Just had the call that my clutch & flywheel is all done.markshepps wrote:Getting my Clutch / DMF & Hydraulics all done soon too.
Getting Flywheel from Rock Auto & the USP Slave cylinder & Pipe, but wanted to highlight the below deal from Euro Car parts! Clutch kit £150.00! Voucher code "Vcloud852" 30% off.
Was quoted over £2k (inc. VAT) for parts and labour at my local indie (labour was quoted at £495).
- Clutch & Hydraulic components £500 + vat
- DMF £842 + vat
Thanks to this forum & shopping around, I should bring this in at around £1,300!! Which includes an uprated clutch pipe & slave cylinder.. More than happy with that!
Merry Crimbo!
Me: "How did you get on with the replacement braided hose?" (Robnic's pipe)
Garage: "We had to order and install a replacement standard pipe as we couldn't make those 2 pipes work"
I ordered Robnic's braided pipe after I realized that the USP pipe I ordered was only compatible for a LHD model, however I left it in the box of parts that I supplied ... This seemed to have caused confusion. Despite my explicit instructions to replace the rubber section of the standard hose (even if they needed to order a new clutch line to replace the metal sections) with the braided hose, the tech concluded that I'd asked them to put the two pipes together (robnic's & USP) to extend the USP pipe, which of course wasn't possible. Sigh.
They've said that the new standard pipe was upgraded and doesn't fail like the old one, and assured me that they've never had one back in after replacing old for new (they do a lot of performance Audi's - R8's, 4's, 6's etc. So I do trust that they know the score).
I'm going to be paranoid... I never launched it on my old clutch after I did it once and the pedal stuck. Has anyone just gone bog standard lately and had sticky clutch pedal issues afterwards? Maybe I don't want to know, and I'll find out soon enough. I don't intend to launch it, but would be nice to know I could if I had to and not worry about the damn clutch pedal sticking.
Also to add a bit of salt, the flywheel had plenty of life left (replaced it anyway).
Won't be picking car up until the weekend, but I'm hoping after all this cost that I will notice a tangible difference.
Anyway, looks like I have a braided hose going as I ain't paying again to get it done. Cost me £65 delivered which is no real loss, and might just keep it kicking around just in case I change my mind down the road, but would ship it out for a flat £50 (PM me if interested).