LC-1 widband hook up

[Garry]

Sorry to hijack this thread - does anybody know which modelyears the WBO2 used on the LC1 was used on VR6 Golfs ? I can't use the US part# to get a replacement, as nobody in Germany seems to be able to find it anywhere ...

[mr.prick]

IIRC any newer turbo VW
021-906-262-B (VW pn#)

[Garry]

Tnx! Wonder how much they will charge here - place in Charlotte/NC sells them for $58 on ebay ... probably be twice that here ...

[mr.prick]

You got to figure the cost of shipping vs. buying locally,
sometimes it's cheaper to buy local.
Of course you have the Euro to dollar conversion so maybe shipping
would be cheaper.
Is there no VW part dealers in Germany?

This pn# 17014 also works.

[mr.prick]

I just bought one off ebay for $39.68 shipped.

[Garry]

FYI ... just did a check on a couple online sites that carry "original" VW parts ...

one place has it for 188€ (!), another 158€ ... I don't expect the VW shop to be any cheaper ... got one place that has it for 69€ ...

Might contact that seller you referred ... does it look like it's genuine Bosch?

[mr.prick]

I've bought the 17014 Bosch sensor from them before.
188€ ($133) is a rip off.
69€ ($49) isnt much more than I paid, if it's local I'd go that route.
Unless ebay will ship to Germany for free.

[Garry]

You got the conversion rate wrong ... 188€ is more like $265 ... €69 is ~$100 plus another 8€/11$ shipping ... I'm OK with a couple € extra for a local place, that way it's easier to kick someone's @ss if they deliver crap ...

[mr.prick]

HAHA I went the wrong way, (€*.71 = $ wrong) (€*1.41 = $ right)
still a rip off.

If ebay will ship, go for it.
I bought from them before.

[Garry]

Like I thought/expected ... Just checked with both a local VW dealer, and a wholesale place I sometimes get parts from ... VW has it for €156, the other place I'd get it around €120 ... waiting for some feedback from the EBay seller on shipping to Germany or APO, if not I'll go with the other place for €88 ...

Edit: Nice ... NOT! Checked the online site today, price went from the 69€ to 77€ ... The cheap place on eaby doesn't seem to want to ship to Germany, but I found another place that ships for a decent price, still save something like 20€ compared to the local place ... (albeit, longer shipping...) Even after Customs ...