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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: MC_PEA on 07 April 2012, 18:15

Title: Too good to be true?
Post by: MC_PEA on 07 April 2012, 18:15

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400223377790?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: s-l-i-x on 07 April 2012, 18:19

I reckon it will be a cheap chinese copy. Sometimes the seller says they are un the UK but the item ships from china  :huh:

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: MC_PEA on 07 April 2012, 18:25

But will it be any good?

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: littco on 07 April 2012, 18:55

It will fall apart,

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: johnnyvr6 on 07 April 2012, 19:05

there was a similar post on here that a tuning firm used a chinese copy to test and it did ok did not fall apart but personally i would buy a oem part for peace of mind

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: MC_PEA on 07 April 2012, 19:12

I'm just thinking at this price i could buy it and replace all the sills with oem parts and il still be saving loads

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: johnnyvr6 on 07 April 2012, 19:21

get one pal i think even chinese stuff is getting better made nowadays there going to be the new japanese style quality made,considering there the richest country in the world now,5-10 years ago i would have said leave well alone it would of been made by the sh!tiest metal they could find lo,

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: cullygti on 07 April 2012, 19:23

theres been some good results at r-tech with these cheap turbos not saying that one in particular give r-tech a ring and ask nick what he thinks would be a phone call worth doing  :smiley:

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: littco on 07 April 2012, 20:13

Reason the fail is there not balanced properly, buy one, strip down , get it balanced, rebuild it and you'll probably be ok.

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: ShoozY on 07 April 2012, 20:17

+1

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: richw911 on 07 April 2012, 20:27

Quote from: s-l-i-x on 07 April 2012, 18:19

I reckon it will be a cheap chinese copy. Sometimes the seller says they are un the UK but the item ships from china  :huh:

Speak to Nick @ Rtech he has used and recommends copy chinese turbos  :smiley:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=198789.30

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: Wazzzer on 07 April 2012, 22:14

no KKK tag and TOYO on the manifold flange - not genuine. But that's not to say it won't be ok...

I'm tempted to buy one myself...

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: cullygti on 07 April 2012, 22:17

and me wes and if it goes pop just put me old turbo back on and get it rebuilt as a hybrid  :evil:  :grin:

Title: Re: Too good to be true?
Post by: Wayne on 07 April 2012, 22:26

Could be worth a gamble at that money