this is good Jim,
to have someone with insider info.
Keep it coming.
I have never even heard of that brand..Kostal.

so please...tell us where to get the good stuff , what the good stuff
is, and who has it.

if you are supplying them yourself through your parts company ..
I don't mind at all if you educate people about what the good stuff is ..
and if you happen to sell it, I thinkthat's fine.

I won't see it as shameless self-promotion..
but rather as a real service...as in committment to quality and real
service, as long as that's what it really is.

thanks,
Scott

On 7/1/2013 1:34 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
> Some Meyle is made in China, some in Europe, some in India and some in
> Turkey(!). The trick for a parts buyer like me on a daily basis is to
> figure out what the good, bad and ugly is on Meyle.
>
> I paid $35 a shot on CV Boot Kits from from the VW dealer several years ago
> (just like Scott checked on) and they lasted all of 6 months.  I installed
> EMPI Boot kits on both my 84s afterwards and they have lasted 7 to 8 years
> now with no cracks or rips (despite what others may say about 'em).
>
> Meyle Ignition Switches are GARBAGE.  Kostal OEM switches are the best.
>   How to tell? - Original and Kostal Switches are both Black and White
> plastic, all other JUNK is All White.  Went throught his last year on my
> 914.  Owner previous to the guy I bought car from installed a Meyle boxed
> switch from Pelican Parts and it failed, contacts inside moving all around.
>   Replaced it with a Kostal Switch and everything's fine since.  NOTE:
>   Kostal Switches were being produced in Europe up until a couple of years
> ago, but have now switched to manufacturing in Brazil with NO change or
> detriment in quality.
>
> --
> 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 From March 1999 To January 2012
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This past weekend, among many other things, I replaced the CV boots I put
>> on the car last July. I bought them locally, but opted this time to try one
>> of the list vendors. We'll see how that goes.
>>
>> But what does not bode well is the fact that the week before that, I
>> installed an ignition switch purchased from a list vendor. Before I could
>> begin work on the CVs and suspension this past saturday, I needed to move
>> the car and sweep under it. It wouldn't start. I had to replace the
>> week-old switch with an old one I had removed from another Vanagon!
>>
>> Between the heater valves and ignition switches, I'm ready to set my
>> ordering app to NO MEYLE.
>>
>> Jim
>>