Volkswagen parts reviews

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EBC Brake pads
asilverthread
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 4.0

EBC redstuff, stoptech, OEM. All good pads. I think the redstuff pads dust a little less than OEM, but stopping power is really good from the factory for street driving.

I like OEM or stoptech rotors, again street driving.

I don’t tend to get a lot of life out of pads, but so far OEM rotors seem to last as long as 2 sets of pads. I just put on the stoptech rotors last time I did a brake job, so far so good.

Pros: less dust, good stopping power
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Bosch Spark plug
Usual-Mistake5717
  • Starting:
  • Acceleration:
Rating 5.0

Update: went Bosch for the plugs and ngk for the coils, the manufacturer plugs and coils were still in as if no one has touched them since the car was bought, I’m the third owner I believe. Each spark plug was toasted, easily double the recommended gap, and once I put the first two coils in (pulled code P0300, P0301,P0302) the problem entirely went away (coughing and sputtering exhaust, slow to accelerate, car shaking between 20-40 mph, rough starts) so I knew it was a go ahead for the rest of the coils. Feels like a whole new car all around, I can tell the engine is thanking me by what she’s putting out now ????

Pros: problem entirely went away
Cons: spark plug was toasted
Mileage: 179000 km
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OEM Volkswagen Brake caliper

Install was easy, just as planned. This kit is refurbished oe calipers powder coated red. Nothing over the top but they look much better than the bare metal factory calipers. I have driven less than 50 miles so far but initial impression is great. Nice and smooth, they seem to catch a little lower on the pedal but that can be due to how fresh they are and still removing the coating on the rotors. Since the rotors are drilled and slotted there is a little noise but I suspect that will go away after my 80 mile commute tomorrow. Happy to report the pulsating is gone and braking performance is much better now.

Pros: easy install, smooth braking
Cons: rotors a little noisy
Vehicle: Volkswagen
Mileage: 50 km
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Centric Brake pads

A few years ago I went with Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic front pads - CENTRIC 10505690, currently $25.79 on RockAuto, and some Pagid front rotors from there. I know Pagid is a VW OEM and I have no reservations about their brake parts. I’ve run the posi-quiet pads on MK7 Golf and GTI and they’ve been fine.

Pros: they've been fine
Part number: CENTRIC 10505690
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Bosch Brake discs

Hey, 2 weeks ago I bought Bosch QuietCast rotors from jeffrey bezos...FRONTS pair were $120 ($60 each) and rears pair was $60 ($30 each). Also bought Bosch brake pads from Tirerack for $45 fronts and $29 rears.

Pros: cheap rotors, cheap pads
Vehicle: Volkswagen Touareg
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Bosch Starter motor
94 SLC Storm
  • Cranking:
  • Sounds:
Rating 2.0

Again this is a brand new starter actually it's a rebuilt starter which is Bosch OEM. When I did remove the old starter and put in this new rebuilt Bosch OEM starter the car started right up. The next day I went out to start it and all I got was one loud "CLICK"!

Pros: car started right up
Cons: loud click, wouldn't start
Vehicle: Volkswagen Corrado
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OEM Volkswagen Water pump
topemu
  • Overheating:
Rating 1.0

metal impellers definetely can eff up your setup. I had one on my 2.0 jetta. and it completely froze, and caused me to overheat, which killed my headgasket. The engine never fully recovered from that.

Cons: overheat, killed headgasket
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