MAFs and more importantly where to get one from

[Dalo Harkin]

Dilemma continues with the stealers................

So brand new shiny one from stealers is £123 or somewhere around that (surcharge included) 

Or I can get the same part from GSF for around £70 (surcharge included)

Seems the difference in the one from the stealers is it just has a VW part number on...............

So anyone have any input?

[damien010685]

Buy A Gen VW simples Most folk that buy cheap end up with problems!! Ask Dom Hes been threw 2 from GSF

[Dalo Harkin]

But they are both Bosch 

[dom]

Yup, Bosch GSF ones are reconditioned units and do not last. One fitted to my car when I bought it was a GSF one which failed within 8 months of owning the car, I replaced it with another GSF one which lasted 13 months.

A genuine VW one is brand new and is worth the difference in cost.

[Dalo Harkin]

I am having serious issues with the main dealers (if you look at my other post)

The one currently on is a genuine VW one and has lasted under 2 years (so within warranty)

[Wayne]

Try your local Bosch agent, will be cheaper than Genune

[Ashmond]

I have two mafs for sale 2.75 one with housing for £25 posted or the 3" (s3 ko4 one) for £35 posted. Used but they work

[Dalo Harkin]

After another call to VW, having the car modified (in terms of remapped or chipped) invalidates the warranty, so been to GSF and got one for less than £60, if it invalidates the warranty why bother going to the stealers!

[brett]

Oh right ,couldnt you have just denied it or can they tell ?

[Dalo Harkin]

well they wanted to go for a drive in it first,  not telling them would have been a bad accident I would have thought