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Brake pads - whilst many cheaper alternatives work - Genuine VW really work better, so if it matters at least get your pads and shoes from VW.
Brake pads - whilst many cheaper alternatives work - Genuine VW really work better, so if it matters at least get your pads and shoes from VW.
Rear wheel bearings - GSF have been selling really duff ones lately - Don't buy them, last 3 months or less.. Brickwerks sells good ones


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'''phade'''
'''Simon at brickwerks'''
 
Anything branded "Vetech" is to be avoided.
Anything with "7RL" after the part number is to be avoided.
Anything made by "Topran" or "HansPreis" is to be judged on it's merits, Some is "pooh", some is so so but at the cheaper end.
Febi - good and bad, some really good, some so so.
Meyle - again, some is excellent, some is dubious
JP Group - "Mechanix" "Eletrix" "Brax" etc again, just another reboxer of budget stuff, they make parts a lot of people don't so your knackered really if you need something only they supply, I don't think we have any of it on the shelf, I don't like it.
 
fairly safe to say you can trust anything from....
Beru.
 
Bosch.
 
Lemforder.


Get the original rocker cover. You can get the original one from VW Classicparts Centre in Wolfsburg (part of VAG).
Elring.


Thier website is http://www.vw-classicparts.de/
Victor Reinz.


VAG Part Numbers (required):-
Pagid.


Rocker Cover: 021 101 471
Jurid.


Rocker Cover Gaskets: 021 101 481
Mintex.


These covers are fairly cheap and are worth the money.
ATE.


To order them, go to thier website then do the following:-
FTE.


- Click on Aktionsangebot
Sachs.


- Ring them up on the phone number shown on that page. This will create a new customer number for you. You can then email them with your credit/debit card details. Make absolutely certain that there are no viruses nor spyware on your computer before you do this !!
LUK.


- The parts should then arrive in approximately 10 days or less. The customer number will appear on the invoice (where it says Kundenummer).
FAG.


If you need to order any parts from them on future orders then do the following:-
INA.


- Go into the website http://www.vw-classicparts.de/
KS (Kolbenshmidt)


- Click on Verfügbarkeitsabfrage (availability question)


- A new window (or tab if you are using Firefox) will now appear
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- Click on the Verfügbarkeitsabfrage starten! button
Supplier..............................Parts.........................Good Quality Mfr.....................Poor Quality Mfr


- Type in the part number without the space in the Teilenummer (part number) text box
EURO ..........Ball joints tie rod ends...............................Lemforder..............................Hi-Torq


- Click on the finden! button
CARPARTS


- A list will now appear. Green means in stock, yellow means in stock outside Wolfsburg and red means unavailable
GSF.................Brake slave cylinders.................................FAG


- Type in the Menge text box the number of items you want
GSF.................Wheel Bearings..................................................................................Vetech


- Click on Positionen uebernehmen (places the parts in your shopping basket)
GSF.................Clutch/parts & kit........................................LUK


When you have finished adding items to your shopping basket then click on the Anfrage bearbeiten (ask them about availabilty and for a qoute on how much they will cost).
GSF.................early brake pads........................................Pagid


They will them email you back with a PDF file and if you wish to go ahead with the order, then you will need to reply back (to the email address who sent you the qoute) with your full payment details.
GSF.................2wd/4wd rear cv joints................................GKN


I hope this helps.
ANY.................CV Joints.............................................................................................Interparts

Latest revision as of 20:29, 6 March 2011

Traders, T25 specialists and 80-90 community members find that some non-genuine VW parts don't always cut the mustard!
Thanks to contributors - these sort of tips can save an awful amount of time, trouble and.... money.

Header tank caps, loads of problems, never hold pressure - buy genuine!

Thermostats, don't seems to open far enough, again cost me time.

Temp senders, problems on Diesels, they seem okay on petrols.

There seems to be 3 qualities of rear wheel cylinder, I only now use the most expensive ones, had problems with the cheaper ones leaking within 12 months.

Anti roll bar to bottom arm bushes don't last 2 minutes, but I use poly ones now anyway.

Washer jets need to be dropped into boiling water before fitment or they just snap their little legs off!

Front inner wheel bearings seem a little tight on the shaft, you really need to fettle the shaft with some 80's to get them to slide on.

Brake pads - whilst many cheaper alternatives work - Genuine VW really work better, so if it matters at least get your pads and shoes from VW.

Rear wheel bearings - GSF have been selling really duff ones lately - Don't buy them, last 3 months or less.. Brickwerks sells good ones

Beaker: Had a Hi-Torq branded top ball joint from them last year, started to fail inside 3000 miles, was spotted and replaced but I missed out on the warranty by 2 days !!!

I would agree that you pays your money and ......I get VW when I can justify it, i.e. a part that should be good for ten years, and which is a major job to replace, or when there is no choice, otherwise GSF, EuroCarParts, Brakes International or my local factor AndrewPage [1], who will pay the labour charge on replacing failed or out of spec parts which means they do really try to get it right.

Pickles: In my experience I would not buy any more from GSF the following items:-

Tie rod ends and tie rods

Water jacket gaskets (only full kits)

Wheel Cylinders

Bushes

Thermostats

Ball Joints


I would buy:- Exhausts (Ernst)

Clutches

Brake Pads (top quality ones)


Simon at brickwerks

Anything branded "Vetech" is to be avoided. Anything with "7RL" after the part number is to be avoided. Anything made by "Topran" or "HansPreis" is to be judged on it's merits, Some is "pooh", some is so so but at the cheaper end. Febi - good and bad, some really good, some so so. Meyle - again, some is excellent, some is dubious JP Group - "Mechanix" "Eletrix" "Brax" etc again, just another reboxer of budget stuff, they make parts a lot of people don't so your knackered really if you need something only they supply, I don't think we have any of it on the shelf, I don't like it.

fairly safe to say you can trust anything from.... Beru.

Bosch.

Lemforder.

Elring.

Victor Reinz.

Pagid.

Jurid.

Mintex.

ATE.

FTE.

Sachs.

LUK.

FAG.

INA.

KS (Kolbenshmidt)


Supplier..............................Parts.........................Good Quality Mfr.....................Poor Quality Mfr

EURO ..........Ball joints tie rod ends...............................Lemforder..............................Hi-Torq

CARPARTS

GSF.................Brake slave cylinders.................................FAG

GSF.................Wheel Bearings..................................................................................Vetech

GSF.................Clutch/parts & kit........................................LUK

GSF.................early brake pads........................................Pagid

GSF.................2wd/4wd rear cv joints................................GKN

ANY.................CV Joints.............................................................................................Interparts

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