Re: $120 for plug wires (Update)

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Todd Phenneger say:

> Oops, Sorry,
> 	I just was taking a break from studying and came accross the add
> for the Blue Ignitors.  While  Velocity  does indeed have the Nology which
> are a little pricey for anyone I think at like $200 a set for the 5-cyl,
> and they have some others for like $55 that I dont know about, the "Blue
> Ignitors" that I have are made and sold by   Rapid Parts...
> 	Rapid Parts can be reached at 914-352-1138
> Looks like they are located in Monsey, New York.

BTDT.

I had Blue Ignitors on my '89 100Q for some time. Very good wires, ran
well for 4 years or so. I sang their praises on the list all the time.
Then, one of the broke replacing plugs.  Couldn't fix it myself (I
tried a la their instructions), so I had to send them back. That meant
buying a set of Bosch's to use for the 2 weeks I'd be without wires
while I shipped them back.

Anyway, they replaced the boot, no charge, and "bench and car" tested
the wires to certify them OK. I get them back, put them in, got rid of
the Bosch's (MISTAKE!) and shortly thereafter started having a REALLY
infuriating wet running problem. My car stuttered and bucked whenever
it was out in the wet.

Since the wires were certified OK, I replaced EVERYTHING else I could,
cost $$$$. Finally, with nothing left to try, I replaced the wires with
Bosch OEM's at 40% less cost than the Blue Ignitors.  They worked
perfectly, wet problem gone, car runs better, etc.


Bottom line: I think that I liked the Blue Ignitors since I was
comparing new ones to 4 year old OEM wires. Same problem when you
compare new shocks to the ragged out ones you took out.

I will henceforth buy ONLY the Bosch OEM wires.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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