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Title: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: keendean on August 17, 2012, 07:59:03 am

As stated, are they made by the same supplier/distributor anyhow? Anyone bought the ECP ones, and noticed a diff, or just bite the bullet and buy OEM?

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: keano on August 17, 2012, 07:25:17 pm

Bump

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Beddie on August 17, 2012, 08:13:27 pm

The more expensive version sold through ECP appears to be of Febi Bilstein manufacture which I believe is the same as the OE version?

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: keano on August 17, 2012, 08:28:11 pm

Where is the cheapest place for these?  :pomppomp:

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Beddie on August 17, 2012, 08:33:41 pm

Quote from: keano on August 17, 2012, 08:28:11 pm

Where is the cheapest place for these?  :pomppomp:

I'm currently looking to replace both front and rear top mounts on mine and the Febi Bilstein ones via ECP are around 60% of the cost of the OE version via TPS  :happy2:

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Baz300 on August 17, 2012, 08:55:08 pm

I can't see the Febi ones on there site but the discount code works on the SKF ones

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Beddie on August 17, 2012, 09:00:03 pm

Quote from: Baz300 on August 17, 2012, 08:55:08 pm

I can't see the Febi ones on there site but the discount code works on the SKF ones

I went into my local branch and had them pull some from the back to have a look and they were Febi ones, guess it depends on stock levels at individual branches? SKF are a very well respected brand in the bearing world though  :happy2:

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Baz300 on August 17, 2012, 09:01:42 pm

I did see them online a few weeks ago maby stock is out just now.

They just opend a branch up here last week but so prob won't be any here

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Beddie on August 17, 2012, 09:03:40 pm

Quite possibly mate, even the Febi version of the droplinks seems to come in and out of stock on the website, they are half the price of the dealer version and the ones I saw at TPS were clearly marked Febi Bilstein...

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: keano on August 17, 2012, 09:05:13 pm

What sort of money are we looking for these guys?

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Baz300 on August 17, 2012, 09:49:05 pm

It worked out at £30 with the code for the SKF front ones

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: keano on August 17, 2012, 09:51:14 pm

For bearing and mount?

Title: Re: VW or ECP Top mount and bearings?
Post by: Baz300 on August 17, 2012, 09:53:39 pm

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2006/p/car-parts/suspension-and-steering/suspension/suspension-mounting/?669440170&1&3a8f0c454f9ca44a412a56476fa3b0093a2f9026&000872
Yeah