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Offline micky 32

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #30 on: February 03, 2011, 10:42:14 am »
What about the RED coil plugs of the A4 B7 TFSI ??

ECS says the black ones fit the A4, so the red ones should the GTI as well?

I have them on my vRS and they look sweet. I got them from the same company around the same price.

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #31 on: February 03, 2011, 10:57:54 am »
Might b stupid question but how do u no wen the coils packs are fooked

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #32 on: February 03, 2011, 06:38:24 pm »
Might b stupid question but how do u no wen the coils packs are fooked

I think you've got a problem with your keyboard, seems to be missing some of the letters you need to spell words properly.

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Do you mean coil packs like this:



and a close up



When mine failed a few years ago it gave no warning and I was stationary by the side of the road within 30 seconds.


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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #33 on: February 04, 2011, 08:14:48 pm »
when one of mine went it felt like i'd thrown a piston to be honest, it was shaking and shudderingso badly i thought the worst, it was close to being undrivable and if i was further from home i would have called in the rac, but as i was only 1/2 a mile away i limped home with all the warning lights on! :scared:.

I replaced all 4 as they were revision 'b' units and quite prone to failure (apparently) so off to http://www.thetradepartsspecialists.co.uk/ the next day to pick up a full set for £102 inc the VAT. an hour later and the car was sweet again, no need to have any lights or fault codes cleared, just worked fine!

I worked out it was pot no. 4 and binned that one, i kept the others for future emergency repairs, one in the spare wheel well for 'real' emergencies but to be honest the RAC carry these as they break down so commonly.


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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #34 on: February 04, 2011, 10:09:32 pm »
What about the RED coil plugs of the A4 B7 TFSI ??

ECS says the black ones fit the A4, so the red ones should the GTI as well?

I have them on my vRS and they look sweet. I got them from the same company around the same price.



So these a straight swap? does anyone have a partnumber for them?

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #35 on: February 05, 2011, 01:39:23 pm »
Straight swap and part number on the box i have for them is 06E 905 115 E
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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2011, 04:34:32 pm »

I worked out it was pot no. 4 and binned that one, i kept the others for future emergency repairs, one in the spare wheel well for 'real' emergencies but to be honest the RAC carry these as they break down so commonly.


....No, the RAC don't carry coilpacks for the Mk5 GTI. They do carry them for the other Mk5 Golfs - The coilpacks are different. I know this from actual experience - VW Assistance/RAC.


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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2011, 10:42:41 am »

I worked out it was pot no. 4 and binned that one, i kept the others for future emergency repairs, one in the spare wheel well for 'real' emergencies but to be honest the RAC carry these as they break down so commonly.


....No, the RAC don't carry coilpacks for the Mk5 GTI. They do carry them for the other Mk5 Golfs - The coilpacks are different. I know this from actual experience - VW Assistance/RAC.


Ahh, well there you go, i asked a rac mechanic if they have these and he said "yeah, we carry them for all the vag range", perhaps they dont realise theyre model specific??? TBH, neither did i?!

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2011, 11:12:59 am »

I worked out it was pot no. 4 and binned that one, i kept the others for future emergency repairs, one in the spare wheel well for 'real' emergencies but to be honest the RAC carry these as they break down so commonly.


....No, the RAC don't carry coilpacks for the Mk5 GTI. They do carry them for the other Mk5 Golfs - The coilpacks are different. I know this from actual experience - VW Assistance/RAC.


Ahh, well there you go, i asked a rac mechanic if they have these and he said "yeah, we carry them for all the vag range", perhaps they dont realise theyre model specific??? TBH, neither did i?!


....Well, that's what I was told by my RAC mech. He actually showed me the one he'd got on board and phoned another RAC mech mate of his who was on his day off. It was very early on a Saturday morning and his mate's wife seemed to relish getting her hubby out of bed for it! My mech then disappeared for 45 minutes to go and get it. I guess that some RAC mechs might carry them for the GTI but that was my experience. Far fewer GTI's on the road than other Golfs.

It would be logical and economical to standardise such parts right across a car manufacturer's model range but each engine type has different requirements as the never ending development makes progress.

Out of interest I'll ask JKM when I see them on Wednesday - They're changing more of my coilpacks as I had a misfire on their dyno yesterday.  :happy2:



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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2011, 01:21:10 pm »
I have them on my vRS and they look sweet. I got them from the same company around the same price.



Straight swap and part number on the box i have for them is 06E 905 115 E

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2011, 02:04:51 pm »

Straight swap and part number on the box i have for them is 06E 905 115 E


....Does the last letter 'E' denote their revision?


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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2011, 02:32:36 pm »
Has anyone tried SERE?

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2011, 02:40:08 pm »

Has anyone tried SERE?


....Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape ? ? ? ? Are things that bad when seeking coilpacks?  :confused:


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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2011, 03:09:45 pm »
Has anyone tried SERE?

As in SERE Motors, Rich?

I cancertinly get a price for you's  :happy2:

Robin, SERE Motors are a SEAT dealer (based in Belfast) who are on SCN and offer roughly -40% off SEAT parts. They are amazing on price and always provide a top noch service, the only place I go for parts  :wink:

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Re: Cheapest Coil Pack?
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2011, 03:20:04 pm »
That's the one damian! I was going to email him buy Ive lost his email! I'm sure he could do a bulk order for cheap