
STOP YELLING 😂😂
V tune should be at 1M subs , come people
Nice to see a channel stay the course.
No houses, vacations, watches or sauces. 👍
Right
I do agree with u to some extent,the goonies do waste a lot of money which I dilike.,but as far as their promo sauces ,watches etc is concerned,u have to understand that almost all You- tubers rely on their content as a source of income,and I think its unfair of u to limit people to only videos,making all this content takes money,so they look to other sources to boost their cash flow.If u dnt like it then dnt watch them,but dnt break ppl down.
@@elyaaskarbelkar4572 Thanks for the valuable life advice.
I'm sorry you can't handle differing opinions.
Don't be discouraged man keep pushing
Even if it was tuned would be worried about extreme engine damage. Not good no ecu usually means the original engine most likely blew up and they put a junk engine inside the car here is what you need to do.
1. Check the engine mounts
2. Check the bolts around the transmission
Big thanks to all the videos you've posted in 2023 Ben, they've been awesome and can't wait for what rebuilds 2024 brings 💪
Another exciting rebuild. Big up to Vtuned garage for incredible content 💯
Hang in there buddy.. we'll keep watching.
Nice an m4 can't wait to see the progress on it no doubt you will kill it with the content on this vehicle yet again dude
Feel for you man !! I bought a front end damaged Aston ! When it arrived from Copart the gearbox was in the boot ! When I say the gearbox ! It was a gearbox that was toast !! That was 6K I didn’t see coming !!
No need to build drama ;). You can fix it no problem. Best repair channel on YOU TUBE
He was most likely running a Femto unlocked ECU, and he pulled it to sell, or to use on his replacement G8X. There's still currently no one in the states that's able to unlock these ECU's, so you gotta pay $1-2k to ship them out for unlocking, plus whatever you pay for the tune on top. Lots of G8X guys also need and want backup ECU's, so they don't mess with their stock ones. Anyway, wish you luck and excited to watch this build. 🤙
Looking forward to the end result on this build! The frozen paint is a bit of a pain, get a good ceramic coating on it as soon as you can and it will help with stains. As for the DME (ECU), assuming the previous owner is getting a replacement M4, they could have had a JB4 installed in the wrecked one and wanted to take the next step in the replacement car and snatched the DME out to send to FEMTO for unlock. The DME unlock is an expensive and time consuming process, so having a backup DME is not a bad idea. I hope you can find a used one, my understanding is that it is expensive to replace. Good luck!
you honestly think he's going to repaint that thing the original color? i'm thinking by the time he's ready to paint he's going to have so much money into this thing he's gonna go with the cheapest paint he can find. jeez what a money pit its turning into
@@gregh7457he can wrap it frozen white. Cheap and saves original color
@@gregh7457 Seems like any german car is a money pit and unreliable ! But always helps if you can fix them yourself !
@@tnolan3176Agreed, when he’s taking the front apart there are a million little plastic pieces that you just don’t see on something like a Mustang. It’s like they go out their way to make them complicated.
Hi Ben.. As an English dude I cannot believe I’m saying this.but I’m so happy your doing another German car.. I’m really looking forward to you taking it out for a full foot to the floor spin 👍
Looks like previous owner did that and it didn't end well 🤣🤣
Nothing surprising about overlooked damage, the missing ECU is really an unsuspected loss. I feel your pain…
I hope that you can move forward with this built. The $ signs are adding up pretty fast & if you can resale it to make decent profit once you had some fun with it. Maybe the paint job is something to rethink about because of the satin finish.
I am watching you from South Africa 🇿🇦
If anyone can fix that panel is You.
Amazing build
Yes. A video from the king. Thank you ♥️
Awesome as usual!
Hope you and family have a great New Year!!
Let me know when it’s ready for paint 😉
I like the way you work on your projects. I think this car was tuned and so the owner can use it in his next car, maybe it is that the insurance company did not see tuning.
This build is going to be insane! You gotta keep this one.
2020+ bmw ecu is locked from factory. if you unlock it bmw will know when its taken in for service. you can get another ecu unlock it and clone it and then tune it. if you go to the dealership you just swap ecu to keep waranty. good luck with the build.
