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drakesmith
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:08 pm

Has anyone brought the topran brand from euros?

Not sure if they are any good..
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:35 pm

Topran isn't a brand as such. It's a label applied to parts bought from various manufacturers at the cheapest possible price, and because of this, some parts might be acceptable and others might be badly made rubbish.
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:08 pm

I got one, it's been ok for 18 months now, paid about £65 from Euro.
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Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:16 pm

try carparts4less.
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:23 am

I asked euros and they said is was BERU brand. But they sent me the Topran.
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:37 pm

At least BERU is a name, worth complaining? But like I said, no problems with mine.
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:32 pm

Been having a search and they do seem ok. The dealers wanted £430 I just laughed.
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:44 pm

drakesmith wrote: The dealers wanted £430 I just laughed.
At least you can get one from the dealer. Try popping into Vauxhall or Ford and asking for a heater blower for a 25+ year old car...
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:13 pm

Very true. But still very expensive. .
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:38 am

drakesmith wrote:I asked euros and they said is was BERU brand. But they sent me the Topran.
As I wrote in my last post, Topran are reboxed parts from various manufacturers, so it's possible your motor is both Topran and Beru, although I would have thought that an OEM parts supplier to BMW, like Beru, would be out of Topran's price/quality range.
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