Timing belt kits: price differences - is it worth it?
02-10-2007, 09:44 AM
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Timing belt kits: price differences - is it worth it?
I've already ordered the Blau kit for my 2001 A8L at a cost of $589 for the kit. Just roaming around and checked on importec's website and they show a price of $166. Is the Blau kit truly worth that much of a difference?
02-10-2007, 11:41 AM
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Re: it cant be more than just the belt....
Here's what importec shows in their kit:
Kit Includes: 1) 078 109 119C Timing Belt 1) 077 109 485C Tensioning Lever 1) 077 109 244E Relay Roller 1) 077 109 244C Relay Roller Continental Belt w/GMB Components
Kit Includes: 1) 078 109 119C Timing Belt 1) 077 109 485C Tensioning Lever 1) 077 109 244E Relay Roller 1) 077 109 244C Relay Roller Continental Belt w/GMB Components
02-10-2007, 11:48 AM
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Re: it cant be more than just the belt....
ECS Tuning shows their timing belt kit at $209. Is component quaility the main cause of price differences? If not, and each supplier's kit is similar then I'm cancelling my order with Blau.
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02-11-2007, 06:39 AM
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Audi does not manufacture timing parts
The issue is, are the parts from parts houses of the same quality or exactly the the same as from Audi's OE suppliers? I doubt, for example, that Conti makes more than one quality timing belt for an A8. Ditto rollers; FEBI? The water pump I don't know about. Or the tensioner. I wish someone would tell me because I will need to do 40V TB job pretty soon. Does somebody make a failsafe thermostat, i.e., one that defaults to the open mode?
My assumption is that there are a lot more substandard far eastern and ex Warssw pact parts floating around for mass market cars than for semi-exotics like A8s. You would tool up and distribute what you could sell the most of if you were in the parts biz.
My assumption is that there are a lot more substandard far eastern and ex Warssw pact parts floating around for mass market cars than for semi-exotics like A8s. You would tool up and distribute what you could sell the most of if you were in the parts biz.
02-11-2007, 11:03 AM
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There are definitely some Chinese control arm kits around.
Don't forget, there's a Chinese Audi factory that makes an A6 version, primarily for home-market high-rollers. It's a limo, there.