£72.00 for a peice of used plastic pipe

[dannyshep]

I have just been witness to a ebay purchase of a PD160 air intake and adaptor for £72.
What is the world coming to when that is the price we pay for goods.
Partsworld are currently selling them brand new for 85, and if you look hard theres a code for 10% off.


I'm having a rant because SEAT want to charge a rediculous price for a part that used to cost half that, until they found out what Fabia and other Ibiza owners were doing.

Have a heart SEAT, just put them on all models next time.

 

[krussel]

Is this the square ended pipe which is bigger on the 160 than the 130

 

[tl22]

What's the benefits of having the 160 intake on a 130?
I was looking at getting it but never been sure of the gains.

 

[dannyshep]

Not alot, unless paired with a remap and Green or K&N panel filter.

Diesel is not the same as petrol when it comes to air to fuel ratios.

The best way to look at it logically is there has to be a gain due to more air entering the engine, but it will be slight if noticable at all, until you get a remap, then there is space for a larger gain.

Plan ahead like this and before you know it you'll be looking at GT1749 hybrids and Forge FMIC's

The price of this part now outweighs the gains if you ask me, Greedy SEAT

 

[Red Panda]

Over 80 quid for a piece of plastic pipe which much cost less than £2(if that) to make is a great lot of money for a very slight improvement, if at all. I can't be bothered unless I can get one for £15

 

[Seatmann]

I've found this a lot with ebay, I got my springs for about £30 cheaper than ebay were selling them, it can be a bit of a gamble and a lot of folk just assume it's a good price because it's ebay.

 

[dannyshep]

Good luck, even breakers are wise to this now. If anyone knows of a cheaper way to replace this part without forking out more than £40 let me know.

 

[Seatmann]

Drain pipe from a building site and some super glue

 

[Red Panda]

I've found this a lot with ebay, I got my springs for about £30 cheaper than ebay were selling them, it can be a bit of a gamble and a lot of folk just assume it's a good price because it's ebay.

You're right, ebay's prices aren't always good e.g. Genuine Seat oil filter's for my Ibiza FR are over £7 on there...I mean why not go down your friendly Seat dealers and get one for £5-6! Ebay's bonkers sometimes, mind you I got my W8 light for 99p so I can't complain eh

 

[Jimski]

mind you I got my W8 light for 99p so I can't complain eh

Get me one! And then you can wire it in too!


Jimski

 

[Seatmann]

Yip stupid door panel clips, £3 for a bag of them or £1.70 each or something from the dealer

 

[YellowFR]

If you change the intake to a PD160 - do you need to modify the airbox to make it fit?

If the PD160 intake enters the airbox through the same (small) whole you will still have quite a restriction to the airflow I reckon??

 

[Red Panda]

Get me one! And then you can wire it in too!


Jimski

Fitting my W8 light nearly caused a divorce in our house! making the wiring loom was the easy bit. Fitting the bloomin thing just so, bang next to the interior alarm sensor unit was a right performance.

 

[Red Panda]

Yip stupid door panel clips, £3 for a bag of them or £1.70 each or something from the dealer

I bought a bag of ten clips from the dealers when I was fitting a pair of front speakers and they cost me over £11 bit of a 'Doh!' moment eh

 

[hoggy90]

im thinking of purchasing a pd160 intake for my leon tdi, its been mapped already and ive smoothed and drilled the airbox, do you think i should bother?

 

[mick-fr]

How do you know it will fit?

Stuff paying £72, or whatever the price may be now, and finding out it doesn't fit!

 

[Fl@pper]

I'm having a rant because SEAT want to charge a rediculous price for a part that used to cost half that, until they found out what Fabia and other Ibiza owners were doing.

Have a heart SEAT, just put them on all models next time.

you wanna see what the original prices on the Brembo bits before they started marking em up for the very same reason

 

[vroomtshh]

im thinking of purchasing a pd160 intake for my leon tdi, its been mapped already and ive smoothed and drilled the airbox, do you think i should bother?

It won't fit

 

[hoggy90]

It won't fit

really? feck! :\ what can i fit to my car then that will make a difference?

 

[vroomtshh]

really? feck! :\ what can i fit to my car then that will make a difference?

Make your own with 90-100mm tubing. Or fit an induction kit or ask the leon guys what they use.

I'd have thought a green cone with air feed would work pretty well. It does for me