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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tommycon on 22 March 2012, 18:53:24

Title: none GM thermostat
Post by: tommycon on 22 March 2012, 18:53:24

hiya,
 i`m replacing the stat on my V6 and was going to get one off ebay but i just want to ask as anyone got any bad experiences with non genuine GM stats?
 thank you

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: martin42 on 22 March 2012, 18:54:46

ive used a unipart stat cost £11.50 inc vat and gasket seal,still working fine after a month,and fitting another at the weekend for eatmydust :y

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 22 March 2012, 18:57:40

i was waiting for fit vx only which some of us cant aford :y :y :y

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: tommycon on 22 March 2012, 19:00:09

Quote from: martin42 on 22 March 2012, 18:54:46

ive used a unipart stat cost £11.50 inc vat and gasket seal,still working fine after a month,and fitting another at the weekend for eatmydust :y

by eck thats cheap,
 would you mind telling me where you got that from please?
the one i was looking at was £20 delivered
 cheers

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: martin42 on 22 March 2012, 19:03:31

thats just for the thermostat on its own,orignal will twist out of the housing,cant see the point in spending more than needed when something can be removed and replaced,if you have a unipart motorfactors near you they are the place where i get them from :y

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: tommycon on 22 March 2012, 19:07:55

oh right thanks
 i wanted the housing as well so would get a good fit as mine was pitted
cheers for the advice

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: martin42 on 22 March 2012, 19:10:13

they also sell the housing complete with thermostat think that was about £30 not sure tho

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: Dr_X on 22 March 2012, 19:41:24

Bought a genuine one the other day it was about £36 from vx.....

Title: Re: none GM thermostat
Post by: noel on 22 March 2012, 21:06:12

Quote from: Dr X on 22 March 2012, 19:41:24

Bought a genuine one the other day it was about £36 from vx.....

bloody hell thats cheap my vx stealers charged me £54 with the 3 o rings >:(