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Old 06-04-2007 | 03:20 PM
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i can do plug and wires on my car for under $50

$40 for the Beldin lifetime warranty wires
$6 for Autolite copper plugs
$6 dollars for 6 plugs? or $6x6?
for us sc'* $1 per plug, for you, about $7- $10 per plug . although yours will last alot longer than ours.
Old 06-04-2007 | 03:52 PM
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the autolite coppers were that much for my n/a. Many members here run NGK brand TR55 spark plugs, since they seem to be a good spark plug at a good price
Old 06-04-2007 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sonoma_zr2
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
i can do plug and wires on my car for under $50

$40 for the Beldin lifetime warranty wires
$6 for Autolite copper plugs
$6 dollars for 6 plugs? or $6x6?
for us sc'* $1 per plug, for you, about $7- $10 per plug . although yours will last alot longer than ours.
Oh ok that makes sense now...
Old 06-04-2007 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sonoma_zr2
FOCUS MAN, but those gaps look like the Grand Canyon
LOL I was gonna say 1/2 inch gap.
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Originally Posted by leftd90
but the priceless part is removing the rear plugs
Yeah, wire boots get really sticky after a while.

Thanks for the info. By the way, I have the same problem taking closeups of plugs. If you're using a digital camera, there may be a close-up mode in the menu somewhere. Otherwise, get the strongest pair of reading glasses you can find at the dollar store and tape one or two of the lenses over the camera lens for close shots.

Your mpg is impressive. In my experience, I could only get that with a hard compound tire like Michelins. What kind of tires are you running? (sorry about drifting to a new thread )
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Originally Posted by Slug
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but the priceless part is removing the rear plugs
Yeah, wire boots get really sticky after a while.

Thanks for the info. By the way, I have the same problem taking closeups of plugs. If you're using a digital camera, there may be a close-up mode in the menu somewhere. Otherwise, get the strongest pair of reading glasses you can find at the dollar store and tape one or two of the lenses over the camera lens for close shots.

Your mpg is impressive. In my experience, I could only get that with a hard compound tire like Michelins. What kind of tires are you running? (sorry about drifting to a new thread )
just some RSA'*
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Originally Posted by leftd90
i used the Irodium ac delco plugs and some bosch wires...
I know Bosch plugs SUCK for our cars, but I'm not sure about the wires.
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i used the Irodium ac delco plugs and some bosch wires...
I know Bosch plugs SUCK for our cars, but I'm not sure about the wires.
Yeah if i was in kalamazoo, i would have gotten something at the Napa store. but i was back home where we only have a autozone near by and my parents gave me money. So i just went to the autozone which only carried Bosch and duralast. and i wasnt going to buy 17 dollar duralast wires....
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Other than their plugs, Bosch doesn't generally seem to have a reputation for poor products (in my experience). My old BMW motorcycle is loaded with Bosch stuff, and I believe that'* one of the reasons it'* so reliable and long-lived. Anybody have experience with their newer and/or automotive products?

I don't know what it is about their spark plugs, but I heard not to use them long before I joined the BC. So I don't.
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Originally Posted by Slug
Other than their plugs, Bosch doesn't generally seem to have a reputation for poor products (in my experience). My old BMW motorcycle is loaded with Bosch stuff, and I believe that'* one of the reasons it'* so reliable and long-lived. Anybody have experience with their newer and/or automotive products?

I don't know what it is about their spark plugs, but I heard not to use them long before I joined the BC. So I don't.
around here, most of their products seem bad. i was told not to get a bosch O2 sensor because they apparently fail more than other brands.

and there'* a read in techinfo about why bosch sparkplugs are bad in our cars. the company acknowledges that they have a problem


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