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Offline Rick#55

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service and belt time!
« on: 28 August 2009, 20:18 »
When i bought it earlier in the year i promised myself id get her serviced and have the belts done at 90k as the last bit of history goes up to 60k ish i think it was, so all booked in at vw for the work next week, grr £490 odd quid an all! full service is more than the belts change! how does that work eh? oh well, all good for it i guess!
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Offline Grand Master Patch

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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2009, 20:25 »
Would the full service not include the belt change.

I had mine done the other week,got all the parts myself and paid a local mechanic £50 to fit it.
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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2009, 20:26 »
The dealers do charge an horendous hourly rate, your looking at £48.99 for 30 mins at a dealers.
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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2009, 21:25 »
my dealer charges £90 an hour  :sick:
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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2009, 23:24 »
Quote from: Patch on 28 August 2009, 20:25
Would the full service not include the belt change.

I had mine done the other week,got all the parts myself and paid a local mechanic £50 to fit it.
afraid not  :cry: had full service in nov 08 on mine and was invoiced seperate for cam/aux belts and waterpump
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Offline wayne_gtiT

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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #5 on: 29 August 2009, 17:33 »
why pay 490? if you can change a wheel you can do a service, just get the timing belt done profesionally, you will save quite a bit, suppose it helps that i can get all parts at trade price  :grin: :grin: but im sure you can still save a fair bit
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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #6 on: 29 August 2009, 17:59 »
done the same as Patch, got all the bits from VWSpares.co.uk and my mate is doing it all for me, £50  :cool:
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Offline Mr_Orange

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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #7 on: 29 August 2009, 18:00 »
Quote from: Wazzzer on 29 August 2009, 17:59
done the same as Patch, got all the bits from VWSpares.co.uk and my mate is doing it all for me, £50  :cool:

How many hours labour does fitting a new belt kit equate to?
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Offline wayne_gtiT

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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #8 on: 29 August 2009, 18:05 »
could do the lot in a few hours easily, if you havent already changed the water pump its best to do that aswell
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Re: service and belt time!
« Reply #9 on: 29 August 2009, 18:09 »
Quote from: wayne_gtiT on 29 August 2009, 18:05
a few hours easily

Aye, water pump is a definite.

A few as in how many,  2 / 3 / 4?  I'm gunna get the kit together and get some prices on fitting.  What typical $$$ am I looking at for fitting?
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