MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: GTIite on September 07, 2015, 12:52:05 pm
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Hi all,
Interested to know where we all buy our parts from!? Is there a place out there I don't know about?
Cheers
Ash
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All over the place, usually wherever is cheapest!
I would say though europerformance are one to avoid. They're cheap because they don't hold much stock, a lot of stuff ships from Europe and can take a couple of weeks to arrive. Customer service is really really hard to get hold of by phone, and don't seem to respond to emails.
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i tend to use awesomegti.com they are a really good company based in manchester! really helpful and the guys know their stuff!
failing that demon-tweeks.co.uk is a pretty safe bet
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I use awesome gti..psi Tuning and the for sale section on here
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I let JKM worry about all that. They probably have access to trade only resources which I couldn't get at. I know for a fact that they know who to avoid if I were looking for something specific.
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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I do 5 miles to work each way to work during the week and because of this and occasional track days I do 2 changes a year. One with a filter and one without.
Short journeys are considered arduous conditions and are reason alone for this approach. By the time I get to work my oil is only just at the same temperature as the coolant.
And buy Ester based synthetics of the correct grade, they have a fully synthetic base unlike many other regular synthetics. :happy2:
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PSI Tuning, Revo, AKS and other places.
As for oil, as long as it meets VAG spec i use Castrol or Shell Helix.
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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I do 5 miles to work each way to work during the week and because of this and occasional track days I do 2 changes a year. One with a filter and one without.
Short journeys are considered arduous conditions and are reason alone for this approach. By the time I get to work my oil is only just at the same temperature as the coolant.
And buy Ester based synthetics of the correct grade, they have a fully synthetic base unlike many other regular synthetics. :happy2:
Cheers mate. I'm in the same situation. 5 mile journey straight on the motorway. Would you do the oil change yourself mate? I'm thinking of giving it a go.
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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Probably should have started a new thread for this.... :fighting2:
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I use awesome gti..psi Tuning and the for sale section on here
Hadn't heard of PSI Tuning.. Ill have a look :happy2:
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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Probably should have started a new thread for this.... :fighting2:
Just new to this mate. Got the hang of new topic now.
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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Probably should have started a new thread for this.... :fighting2:
Just new to this mate. Got the hang of new topic now.
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No worries mate.. Welcome to the forum. :smiley:
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Just want to know if everyone sticks to vw recommended oil changes or do they change earlier / later. Cheers
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I do 5 miles to work each way to work during the week and because of this and occasional track days I do 2 changes a year. One with a filter and one without.
Short journeys are considered arduous conditions and are reason alone for this approach. By the time I get to work my oil is only just at the same temperature as the coolant.
And buy Ester based synthetics of the correct grade, they have a fully synthetic base unlike many other regular synthetics. :happy2:
Cheers mate. I'm in the same situation. 5 mile journey straight on the motorway. Would you do the oil change yourself mate? I'm thinking of giving it a go.
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I took the easy route and bought a Sealey oil extractiol tool. They're about £45 on Amazon.
It's great, I don't even get dirty hands! Takes no time at all. :drinking:
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I also have the sealey extraction tool. If i was doing two changes a year i would probably use it once then Drop the oil the normal way the other change.
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Great piece of kit. Didn't even know they existed. Cheers
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