ok im gunna start this thread because of some experiances ive had with crap parts
parts to stay away from..........
empi pulleys -(cracked first time and was machiened wrong wobbled like crazy)
omega h4 headlight conversion - (just plain dangerious at night made like a black hole in the middle of the beam)
feel free to add might save some people some money
...deon
[ Edited on 18-9-2006 by sgetty ]
lohoon ·
Cheap chrome gen/alt pulleys-stripped the locating shape out of the centre.On 3 pulleys!
Also Empi gen/alt fan. Flew apart!
modulus ·
Pat Pong in Bangkok, Thailand
Dasdubber ·
I third the empi alternator pulley - mine was wobbly even when spun at hand speed - didn't risk it at engine rpm!
Takhoal ·
modulus wrote:Pat Pong in Bangkok, Thailand
spat my coffee allover when I read that. :thumb
Joel ·
chrome dress up items for the engine bay in general!!
i've got a box full of broken chrome tinware, pulleys, genny straps, dizzy clamps etc LOL
95% is crap from taiwan and if its not broken by the time u put it on it soon will be
if u want chrome get the original parts dipped
better quality metals and will have a much better finish that will last ages and not go rusty even sitting in dry storage
orig german stuff u cant go wrong
-Joel
vw54 ·
Monza Exhausts
Coloured dissy Caps
Holly Bug spray carbies
Empi any product
HGFS ·
vw54 wrote:Empi any product
Hey I've had an empi part that didn't break, an aerial ball. Probably the only reliable part they've made LOL
Sulla ·
EMPI (Accufire?) electronic ignition - lasted 2 months on my 76 Kombi. What a piece of rubbish it turned out to be!
lohoon ·
Whats wrong with the Holley "bugspray"? I have a Baja that has had a 200cfm bugspray on it for 7 years now.I haven't adjusted it in......its been that long that i can't remember the last time i touched the carby.It does 80klm round trip every weekday and has been for the last 5 years.
Or the monza xhausts for that matter?
Is there a reason for these dislikes or personal opinion?
I do agree the clear and coloured dizzy caps fail pretty quickly.
Bizarre ·
Bugsrays are a personal thing as they are a very on/off carb that tends to freeze up because of the cast iron body
The monza exhausts is a documented power robbing devive that should be melted down and turned into baked bean cans