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[markey mark]

i would change leads to be sure ! i got some 10mm leads off ebay and i must say they are very very good only cost about £60 the set o e leads will cost a small fortune bosch are quite good about £35ish a set from halfords  

[Marks DTM Calib]

i would change leads to be sure ! i got some 10mm leads off ebay and i must say they are very very good only cost about £60 the set o e leads will cost a small fortune bosch are quite good about £35ish a set from halfords  

The Bosch ones are shite and a very poor fit!

[humbucker]

the genuine vx ones i have on have been good for 162k which is a good advert, but they are 90 quid a set. autovaux have some alternatives which they say are just as good for 25 a set... wondered what the concensus is? workshop said they only use genuine vx ones on the v6's due to their superior quality fit and durability...

[feeutfo]

vx where £90 A SIDE! when they quoted me on my old 2.5, but that was a while ago now. So i got a set for 35 from euro car parts. The vx items take into account the off centre position of the dis pac, so all the length are different and fit nicely. Euro ones assumed the dis pac is mounted centraly, so both banks leads are of even length meaning cylinder 6, and the right hand bank leads, where all too long. Non where too short though so no real issue just a load of leads in the way when trying to fit the last one to the dis pac which is fiddley enough already.
Oh, and the little brown widget vx give you, on plug one, to pull the plug caps out with didnt fit, boo.

[humbucker]

aye 90 / 25 a side. thats what i meant to say!

[Marks DTM Calib]

The autovaux ones are generally very good

[humbucker]

The autovaux ones are generally very good

you mean the 25 a side set? i take it you speak from experience... do they fit ok? passengers side bank are the ones i need so they should sit in place ok as the dis pack is on that side of the motor if i remember correctly

[Marks DTM Calib]

The autovaux ones are generally very good

you mean the 25 a side set? i take it you speak from experience... do they fit ok? passengers side bank are the ones i need so they should sit in place ok as the dis pack is on that side of the motor if i remember correctly

Yep, reasonable fit.....or see if somebody braking a car has a decent set of original ones that generaly only de-grade following a hot oil bath!

[humbucker]

for the difference in cost, and as MDTM suggests the fit and quality is good, i think i might go for the autovaux option, particularly as i was going to get some autobox fluid and gaskets this month too... no matter how nice it might be to use GM parts... just don't tell total vauxhall hehehe

[humbucker]

bank of ht's from autovaux ordered, should be here monday...