Just picked up one of these kits yesterday... thanks Jay!

 

@endless_corners Thank you for the support, keep us posted and let us know how it turns out.

 

Are these all OEM parts in the kit (or none, or a mix)?

Thanks.

 

Just installed the ECS kit in Friday. It took about 14 hours total and didn't run into any real issues.

 

Considering the parts that are involved in this task they would pretty much have to be OE parts. I don't think anybody else is making the coolant tubes or the rear bracket. Just not enough demand for aftermarket to get involved.

 

Every part comes to us directly from Porsche, and everything is delivered to the consumer in OEM Porsche packaging. While Porsche took the time to engineer the parts, we took the time to assemble the kit, and provide you with step-by-step easy-to-follow instructions. Nobody else offers a more comprehensive kit at ANY price.

 

I think you mean OE (also called Genuine) packaging.

http://www.epsparts.com/contents/sho...ISCUSSION-PAGE

(There are many sites that describe the differences but this was the first that popped up.)

 

Indeed, everything comes from Porsche with a Porsche label, however Porsche genuine coolant is produced by Pentosin (for example). OE and OEM are practically interchangeable these days, as very few components are still made in-house.

 

There are copies of the alloy cooling parts out there now. They have the Porsche part numbers on them and the triangle logo. They are not OEM. They are fake. The quality of the end connections are not as good as the Genuine Porsche ones.

 

Just a quick comment from the cheap seats...

It is usually recommended to also replace the plastic "T" on Turbo models when replacing the cracked coolant pipes.

I didn't see it in the picture at the top of this thread...might be worth also offering...

 

Thanks for the heads up. Wonder how long before they show up on ebay over here (if they're not here already)?

Curious how you found out about these knockoffs?

 

We do not currently offer the plastic T in the kit, for the fact that the part is limited to Turbo models. Additionally, while it is not uncommon for them to be broken, there is a possibility that they will not be broken, and I did not want to raise the price of the kit due to a "maybe". We do, however, offer it separately.

Turbo Part # 94810721552

 

A vendor in the UK was offering 2 version of the alloy pipes, Genuine Porsche and "OEM" at 2/3rds of the price. On close inspection the pipes were not finished in the same way, when questioned the vendor contacted his supplier and was told they do not make the pipes for Porsche, they are their own products (copies and counterfeit)

In the UK we use the term OEM as Original Equipment supplier, not as you seem to use it to mean Genuine Porsche parts