Hope someone can help - I'm struggling to grasp all the various names for genuine/repo parts etc (on Ebay, and everywhere else) - can some one give me the definition of the following....
* Genuine VW (are these still made - and how do ya know they are genuine?)
* Reproductions
* Empi
* EOM
* EOVW
Hopefully this will help a few of us 'newies' out there (or am I the only one!!!!)
Na mate, trust me. You aint the only one. :thumb
genuine has the vw logo on it and can be divided in to more catagories like nos(new old stock) and a few others. repo is companies that are remaking the parts no longer made. empi is the europian motor performance industry and have been around for years making after market stuff for vws. oem is original euro manufaturer.
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sorry the last one should be original equipment manufacturer
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judging by what Barls said then you can presume that OEVW would be Original Equipment for a VeeDub, presumably either period or genuine certified accessories.
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thanks mate i was going to edit it but there was no button on the screen so i add
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EMPI stands for Engineered Motor Performance Inc.
sorry type 2 but its european motor performance industry i think you will find
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depends on when.
they did change their name.
it was originally started ad Engineered, but later changed to Eurpean
fair enough im going to have to look in my old vw mags and find the one with the history
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Ok thanks - so only "genuine VW" have a vw logo on it?? Are any original genuine VW parts still made (ie for the older vw's). Hope that isn't a stupid quesion...
Repros - would be the same/similar but no logo??
Are EMPI therefore considered repro parts?? Are these considered the next best thing to genuine??
And OEM/OEVW - meaning orignal manufacturer - is this the same as "genine VW" -or what is the difference??
Sorry, think it's coming together but just want to clarify while I can.....
thanks
can't remember where I read it.
looking for a web site with info but empiusa.com isn't working.
have you got The california Look VW by Keith Seume?
maybe it's in there 😉
you will find alot of empi stuff isnt the quality u would think it is. its not owned by the same people any more. the old stuff is the good stuff though.
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If you look in the last VWMA there was an ad for Wolfsburg Auto saying that there was EMPI products that were not really EMPI stuff. I think they were chasing it/them down, so be careful about just buying EMPI because the name is good or it looks cool. It could be real crap, or it could be good... luck of the draw unless you get it from a reputable source.
I don't think you'll find anymore original VW being made for the aircooled market, unless it comes from mexico or brazil, but even then now they don't make aircooled cars anymore. They may just be making some spares for the domestic market. I reckon you'll probably be getting repros more then original. NOS aside okay!!
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vwtyp2 wrote:can't remember where I read it.
looking for a web site with info but empiusa.com isn't working.
www.empius.com
no "a" in it....Its a little silly.
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speaking of the VWMA (that everyone is saying comes out tomorrow) is this available from most newsagents - or if hard to find - anyone know anywhere in melb that def. gets it??
i bought one in bay St brighton, when working there.. but then i subscribed, so i get em early to my door 😀
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