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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:21 pm
by ticki
Tim_GTi wrote:Luke'sGti wrote:
A massive improvement IMO I'd go for Sachs or Valeo
what advantages do they have over the standard? are they more expensive?
Valeo clutch is OEM in many cars. Sachs after market, but not uprated, i might be wrong. Valeo, Sachs and LUK are just leading brands thats all.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:43 pm
by MaxZ
My Valeo has been in the car for about 1000 miles and it's still as soft as a feather, compared to what it was like standard. It might be the case that I've got a different Valeo one to standard
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:37 pm
by Tim_GTi
mines well stiff at the moment, and gets kinda crunchy/squeaky after long periods of driving.
How much did you guys pay for a new clutch and fitted?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:03 pm
by h4r1s
cost me £70 or £90 i think it was to be fitted can't remember exactly
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:28 am
by ticki
£200 fitted
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:09 pm
by Andrew_robert87
Where would I purchase a sachs clutch kit from? I'm in the middle of gettin my gearbox rebuilt and i think i'll uprate the clutch at the same time
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:12 pm
by MaxZ
Mine cost 200 fitted up North as well. A mate of mine needs his doing down South and he got quoted 340!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:17 pm
by Andrew_robert87
i'm lost without the GTi! lol cant wait to get it back with a new feeling gearbox!!!!
is there a website that sells the sachs or Luk clutch kits?
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:42 pm
by womble68
You can get the Sachs clutches from Euro Car Parts, they're about £80. They do have a website and do delivery, more than likely you've got one local to you. Web site is -
http://www.eurocarparts.com/
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:43 pm
by Tim_GTi
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:45 pm
by Andrew_robert87
I tryed them, there out of stock and i dont think its a sachs clutch kit,
why is it so hard to find a clutch for the GTi!!! lol
its gotta be the most anoying car to find parts for when they go 'pop' lol
its lucky i love the car!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:48 pm
by Luke'sGti
I had mine done when i blew my gearbox - it cost me £90 for a Sachs one.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:22 pm
by womble68
Its definitely a Sachs part they sell. I have in the past ordered one from them. In the end returned it because I didn't need it at the time.
The local Euro Car Parts won't have it in, its not something they hold onto, but it shouldn't take much longer than a few days to get.
I wouldn't say the Polo's much more difficult than other cars to get parts for. My first car was a Toyota Starlet SR, now they're more of a faff to find parts for, seeing as you didn't have the option of places like EuroCarParts and GSF, and the only alternative was Dealers (£400+ for an standard exhaust) or Scrapyards, of which there are only a few Japanese Specific ones across the country (£80).
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:31 pm
by Andrew_robert87
ive looked everywhere for a new clutch and no where seems to have them :S hopefully the garage can find one for me lol
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:03 pm
by andyg
My friend got a SACHS clutch from eurocarparts a few weeks ago. I find it hard to believe they don't do them anymore.
Check again.