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Offline Wayne

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #10 on: 08 March 2011, 13:31 »
Would you trust a bit of £12 gear to keep your engine in time and to take the stress's it needs to at 6000RPM?

Go to gsf and get a decent one  :smiley:

So gsf ones are ok? I've got one from there with adjuster and stud, not fitted yet cos wanted to check they are ok?

Yep fine :smiley: I still prefer genuine myself however.

On a Picasso it dont really matter!

It will be having a genuine kit when it is due in 2012 :smiley:

Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #11 on: 08 March 2011, 13:37 »
Always by genuine or equivalent.
Its not worth the saving.
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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #12 on: 08 March 2011, 13:42 »
Genuine from TPS I got belt, tensioner, stud, nut etc for about £50

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #13 on: 08 March 2011, 14:41 »
go buy a gates from your local motor factor.......half the price of vw so why buy genuine? vw buy them from a variety of suppliers so is genuine any different to any known brand?

(can I ask does anyone here buy beru ignition parts from ecp? they are one's of vw's largest o.e supplier)
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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #14 on: 08 March 2011, 14:47 »
I've bought beru but from GSF. Cap and rotor arm.

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #15 on: 08 March 2011, 15:24 »
I've bought beru but from GSF. Cap and rotor arm.

I would of gone to vw myself  :lipsrsealed:






can I ask did they fall apart when you touched them or have they failed yet or are they identical to vw o.e stuff?
I worked in the main dealer and aftermarket area's for a few years and I still can't understand why people still prefer dealer parts........Last time It was a main bosch agent and the local vw place even bought parts from us! (and sold them on for a good profit margin too!)
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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #16 on: 08 March 2011, 15:43 »
can I ask did they fall apart when you touched them or have they failed yet or are they identical to vw o.e stuff?
I worked in the main dealer and aftermarket area's for a few years and I still can't understand why people still prefer dealer parts........Last time It was a main bosch agent and the local vw place even bought parts from us! (and sold them on for a good profit margin too!)

That is different buying Beru from ecp is fine as is Bosch from a Bosch agent.

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #17 on: 08 March 2011, 16:15 »
I'm cheeky sometimes and i go to ford.. :lipsrsealed: :grin: :grin:

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #18 on: 08 March 2011, 17:02 »
Still all good working fine! Parts looked the same as the ones they replaced  :smiley:

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Re: Would you trust this cambelt kit?
« Reply #19 on: 08 March 2011, 18:07 »
would not buy a kit that cheap it wold always be in my head and would never put my foot down in case it snapped dont belive in just buying genuine there are plenty of other kits out there just as good but would not trust real cheap ones





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