This colour would look amazing on your build Mustang. I love that front bumper. True fabrication.
Can’t wait to see how this comes out. S58 is by far the best engine BMW has came out with. The previous owner probably took the DME out because he probably sent it off to Femto to get unlocked and wanted it to code and put into another BMW
S65 better
Beautiful car 🙌🏼 the big black rear spoiler from BMW would look sick on this car though
Excited to see this come together! Just please stay away from the clickbait "I got scammed" stuff. This was a completely smashed vehicle bought at auction... it is what it is. Maybe go with something like "worse than I thought"
He did get scammed because parts were stolen off of the car.
when u buy an entire car you don't expect the previous owner to steal the ECU worth THOSANDS from it.
Agreed. (It’s enough with Backyardboyz always getting scammed)
V-tuned is the MAN!!
Nice car man love it
Mega build. Let's see how it goes.
Looks like a nice project. Too bad for the missing ECU, but maybe it is still hidden in the car somewhere.
😂😂😂 yeah right
Or hopefully the previous owner still has it and he can gift it back to V-tuned!!
Probably took the ecu out as he had a tune on it
That the insurance company wouldn’t like.
Yeah, right.. maybe Santa will come deliver it as a late Christmas surprise 🙄
@@Warex06 HaHaHa
Wow, you've really got yourself a lot of work. I can't wait to see more videos of the repair. I'd also like to know whether the repair costs are worth it.
Good luck with the rest of your work.
I can't wait to see the result.
Since my English is not so good, I wrote the text with Deepl and had it translated. Sorry for that.
I also wish you a happy new year.
Hang in there😊
You did very well. Actually better than allot of commenter who speak english as their native language. Happy New Year.
@@bryduhbikeguy Should be 'English' mate!
Best car rebuilder on you tube 👍👍
These BMWs will be nightmares to own in 5 years.
I’d check with Tim. Might’ve listed it on eBay
Well done! Your videos are great!!!
Just call the first owner, and ask him about the ECU, simple as that.
My Be In Jail
Lol. He'll be lucky if he can find the previous owner's info. YT publicity might help these cases.
Its not easy to find a previous owner when you buy car from auction, because usually it’s the insurance company that sells the vehicle and not the owner.
@@Eli-jah098POMB = Piss Out My Bottom!!
I found my salvage owners info in the car stereo. It had his phone book programmed. I said, call home... I was able to get extra keys, owners manual etc....
Great work Ben, love the “never give up” spirit
V, this one’s gonna be a beast to fix. We all know you can do it tho. Looking forward to watching this series!!
Watching your content is satisfying i really like how you start working on every single project immediately from part 1 😍
That transition in the beginning was too smooth sir
My my vtuned looking THICK for the holidays
For those wondering final bid price was $31,750.
That’s wild I wouldn’t have thought it would’ve been more then 25
How do you find out?
Too many rebuild channels driving the prices sky high. Not even worth it except for content.
@Nedinho23 yea, most my personal cars have been from auctions, right now I'm looking for a upgrade replacement, gotta say price have went down from a year ago, still very high for a salvage.. definitely having to dig deeper and be more patient on trying to get a car
Bmw M are the best driving machines bro.. Congratulations my brutha.. I own an M5 and would never ever give it up
Don't worry brother, keep your head up high it will work out in the end...
If you decide to repaint you should do another individual color!
I absolutely love the work that you do rebuilding them wrecked cars , keep up the good work lad
In the uk the taking performance parts and ecu is common. people do it before the insurance company see the car as it costs you extra for mods and if you dont declare them it can void the insurance policy.
Merry Christmas Ben , thanks for all the great videos this year dude . I can’t stand those Matt paint jobs always looks like a cheap wrap to me shame on such an expensive car ! Looking forward to seeing you rebuild this 👍
I do believe VTuned could repair anything like new or better.
Looking forward to seeing your progress with this car!
Hey Vtune be happy it will be okay you’re the. Special agent to fix it
Great video! And keep pushing on!
