MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: jedi-knight83 on February 02, 2012, 11:51:50 am

Title: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: jedi-knight83 on February 02, 2012, 11:51:50 am
In america, ECS sell a set of genuine coil packs for $80

Here VW want £145 for a set.

Is there anywhere else that sell genuine ones that I'm missing?

Also as far as I'm aware the part number I'm after is 07K 905 715 F

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: andrewparker on February 02, 2012, 12:17:50 pm
Presumably you've checked that your current ones don't fall within the coil pack recall?
Title: Re: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: jedi-knight83 on February 02, 2012, 12:18:56 pm
I phoned VW and gave them my reg and they said there are no outstanding recalls for my car.
Title: Re: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: sub39h on February 02, 2012, 12:40:38 pm
phone another franchise - i had my coil packs done under recall and when i called a parts department from another group they didn't know it had been done and offered me it again... never know you might get lucky.
Title: Re: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: jedi-knight83 on February 03, 2012, 01:05:28 pm
just changed my spark plugs and all my coil packs are actually the latest version (revision F) and visually look fine. no discolouration or burning like I've seen on some peoples photos.

Title: Re: Cheaper place for coil packs than VW?
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 03, 2012, 01:46:44 pm
In america, ECS sell a set of genuine coil packs for $80

Here VW want £145 for a set.

Is there anywhere else that sell genuine ones that I'm missing?

Also as far as I'm aware the part number I'm after is 07K 905 715 F
How can you be sure that ECS have supplies of the very latest spec coils?  The part number wont actually change when there was just a bad 'batch' of coils - VW themselves will know the said batches and withdraw them, aftermarket resellers usually wont (I know that both GSF and ECP have sold 'withdrawn' batches of stuff in the past!)

Don't forget also - when you buy direct from a VW stealer - the ink on the box they pack em in is more valuable than gold!  :evilgrin: