Don’t cheap out on spark plug wires
09-06-2021, 12:03 PM
#1
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Don’t cheap out on spark plug wires
4 or so years ago I decided to replace my plug wires
at the time the place I bought them from had a two sets for sale thinking wires are the same I bought the cheaper set. Bad decision. I think it was the first year one of the coil to dizzy wires was bad so I replaced it with the old ones. Over the next few years they all were replaced. With the original factory ones.
I’ve replaced some of the old boots with the newer ones all is good
at the time the place I bought them from had a two sets for sale thinking wires are the same I bought the cheaper set. Bad decision. I think it was the first year one of the coil to dizzy wires was bad so I replaced it with the old ones. Over the next few years they all were replaced. With the original factory ones.
I’ve replaced some of the old boots with the newer ones all is good
Last edited by JohnK964; 09-06-2021 at 01:50 PM.
09-06-2021, 07:45 PM
#2
Nordschleife Master
What brand/source for the cheaper wires?
8 or 9yrs ago, the NGK set was the "cheaper" option and the ends were Beru with the logo shaved off, and the only shortcoming is that they are loose and unlabeled, so you have to be competent enough to sort out which wire is for which cylinder and whether it's upper or lower, plus transferring over the hardware (clips, guides and grommets) from the wires you're replacing.
8 or 9yrs ago, the NGK set was the "cheaper" option and the ends were Beru with the logo shaved off, and the only shortcoming is that they are loose and unlabeled, so you have to be competent enough to sort out which wire is for which cylinder and whether it's upper or lower, plus transferring over the hardware (clips, guides and grommets) from the wires you're replacing.