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Re: $120 for plug wires (Update)



Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.

Was it you that was selling those Blue Igniters a while back? 
Were these the defective ones, or were they replaced with new ones after this 
incident?  I forget if you were giving them away or selling them or what.

Or maybe it was someone else.  Just wondering...

Ken