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What's the best alternative to ECS for maintenance items? Or should I just go for it with them?

   
Old 06-07-2006, 07:38 AM
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Default What's the best alternative to ECS for maintenance items? Or should I just go for it with them?
I have a laundry list of crap that needs fixing:
front CV boots, possibly joints
coolant flush/fill
brake fluid flush/fill
spark plug swap
EGT sensor, driver's side

What is the best place to get these, or none better than ECS? I might just stop by a VW dealer for G12+; not sure what brake fluid to get, where from; german castrol 0-30 from autozone. What plugs are recommended, oem NGK? Bosch F5DP0R? Thanks for any help.
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Default are you going to do the work ?! if not let the place that will do it buy the stuff .
if not just get them from the dealer .
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Default well for example I asked my shop what they would charge for CV boot kit
he told my something like $65, where it is $20 from ECS. His only concern was that it is the correct part, and I'm not worried about that at all.
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you will probably get better quality parts as well . . .
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Default get them from DR
talk to Andy Fay .
he gives out good discounts for the AW-ers that were @ the AWE dyno day .
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