Reply With Quoteiridium, dont bother thou the standard ones are better.
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I hope those ngk prices are for the platinum ones. the standard ones are heaps cheaper.Originally Posted by BlackVr6ix
top gun leads dont fit. i bought some and had to return them. (they cost me $120 from bursons)
imparts sell the hengst filters for $12. They are the company that makes the OEM ones
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iridium, dont bother thou the standard ones are better.
You cant just buy Golf leads at Repco, Supercheap etc.
The crap that they sell are carbon.
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What you mean carbon??
what should they be made of??
Copper. That's why they last forever.
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Topgun leads as sold by 90% of autobarns, repco and supercheaps are not a carbon lead.
http://www.topgunleads.com.au/facts.html
Well what is the unamed black conductor bit in the middle?
And if you have an electronic ignition Golf, how do you fit them into the cap?
Last edited by syncro; 26-02-2007 at 10:51 AM.
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from http://www.topgunleads.com.au/difftypes.html
"The conductor utilises a spirally wound stainless steel construction, in which a single stainless steel wire is helically wound around either a ferrite or kevlar carrier."
please explain what you mean about fitting them into the cap? The kits made specifically for wach car have the correct boots and fittings for that application.
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when i ordered topgun leads for my car they come with the standard rubber boot on the end. there was no way of installing them as the rubber barely fit into the intake manifold and wasnt long enuf to be able to apply any pressure to clip it to the spark plug. took them and my car to bursons and said "if u can install them then im happy to keep em" the guy tried for 5 mins and said umm no this isnt gonna work. then accidently broke one trying to get it back out of the hole. he rang topgun whilst i was there who said "they will fit!" and if i was willing to drive out to the topgun warehouse they would be happy to take a look for me. If they dont fit they were also considering making something custom to suit. but yeah. too much stuffin about.
I ended up with magnecor leads which have a rubber boot as well.. but its actually possoble to install them. removal is a bit dodgy as u have to yank on them but magnecor assured me its fine to do that cos they mould the lead onto the boot.
Id suggest if youre after leads get some with the correct Beru style end cap as they then work with the proper removal tool. can be had pretty cheaply from the US
Do they have the unique VW fitting? The male terminal is in the cap. Do they have any resistance in the lead for radio suppression?
Now I must admit that I have not seen these leads and they may be OK, but I am sceptical as I have not seen any leads from generic parts suppliers that are suitable for Volkswagens.
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