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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: chris g on 28 January 2006, 09:46

Title: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: chris g on 28 January 2006, 09:46

Does anybody have a VW part no. for this, or can I get one from a normal motor factors???

Need to clean the throttle body out, would normally use the same gasket but it'd be sods law that it splits :rolleyes:

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: monkeyalan on 28 January 2006, 16:36

you should be able to get one from ECP or GSF.

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: chris g on 28 January 2006, 18:26

Cheers mate, but we haven't got either nearby, and I know that GSF certainly have a flat postage charge of about £8  :rolleyes:

I'll see how much VW charge, surely can't be much for a gasket!

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: monkeyalan on 28 January 2006, 18:31

nah, their not terrrible all the time, just on service and hourly rates  :laugh:

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: vwagain on 29 January 2006, 23:46

Aye they aint that bad for prices on parts. For example, i recently bought a new GTI grill badge from the dealers and it was £6.38 plus VAT.  I have seen them on ebay regulaly going for over a tenner plus the sellers way over the top postage charges :shocked:es

Its always worth trying the dealers first. Quite a few times ive heard of dealer prices only being a few £ over the GSF price for certain bits. Well worth the extra few quid for the genuine part plus you get a nice VAG recept to put with the service history :cool:

Stu

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: chris g on 30 January 2006, 09:27

Just phoned VW :smiley: £1.68 + VAT :grin: can't fault that at all.

Cheers lads :smiley:

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: vwagain on 30 January 2006, 17:57

 :wink: :cool:

Stu

Title: Re: 2.0 8v Throttle body gasket
Post by: Dizzie on 31 January 2006, 10:29

sweet, I need one of those too!