billing 2006

no idea if they'll be at billing, but the usual answer for plug leads is:

Overpriced and unnecessary for most, if not all, applications in my opinion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the genuine parts plug leads, but steer clear of some of the cheaper lead sets on the market, some of them are just plain awful. The main issue with the leads is embrittlement of the plug ends (due to localised heating from the manifolds) causing a partial breakdown of the insulation resistance, this will effect even magnecors under extreme conditions. The magnecors may well outlive the std leads by a factor of 2:1, but they are over twice the price so the figures just don't add up, in my opinion. Badger.

I killed a set of Magnecors.....

with a mongoose?

WT> with a mongoose?

Nah...with a lesser spotted Tixover :-)

Engine would only run with the bonnet open.....took many electric shocks before we worked out why :-) Most amusing

On or around Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:34:23 +0100, "Badger" enlightened us thusly:

The OE ones may be OK, I've not actually tried 'em. Magnecors are way ahead on quality of components IME - I've tried champion and bosch and they're both crap by comparison. The OE ones are probably lucas lumenition aren't they? mostly good kit.

Nice touch on the magnecors was a set of indelible labels with numbers on 'em. OK, not essential, but it shows attnetion to detail. I also found they were better for length than other makers' sets.

I'm assuming you get summat different under the Bosch label than we do. The leads Bosch supply here seem to be a very good product.

On or around Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:58:41 +1200, EMB enlightened us thusly:

The one set I got for the V8 were s**te. mind you, they were cheap, too.