Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
ECP are crap and so are most of their parts, buy cheap buy twice.
Avus Avant, RNS-E mk2 with sds and Bluetooth, Milltek, Hotchkis, Bilstein, Forge, ITG, A.C.E, Wagner, FBMFSW, MTM.
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Thats quite a generalisation. I've bought a number of parts from there with no issue or problem. What I have always done though is to buy branded parts to reduce the risk, and it seems to have stood me in good stead.
Its a fine line. My old man used to work for VAG, and the parts prices were of comical levels of margin. You can get pagid pads from Audi for 6 times the cost of ECP. They're a branded part, may or may not wear at the same rate and same level of performance... (yes, if you take your car onto an air field and run it at 190mph, you may want OEM via the dealer, but lets be realistic here, 99% of RS6 owners have, and never will do such high speed) but even if they wear at twice the rate, they're still a third of the price in out-turn cost and will for majority of car drivers a better balance of cost and quality for cars that are 10 years old.
Its a fine line. My old man used to work for VAG, and the parts prices were of comical levels of margin. You can get pagid pads from Audi for 6 times the cost of ECP. They're a branded part, may or may not wear at the same rate and same level of performance... (yes, if you take your car onto an air field and run it at 190mph, you may want OEM via the dealer, but lets be realistic here, 99% of RS6 owners have, and never will do such high speed) but even if they wear at twice the rate, they're still a third of the price in out-turn cost and will for majority of car drivers a better balance of cost and quality for cars that are 10 years old.
Present:...
Lotus Evora GT410 Sport, Caterham 420R, CCM Spitfire, VW T2 Bay Window 1976
Past:
DB11 AMR, 992, 991.2, Yamaha MT01, 640d Gran Coupe, 635d Coupe, RS6 C5, Audi TT 225 Coupe, Astra with wind up windows, Citroen ZX, Rover 213, yes behold, a Rover 213... Renault 5
Lotus Evora GT410 Sport, Caterham 420R, CCM Spitfire, VW T2 Bay Window 1976
Past:
DB11 AMR, 992, 991.2, Yamaha MT01, 640d Gran Coupe, 635d Coupe, RS6 C5, Audi TT 225 Coupe, Astra with wind up windows, Citroen ZX, Rover 213, yes behold, a Rover 213... Renault 5
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
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Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Haven't put them on yet. But they look perfect. I'll probably put them on this weekend.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
What bugs me about them is the way the sell parts as OE quality when they aren't. For instance they sell Pagid branded braking componants for the RS6 and we know that they are not the same specs as OE. Your average punter does not know this so thinks he / she is getting a good deal when realistically they are not. I been in the motor trade for 25 plus years now and have seen to many faulty parts sold by them. They also ruined the once great British company called Lucas putting a few good friends out of work so maybe i'm biased against them slightlySteveH wrote:Thats quite a generalisation. I've bought a number of parts from there with no issue or problem. What I have always done though is to buy branded parts to reduce the risk, and it seems to have stood me in good stead.
Its a fine line. My old man used to work for VAG, and the parts prices were of comical levels of margin. You can get pagid pads from Audi for 6 times the cost of ECP. They're a branded part, may or may not wear at the same rate and same level of performance... (yes, if you take your car onto an air field and run it at 190mph, you may want OEM via the dealer, but lets be realistic here, 99% of RS6 owners have, and never will do such high speed) but even if they wear at twice the rate, they're still a third of the price in out-turn cost and will for majority of car drivers a better balance of cost and quality for cars that are 10 years old.
Avus Avant, RNS-E mk2 with sds and Bluetooth, Milltek, Hotchkis, Bilstein, Forge, ITG, A.C.E, Wagner, FBMFSW, MTM.
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Wanna sell them?Shoppinit wrote:Haven't put them on yet. But they look perfect. I'll probably put them on this weekend.
