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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: terry paget on 17 May 2016, 20:23:05

Title: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: terry paget on 17 May 2016, 20:23:05

Last month I needed a timing belt kit for my 2.5 petrol estate. I found lots of Gates and Contictech kits between £105 and £160 on e-bay, eventually found an IMA kit for £81.99. I bought it, it fitted OK, belt was silent, so was I content.
I was then sent e-mails from e-bay offering me the same kit for ever lower prices. It so happened I need another kit for my 3.2. The price  came down to £31.96, so I bought another one. I feared a scam or a cheap replica, but having ordered it on Sunday it arrived at Argos on Monday, and looks fine. Belt made in Germany, bearings are SKF. It seems too good to be true, but see if I care. Checked e-bay today, same kit is on sale for £148. Pic follows.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1ehr6r8f3vg6tg/INAtimingKIT.jpg?dl=1)

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 17 May 2016, 21:37:06

ebay!  :o  It has to be fake!  ;)  ;D

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: gbh on 17 May 2016, 21:37:54

I bought one last night and its price too seems very good £80 for a Vauxhall one,so we'll see what turns up!!

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: biggriffin on 18 May 2016, 12:16:21

Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 May 2016, 21:37:06

ebay!  :o  It has to be fake!  ;)  ;D

Hang "im" from the spoiler tree ;D,,, then dance on his ashes :o

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 May 2016, 12:45:14

INA were always a good make all be it far less common in the Uk than the continent  :y

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: TheBoy on 18 May 2016, 17:11:08

Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 May 2016, 21:37:06

ebay!  :o  It has to be fake!  ;)  ;D

Probably not INA, due to being relatively unknown over here. Gates/Conti/GM I'd be suspicious of on ebay, Amazon Marketplace, whatever Play are called this week, and the other collection of scam sites...

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: Andy B on 18 May 2016, 20:38:15

Quote from: TheBoy on 18 May 2016, 17:11:08

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Probably not INA, due to being relatively unknown over here.  ....

I've used loads of INA bearings at work over the years  :y

Title: Re: Happy but confused re timing belt kits
Post by: plym ian on 19 May 2016, 07:19:13

Oh its the old INA bearings :o :o :o
INA minute they are going to collapse  ;D ;D :D