Club G40 Forum
Technical => Chassis & Braking => Topic started by: G40HR on May 03, 2011, 10:05:40 am
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Where is the best place to buy CV joints, inner and outer please?
VW is a no go and I have just fitted all 4 new ones.
I want to buy more just in case as I seem to be needeing them on a regular basis. Think I bought the last lot from Euro Car Parts, not sure though.
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these are getting hard to get hold of. VW don't have any left (they'll only get complete drive shafts with cvs attached and want silly money for them), GSF and ECP don't seem to list them any more as far as I can see. There are some on ebay but I question the quality of them. It seems like the normal manufacturer (which I think was/is QH) has stopped making them. It's causing me something of a problem since I broke 3 CV joints last year, am down to just using 2nd hand spares I have in my garage.
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that sums up what I have been told and come across so far.
got someone on german ebay that might know a bit more, I am going to have a chat with them later and let you know.
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yeah if you can find a source for some that are known to be decent quality then I'd be interested in knowing.
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just to let you know, I have just spoken to my local eurocarparts (helps the guy I know loves a G40!) and he has done some digging and they can still get the Q drive ones. I picking up 2 outer and 2 inners tomorrow morning.
he can get at least another 10 of each if you want me to pick some up for you and then post them to you
or if you want me to e-mail you the part numbers tomorrow I can do that too
They also still do some GKN ones.
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that's good news. What prices are you paying if you don't mind me asking? Not sure posting them would work out any use as I presume I could get my local ECP to get some in, although if you are getting some kind of discount then it might be worthwhile :) I'd be interested in a full set of 2 outers and 2 inners at least, possibly 3 outers since I owe Yoof one!
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trust me I was doing cartwheels! I got none left at home and both my cars eat them.
they are approx £11 each which is not bad seeing it is a full kit each time. according to my chap they are not sided, that is the only thing I am not sure about, do you?
i will e-mail you the part numbers tomorrow, they don't come up on their website by the way which is why you might not be able to see them, don't ask me why ???
if your local store cannot get them let me know and I will pick some up for you
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£11- that for a full joint? or a boot kit?
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Hmm £11 sounds too cheap to be the right parts, even the ebay CV joints are more than that.
You are right in them not being sided though. Neither CV joints or boots are sided, just inners and outers are different.
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Nope definately roughly £11 for the kit plus VAT.
I have a rummage about and they are the same ones I purchased before.
I have never had any problems with them.
Will e-mail part numbers tomorrow.
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cool, might buy a load at that price!
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I'd also be interested in a few :-)
Where are you based G40HR?
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I'd take 10 at that price :)
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Perhaps they're cheap because they're being discontinued?
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It's possible, I know GSF sell the remaining stock off dead cheap when something goes obsolete. I got a set of polo piston rings for £8, although they seem to have unobsoleted them since!
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I'd take a couple of sets aswell at that price as I fancy s gripper for track action in the future
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Evening all
I am finally back from an extensive but very fruitful G40 parts search.
Let me start with the inner and outer CV joints. Apologies I did make a bit of prat of myself believing the first price I was given but stay there, they still are (and i think that is still cheap) only £22.50 plus VAT each. This is full kit and they are all Q drive. I can send photos to prove if you need them.
I have so far purchased 8 of them but can get hold of roughly 29 outers and 47 inners on top of that, take a couple off each for rubbish stock taking.
Once that batch is gone there is no certainty there will be more, there might be but nobody will confirm this at present.
Moving onto another rare part to get, the Dizzy (yes full dizzy not just rota arm thingy). I have managed to buy 2 of these brand new today, part number is definately G40 - I checked! Might make a prat of myself once but not twice.
These are £111 plus VAT. There is possibility I can get more but again nothing is concrete yet. I am happy to let one of the ones I purchased go to a fellow G40 driver is anyone needs one. Please let me know.
I read somewhere someone was looking for a clutch cable which is hard to get hold off. I have managed to pick up 2 today and can get hold of roughly another 30 or so. These are £11.95 each plus VAT.
If anyone can remember where the other post is for this maybe you could copy and paste my message to let everyone know.
What might also be of interest to you is that if you don't want to bother with this whole CV joint business I can get hold of complete shafts. Nearside for £74 plus VAT. O/side same money but there was a chasis change on them so I need to full chasis no to confirm.
For all that are wondering, no I don't work in the motor trade. But I do know people who do and how are happy to help enthusiasts.
If you want me to get any of the above for you please let me know. I will of course need payment, I am only a single person running G40s and wanting to help others.
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I'd take one full set of two inners and two outers please
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I get cost discount at ECP in sheffield as my mate works there, so wonder how cheap ill be able to get these. An example of the sort of price reduction I can get is those clear front indicators £32.50 each list price got em for £7 each brand new. Shall give him a ring for these cv joints , you got the ECP part number lad?
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you got the ECP part number lad?
*cough* female
http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6579.msg47379.html#msg47379
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any more news on CV joints? I'm still wanting to buy a few of them.
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any more news on CV joints? I'm still wanting to buy a few of them.
Me too.
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Can get outer cvs for £23 each from ecp , they dont do inners :(