I really haven’t known of too many niche businesses in Tyler that weren’t a larger franchise or something already familiar like putt putt golf. I’m not knocking putt putt because I love that sport but how many truly fun niche businesses are there in Tyler? I just don’t know of that many and I know there are more then I realize so it was great getting to meet Al Hafner with BMP Design and Hafner Tuning.
BMP Design in Tyler Texas
Al specializes in BMW’s and mini-cooper design, maintenance, repair and performance parts and modifications. Many of their day to day operations include general maintenance and repair of BMW, mini-coopers, and the occasional alternative euro car out there.
Al Hafner has experience doing extreme modifications to mini-cooper’s and BMW’s that were truly amazing to see first hand. He has a warehouse where he ships out BMW and mini-cooper performance parts for the do it yourselfers. For those people who don’t want to make these modifications themselves he has a unique skill set that enables him to make some custom modifications to these makes of cars without missing anything. Al specializes in BMW and mini-cooper cars which gives him a bit more knowledge than the mechanic shops that will say, “we can do that” to every customer that comes in the door regardless of whether they have ever laid their hand on that type of car.
I have a nice car and really only want to take it to a place I know will take good care of and will recommend the right type efficiency and performance parts if I decide to make these additions. Al Hafner tuning is located behind Al’s BMP Design business. BMP Design has been in business since the early 70’s and were one of the original OEM BMW parts distributors in America. BMP Design has many videos explaining what their performance parts can do for your car and why. They have advanced diagnostic computers and testing equipment to make sure the parts they use to modify your car do what they say they can do.
I recommend everyone considering making a performance modification to your European car go by and check out how BMP design may be able to help. One of the first modifications I plan on making is an air filter modification. This is one of their simpler modifications and allows more air flow into the engine. By speeding up the air flow in a car you add a little more horsepower and torque to your engine. Another smaller modification that can do a lot is a super chip. BMP Design has the expertise to install your superchip according to proper procedure as they have been doing this for a long time.
The technicians and staff and BMP are very knowledgeable if you decide to call them on the phone. I would go to their website and watch some of their thorough videos on performance modification equipment, minor repair procedures, and car racing examples. If you are in to race cars and what a performance modification can do to a BMW or mini-cooper then you will probably be on their site for awhile. When you call you can have them put together a quote sheet on how much a repair or performance modification might cost for your BMW or mini-cooper performance parts.
BMW Performance Exhausts
They currently have a mini-cooper in their shop that has the rear wheels being run off of a helicopter engine. They routinely modify BMW’s with a stronger and better engineered exhaust system that makes a huge difference on horsepower called Supersprint. If this hasn’t peaked your interest I’m not sure what will. Go ahead and check out their website at BMP Design
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