Hi all,
First time poster here and just wanted to share my experience with Ashley and Xcede.
I reached out to Xcede around end of September 2025 to get some work done on my BMW 340i F30. This was for a Stage 2 package which consisted of decatted downpipe, TU pump, software and XHP software.
Xcede put me in touch with Ashley and upon dropoff Ashley seemed like a decent enough and knowledgeable guy, and spent some time chatting and informing me about the steps ahead. He did keep me well updated with pictures as he progressed.
I went to go pick up the car the next day and the car felt so much stronger and quicker than before. When picking up the car I did notice some heavy scratches on the boot of the car. I pointed it out to Ashley, as im very sure they were not there beforehand. He told me no It could not have been them, as they never closed the boot which does not really make sense. They quickly tried polishing it out, and got some of it out but there are still alot of deep ones left. I chalked it up to a mistake and left it there, but still gave me an uneasy feeling. The car was not dynoed, which was a bit of a letdown considering the amount I spent. The car itself felt good except for some infrequent jerking between shifts which I just thought could be because of the gearbox software.
Fast forward to January this year I took the car in for some work and inspection at a very reputable Cape Town workshop. Upon inspection they discovered the bank 1 oxygen sensors were unplugged. When plugging them back in the car would start running very rough, jerking and overfueling. I also took the car to a 2nd workshop and they confirmed exactly the same.
This makes me believe the car was tuned with the 02 sensors unplugged. Ashley might have damaged them in the process of the installation of the downpipe, OR the sensor was faulty and for whatever reason he did not mention it to Xcede or to me, which feels very unprofessional. I did reach out to him recently and he of course denied it. The day before I booked in my car with Ashley, the car was in for a service and inspection at a BMW dealership and they mentioned nothing at all wrong on the vehicle. The last person who did any work on the car was Ashley.
I have now replaced the 02 sensor and the car seems to be running fine again and lucikly I do not use the car that much as it seems I have been driving with the o2 sensor unplugged since September last year. I have since heard of a few very similar stories relating to work Ashley did on some cars, which is quite dissapointing as I had hoped it wasn't true. I would definitely not use his services again, and my goal with writing this review is just alert people to be careful when using his services. I have spoken with Juvan from Xcede and he has apologised about the situation, and I do believe they did not know about the sensors.
First time poster here and just wanted to share my experience with Ashley and Xcede.
I reached out to Xcede around end of September 2025 to get some work done on my BMW 340i F30. This was for a Stage 2 package which consisted of decatted downpipe, TU pump, software and XHP software.
Xcede put me in touch with Ashley and upon dropoff Ashley seemed like a decent enough and knowledgeable guy, and spent some time chatting and informing me about the steps ahead. He did keep me well updated with pictures as he progressed.
I went to go pick up the car the next day and the car felt so much stronger and quicker than before. When picking up the car I did notice some heavy scratches on the boot of the car. I pointed it out to Ashley, as im very sure they were not there beforehand. He told me no It could not have been them, as they never closed the boot which does not really make sense. They quickly tried polishing it out, and got some of it out but there are still alot of deep ones left. I chalked it up to a mistake and left it there, but still gave me an uneasy feeling. The car was not dynoed, which was a bit of a letdown considering the amount I spent. The car itself felt good except for some infrequent jerking between shifts which I just thought could be because of the gearbox software.
Fast forward to January this year I took the car in for some work and inspection at a very reputable Cape Town workshop. Upon inspection they discovered the bank 1 oxygen sensors were unplugged. When plugging them back in the car would start running very rough, jerking and overfueling. I also took the car to a 2nd workshop and they confirmed exactly the same.
This makes me believe the car was tuned with the 02 sensors unplugged. Ashley might have damaged them in the process of the installation of the downpipe, OR the sensor was faulty and for whatever reason he did not mention it to Xcede or to me, which feels very unprofessional. I did reach out to him recently and he of course denied it. The day before I booked in my car with Ashley, the car was in for a service and inspection at a BMW dealership and they mentioned nothing at all wrong on the vehicle. The last person who did any work on the car was Ashley.
I have now replaced the 02 sensor and the car seems to be running fine again and lucikly I do not use the car that much as it seems I have been driving with the o2 sensor unplugged since September last year. I have since heard of a few very similar stories relating to work Ashley did on some cars, which is quite dissapointing as I had hoped it wasn't true. I would definitely not use his services again, and my goal with writing this review is just alert people to be careful when using his services. I have spoken with Juvan from Xcede and he has apologised about the situation, and I do believe they did not know about the sensors.
