Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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£97.60 for a boost hose elbow. Stupid design with lugs and the pipe is actually pushed inside the intercooler, rather than over the top and with a jubilee clip. Couldve got it for £80 but that was a 120 mile round trip so VW was nearer.
Once the lugs are worn the pipe comes off slightly and just a downwards slope of boost pipes coming off after that, wheel arch liner has to come off to gain access.
The culprit
First expense iv really had in nearly 3 years with it, apart from servicing, brakes and tyres so cant complain
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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VAG boost hoses are bloody retarded, i've seen them blow off many times, some straight bits go on 1 way...I mean jeez.
Strange looking undertray there.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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£100 
I dont think there is suck a thing as a manufacturer that has cheap parts. No matter what car you say your going to buy people will always say "parts are expensive on them"
They all are!
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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im pretty sure SFS do adaptors for normal hoses to connect to VAG ones and a small silicone elbow could be had off ebay for not a lot of money. could have done it for half the price IMO
100 quid for that, your facking kidding me arn you 
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Mertin
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Aye I dare say I couldve looked about for an alternative but needed it asap really. Not sure If a silicon elbow and jubilee wouldve worked as the intercooler join isnt smmoth /flush for the pipe to clamp on to.
And aye Jambo it was £100 just for that!
Undertray will look wierd as I left it on but removed the arch liner which bolts to it
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Wasn't there an alternaative to the genuine VAG ones on Seat cupra.net? Can remember a lot of people moaning about them on there.
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Mertin
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Nae sure, I did read a few threads about them and only real method was using a self tapper screw to hold it in place. Even just revvin the car was enough for the hose to part slightly so would probably come half off on the road and under load
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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FMIC the fucker.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Fucking stupid the TDI boost hoses, did the lot of mine in the end, cost a fucking FORTUNE and took forever, bumper off, wheelarch out, headlight out, urgh.
[Edited on 05-02-2011 by pow]
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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No Tps near you? We use Trade Parts Specialists at work who are vw uk
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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I only ever blew the one which goes into the top of the IC, put it back in then did a jubilee clip over the top on an angle and it never came loose again 
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
No Tps near you? We use Trade Parts Specialists at work who are vw uk
Tps was £80 but a 120 mile round trip and wouldve ended up costing more with fuel
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tom-gardiner
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WELOCW TO THE WORLD OF VAG ENJOY
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Mertin
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New hose on today, felt alot tighter going on and needed some force rather going on loosely like the previous. Cars back on the road today too, happy days
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Mertin
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Now my interior light or warning buzzer doesnt come on, and the automatic locks still lock the car even though iv opened the door (going to end up locking my keys in) because the microswitch in the mechanism is broken and is £90 to replace!
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3CorsaMeal
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i always check out after market stuff before buying VAG stuff. Certain things i would only buy vag, for example it worked out cheaper to buy a whole set of samco hoses than buying a few coolant hoses from vag
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Mertin
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I wouldve probably went and bought a fmic setup if I wasnt in a hurry Wont be replacing anymore hoses if it happens again 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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The door switches are cunts, apparently it's dry solder joints that cause it?
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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Also worth checking skoda prices for the same parts.
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
Also worth checking skoda prices for the same parts.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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ford parts are generally fairly reasonable but then sometimes they are stupid, im not sure how somethings they can do cheap others are ridiculous.
e.g. heater control valve, 25 quid, abs sensor 100 quid
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
The door switches are cunts, apparently it's dry solder joints that cause it?
Iv found a how to on seatcupra net, and the astic button wears down too which is common
Youv'e to remove the door card and metal door card to get access and tape your window up to secure it from falling down. The switch is on a cam and wear down, if you turn the switch 180deg its onto a fresh bit and should last longer. Il give it a try sometime, cheaper than £90 and if it doesnt work il replace the switch
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
ford parts are generally fairly reasonable but then sometimes they are stupid, im not sure how somethings they can do cheap others are ridiculous.
e.g. heater control valve, 25 quid, abs sensor 100 quid
what gets me is that ford sell VR6 parts, as it was used in the galaxy (far, far away)
but Ford sell the same VW bits, cheaper than VW and also Ford will sell separate parts on somethings, rather than saying you have to buy a complete assembly because you need 1 little bit from it
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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The door lock mech is 90 quid !?!  One for my a3 from audi is only 75!
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
quote:
Originally posted by pow
The door switches are cunts, apparently it's dry solder joints that cause it?
Iv found a how to on seatcupra net, and the astic button wears down too which is common
Youv'e to remove the door card and metal door card to get access and tape your window up to secure it from falling down. The switch is on a cam and wear down, if you turn the switch 180deg its onto a fresh bit and should last longer. Il give it a try sometime, cheaper than £90 and if it doesnt work il replace the switch
I did it on my Ibiza, stripped the passenger one all down and did it all.
I took the window out, it's really easy to do that. The hardest bit is getting the lock cyclinder out, turn the screw that releases is while spraying a shitload of WD in there, then get someone to turn it while you carry on pulling quite hard. It does come but it's a bit of a fight.
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