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skidlidsid
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Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:29 pm

Where the best place to get one is it ECP or GSF??

Just phoned dealer up and nearly fell over :eek:
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Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:41 pm

I got one from the main dealer, about €70 if I recall. Better to get it from the main dealer, will last longer than an aftermarket one, so cheaper in the long run. The part that p*ssed me off was having to pay €25 for a 32mm wrench, and finding one for half the price afterwards :roll:
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Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:06 pm

I must have been quoted wrong, they told me Ԛ£130 :?
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Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:18 pm

ECP are doing one for Ԛ£33.99 its a BOGE/SACHS, would that be an oem part.
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:33 pm

skidlidsid wrote:Where the best place to get one is it ECP or GSF??

Just phoned dealer up and nearly fell over :eek:
if it was batemans they are good at that, didnt warn me to sit down when i asked for a fuel filler neck (Ԛ£130 + vat, and queried about a new fuel tak Ԛ£320 + vat)
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:57 pm

i got one recently from GSF a sachs one 40Ԛ£ if i recall , worked fine .
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:14 pm

dobbie82 wrote:
skidlidsid wrote:Where the best place to get one is it ECP or GSF??

Just phoned dealer up and nearly fell over :eek:
if it was batemans they are good at that, didnt warn me to sit down when i asked for a fuel filler neck (Ԛ£130 + vat, and queried about a new fuel tak Ԛ£320 + vat)
Yes it was Batemans, no wonder they have a nice shiny new showroom :)
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:17 pm

alane wrote:i got one recently from GSF a sachs one 40Ԛ£ if i recall , worked fine .
Thats just what i wanted to know, cheers.
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