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Subject:Re: [WetWesties] Re: 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:30:05 -0700

these days you see labels on parts boxes like 'meyle germany' ....

and 'Kolbenschmidt Germany' ..and when you look closely it's not 'made in' Germany ..
it's just a German company.
with parts that are made you know where often.

scott 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Courtney Hook 
  To: Old Volks Home ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Cc: type2 ; wetwesties 
  Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 9:05 PM
  Subject: [WetWesties] Re: 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip

    
  Geez, what a **** off! They are basically saying it is German made and it's 
  Chinese??? What a load of crap! Sorry I brought it up folks. That's just 
  wrong.
  Courtney

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
  Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 6:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [WetWesties] 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip

  > German Bruck is code for Chinese made. But maybe they work OK.
  >
  > I use one on my 914, but they're the real OE deal. Some things I
  > don't go cheep on:
  >
  > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/distributor-(ignition)-rotor/rotor-speed-limiter-style-04016
  >
  > Just sayin'
  > --
  > Jim Thompson
  > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
  > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
  > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
  > 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
  > Full Timing Since March 1999
  > oldvolkshome@gmail.com
  > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
  > ***********************************
  > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> 
  > wrote:
  >> So does anyone actually use one of these, or are they like me and have a 
  >> tach on the dash? If you do use one, they are on sale at CIP for 10 
  >> dollars right now, and are German Bruck manufacture so it says.
  >> Courtney 

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