Some Previous - Fiesta XR2, Astra GTE 16v, Calibra 16v, Escort RS Turbo, Fiesta RS Turbo, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 380bhp, M3 Convertible, Audi TT 225, Leon Cupra R, Sierra RS Cosworth 3dr 390bhp, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 430bhp, Mitsubishi EVO 6 TME, BMW M5 E39, Z4 3.0l
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
That would defeat the object of buying them...
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Why don't you get some from that ebay link I posted? That's where I bought mine.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
He cancelled my purchase, out of stock for another month apparently..Shoppinit wrote:Why don't you get some from that ebay link I posted? That's where I bought mine.
Some Previous - Fiesta XR2, Astra GTE 16v, Calibra 16v, Escort RS Turbo, Fiesta RS Turbo, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 380bhp, M3 Convertible, Audi TT 225, Leon Cupra R, Sierra RS Cosworth 3dr 390bhp, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 430bhp, Mitsubishi EVO 6 TME, BMW M5 E39, Z4 3.0l
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
That's a pain in the RS... Plenty of others selling them, though. There's a good seller on ebay.de for OE stuff: Ur1980. Might be worth hitting him up? He's got a site, too. I'll have a look.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
That's odd. Still up for sale on ebay.de. Says more than 10 in stock:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Audi-RS6-4B-RS-6 ... 48416c65b4
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Audi-RS6-4B-RS-6 ... 48416c65b4
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
I thought exactly the same and was going to question it, but knowing he'd sold to you already kind of made me think he's genuine. ( I thought maybe he simply didn't want to ship to uk )Shoppinit wrote:That's odd. Still up for sale on ebay.de. Says more than 10 in stock:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Audi-RS6-4B-RS-6 ... 48416c65b4
Some Previous - Fiesta XR2, Astra GTE 16v, Calibra 16v, Escort RS Turbo, Fiesta RS Turbo, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 380bhp, M3 Convertible, Audi TT 225, Leon Cupra R, Sierra RS Cosworth 3dr 390bhp, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 430bhp, Mitsubishi EVO 6 TME, BMW M5 E39, Z4 3.0l
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
I don't get it. Did you buy-it-now?
How about contacting him to say you don't mind waiting for a month. Have you got bad feedback? I've got lots of positive feedback including a fair amount from Germans, so that might explain it.
How about contacting him to say you don't mind waiting for a month. Have you got bad feedback? I've got lots of positive feedback including a fair amount from Germans, so that might explain it.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
I used buy it now, paid instantly via PayPal and have 100% feedback. About an hour later I get a 'request to cancel transaction' due to being out of stock. I agreed and asked that he inform me when they're in.Shoppinit wrote:I don't get it. Did you buy-it-now?
How about contacting him to say you don't mind waiting for a month. Have you got bad feedback? I've got lots of positive feedback including a fair amount from Germans, so that might explain it.
I can't see any reason for him to be awkward..but maybe it's a trust thing, I haven't bought from abroad before.
Some Previous - Fiesta XR2, Astra GTE 16v, Calibra 16v, Escort RS Turbo, Fiesta RS Turbo, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 380bhp, M3 Convertible, Audi TT 225, Leon Cupra R, Sierra RS Cosworth 3dr 390bhp, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2wd 430bhp, Mitsubishi EVO 6 TME, BMW M5 E39, Z4 3.0l
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Current - C5 RS6 Avant
Re: Rear Discs - alternative to main dealer?
Maybe ask him outright? Tell him you don't mind waiting for a month - that should provoke some kind of response.
You could always try Ultimot.de :
http://www.ultimot.net/Komponente.php?i ... ypWahl=179
I've been in contact with them before and a friend has bought from them.
Contact Denise Schottstädt./ Email ultimot [at] gmx.de
You could always try Ultimot.de :
http://www.ultimot.net/Komponente.php?i ... ypWahl=179
I've been in contact with them before and a friend has bought from them.
Contact Denise Schottstädt./ Email ultimot [at] gmx.de
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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