Big fan of you brother. Love from INDIA🇮🇳 ….!!!!
I hope you get some good news on that ECU Ben.
Always look forward to your videos. You never disappoint.
Cool 😎. Let’s go Ben !
merry christmas buddy, keep up the great videos, learned alot watching your rebuilds great stuff
Did a quick search on ECUs and they are about 750-2000 so its not too bad but its a price.
I like the way you show doin the work unlike others
Gorgeous Gorgeous M4 Comp! Can't wait to see how this turns out. Don't think I've seen any of the YT rebuilders, Goonzquad/Uncle Rich/Samcrac, repaint a matte/frozen color.
Keep your head up Ben!!!!!!!
csf makes a cooling package for the s58! check it out, it’ll for sure be cheaper than the factory for just the oil cooler.
This looks like a tough one. But no doubt you’ll knock it out QuickTime!
Two ‘M’s in scammed though…..
I was hoping you'd reappear soon. This one will be worth some good money when you get it done, though you will need to invest quite a bit of money and time. Good luck and I hope you don't have any more surprises.
Wow looking forward to this rebuild 👍👍👍
I know he will make that BMW look better tan ever! 😜😜
Very niceee🎉🎉🎉🎉 i can’t wait the finish
I admire Your optimism, keep it up :)
Merry Christmas Ben, looking forward to this build seems like this one is going to be a challenge but your skill is strong ……… lol
Great car Ben! It wil be amazing!
Great video. Thank you for sharing.
i find it incredible the amount of damage people do to their cars, especially new ones - something i must try and do is work out the ratio in the UK to the US, how many cars get wrecked like this - for starters i think we might be a tad more strict on what we consider insurance write offs, as UK cars are either repairable, no structural damage, parts only or dead - and bare in mind most of our roads are narrow country, faster speeds with twists and bends all over, with pretty bad weather, potholes and generally dreadful conditions so you'd think we'd have more wrecks than you, but it would seem not
and it seems in the US, insurance write offs end up in the auctions ready for you guys, and having followed yourself, brothers and them Goonies for some time, i for one would have no issue buying a rebuilt car from you, your work is magic
that BM is slightly on the trashed side, be an interesting one to watch, the red interior is very 1970's pimp mobile
looks like someone beat the crap out the intake tube at front, oh what a surprise the ECU missing, hasn't Yuri got one to fit??
Great new project! Hope the ECU is in the trunk!
If anyone can fix it it is you. You got this.
Big money right there 😮
Great video Ben,few set backs but remember,if you want it bad enough,you will bite the bullet.with your talent I sure you will overcome the problems.great job👍👍👍😎😎😎
Carbon fiber hood and carbon fiber trunk with carbon fiber mirror caps and a full color change something exotic
When ever buying a vehicle from the auction, when modded, always make sure it is says RUN And DRIVE. Unless you're physically going there to see the vehicle you're looking at. I'm in the same boat right now with an Audi s5.
Happy New Year man,look forward to seeing what you got coming
We love you ben.keep going.
That ecu is going to be more headache then the actual rebuild with all the coding needed keys,bcm tcm etc
Looking forward to this build!
I’m a certified inspector and I’ve know of insurance companies pulling the ECU to use that info against there customer to lessen the $ loss. Also seen owners remove them to keep the insurance companies from getting hold of info to be used against them.
You can do it bro. Waiting for the next part 😊
Nice Video!! Maybe you could make the headlights yellow, this looks very nice. And you have to convince Simeon and Elezar to get a BMW too. Maybe an f82 m4 or m2 g87/f87.
@@sys-administrator yeah but I would like to see a real bmw
This is amazing!! So exciting to see you tackling this build. The spec on this M4 is just stunning. I can never get myself to like that front bumper but still excited to see you working on this and brining it back to its original perfection. Just noticed the DME is missing, ugghh that’s going to be a painful buy.
Best of luck bud.
Good luck on the repairs
What a mess!! Good luck with your M4 Ben!
If anyone can fix it you can!
Merry Christmas v. Love the videos
Man that back panel is nothing for you my Guy.... It's your main squeeze.. you got that broddy