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Offline dai-cymru

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #10 on: 19 March 2009, 21:21 »

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #11 on: 19 March 2009, 21:24 »
Yeh i think its well out of order if they new they could only change one coil.
Its alot of money aswell if it was £100 i wldnt really be to fussed but nearly £400 takes this pi5s

Offline richw911

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #12 on: 19 March 2009, 21:27 »
What engine is it?

2.0 has just one coil  :nerd:

thats why i was asking  :smiley:

I knew you were thinking that  :smug:


ha ha you smug git

lol Na i did a service on a 2.0 once dont have a clue about them really.  :smiley:

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #13 on: 19 March 2009, 21:28 »
Hey bud, that sounds well off, as my (ignition amplification unit) failed 'ingition trigger/boster' These I belive are only on the AGU engine connected to the airbox & this make it look like a coil back has failed.  The garage was stummed at 1st until I pointed this out to them.

The later coil pack have them built in (more prone to fail) AGU coil pack are rock solid

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #14 on: 19 March 2009, 21:28 »
Yeh i think its well out of order if they new they could only change one coil.
Its alot of money aswell if it was £100 i wldnt really be to fussed but nearly £400 takes this pi5s

bloody rite it is 400 when you only had 1 coilpack down.

you can get them off the stealers for 68 each and fit it urself its easy.

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #15 on: 19 March 2009, 21:29 »
Yeh i think its well out of order if they new they could only change one coil.
Its alot of money aswell if it was £100 i wldnt really be to fussed but nearly £400 takes this pi5s

Go back and ask why thay couldn't fit just one!!  :angry:

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #16 on: 19 March 2009, 21:34 »
Yeh im going to ask them tomoz I rember hearing on here about a lad who had a r-tech remap and when he left his coil went down and they came and fixed it on the sideof the road or sumting along those lines thats y i think iv been ripped off.
So you can just get one coil?? and fit it no problem?

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #17 on: 19 March 2009, 21:40 »
Yeh im going to ask them tomoz I rember hearing on here about a lad who had a r-tech remap and when he left his coil went down and they came and fixed it on the sideof the road or sumting along those lines thats y i think iv been ripped off.
So you can just get one coil?? and fit it no problem?

yea its easy on the agu unclip the wire connecter on the coilpack pull old one out,then put the new one in connect back up and job done :cool: :wink:

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #18 on: 19 March 2009, 22:07 »
Places like this give the motor industry a bad name. They probably replaced them all as they had an idea that a coil was caursing the problem but didnt have the knowledge to identify witch was at fault. So at your expence replaced the lot. How had is it for places to give a honest and fair service, therefore customers retern. Instead they rip people off, it makes my blood boil!  :angry:

Hope you go give them hell mate.

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #19 on: 19 March 2009, 22:31 »
Yeh i think its well out of order if they new they could only change one coil.
Its alot of money aswell if it was £100 i wldnt really be to fussed but nearly £400 takes this pi5s

bloody rite it is 400 when you only had 1 coilpack down.

you can get them off the stealers for 68 each and fit it urself its easy.

Aren't they about half that, thought they were £40ish each?