just thinking its about time i put a timing belt on my a4
its an 03 a4 1.9tdi 130bhp
last one i bought was over £100 but i see ones on ebay for £39 plus free delivery

but are these belts any good? am i better spending the money?

 

everyone will say spend the extra money blah blah blah
but in reality if you buy one off ebay it will more than likely be of the same quality that a garage would fit eg from eurocarparts etc

 

Genuine every time for me. For something as essential as a cambelt then I think it's worth the extra £60. There is a chance it could be the same belt manufactured in the same factory (like some aftermarket parts) however I would want peace of mind that it is a top notch belt you are fitting.

 

gates belts for me thats what i use

 

Gates her too they are oe in a lot off cars

 

On such a critical component I would happily spend the extra. It's not just the belt though as the idler pulleys should be done too. IME VAG stuff is very fussy and almost all pattern parts are fucking shite for them.

 

I've used Gates a few times... For my own I use OE quality, customers have a choice when they come to me but I always advise them to pay a little extra.

Might be the same stuff just different packaging but I'm not going to find out.

 

Pointless scrimping on quality on that part, saving £50 or whatever now may cost you morin in the long run.

 

Get a Gates one as they are a OE-equivalent belt and about the same price from a motor factors compared to ebay, plus your backed up buying from a factors as I would not think a seller on ebay would get gates involved if there was a problem.

Dan

 

gates power grip all the way