Magnecor

[lofty]

Originally Posted by amanda

Hmmmm 1 reason why I would not use them on my babies

Might have to when Audi stop making them......
Frightening thought!

[omigod]

I believe there was some change to retail law some while back. The onus is now on the retailer to prove that the item was perfect at the point of sale and not for the customer to prove that it wasn't. You may still be well within your rights for a refund/exchange.

I'd give your local trading standards folk a ring to clarify - they've always been helpful in my experience.

[NickX]

If you paid by Credit Card, I would contact them and dispute the transaction. They can often do a "chargeback" and reclaim the funds from the merchant's bank account.

[MarkP]

Originally Posted by NickX

If you paid by Credit Card, I would contact them and dispute the transaction. They can often do a \\"chargeback\\" and reclaim the funds from the merchant's bank account.

...there lies the problem.

I bought them through a distributor who put me in touch direct with magnecor when the initial lead went faulty.......

......at the end of the day the leads are faulty - they should be replaced.

[Gazjen]

Then your guarantee is with the distributor contact them and ask for your money back

[MarkP]

Originally Posted by Gazjen

Then your guarantee is with the distributor contact them and ask for your money back

....totally agree with you.....

the problem is is that Magnecor are saying that the leads were damaged after they left the factory...with that many pinpricks/splits in them, it isn't a manufacturing fault.

I can't proove that these leads came to me like this. I can't proove that the leads were ok when they came to me.

kinda gonna have to take this on the chin......

[lofty]

Originally Posted by MarkP

....totally agree with you.....

the problem is is that Magnecor are saying that the leads were damaged after they left the factory...with that many pinpricks/splits in them, it isn't a manufacturing fault.

I can't proove that these leads came to me like this. I can't proove that the leads were ok when they came to me.

kinda gonna have to take this on the chin......

Don't give up so easily.......go the credit card route and see what happens....you have nothing to lose!

[Julian]

Originally Posted by MarkP

...
I can't proove that these leads came to me like this. I can't proove that the leads were ok when they came to me.

kinda gonna have to take this on the chin......

And have they any reliable proof that the leads were shipped to you undamaged? I'd say that you're in with a chance, you need to formally write to them quoting S of G act and asking for a refund. My bet is that when they determine that you are serious they will refund you - they don't want too many disputes ending up at trading standards or the small claims court etc.

I think it's a fact that most manufacturers initially try to ''tough it out'' with the consumer because 95% cave in at the first hurdle.

[Phil Payne]

Originally Posted by Julian

Really all you can do is check the resistance of the conductor with an AVO, it should be X Ohms/foot.

Audi have a rather more detailed specification for the ur-quattro:

Plug cap - 5 kohm (plug caps are often marked with this).
Lead - no measureable resistance
Distributor connector - 1 kohm

Total lead 6 kohm - usually very slightly less on new leads.

I'm not aware of any specification for the "king lead". Another thing to check is the carbon brush in the centre of the cap - it should make contact with the centre of the rotor arm and there should be a visible wear patch.

As always, there's always something new - a recent stumble/misfire was caused by a missing tensioning spring inside the rotor arm - the one that keeps it straight on the distributor shaft.

[MarkP]

...this is now getting very silly....

received my leads back from Magnecor today...fully repaired....with 4 new ends - at a cost of £25!!...anyway...
I fitted them this afternoon..guess what?...MISFIRE!!!!
so i went through the usual routine of replacing each lead in turn till the misfire went away.....this time it was lead #4!.....so replaced it with the one that i have been using for the past 5 weeks, went for a drive - everything fine.
Decided i would send the 'repaired set' back to Magnecor so took them off and put back on the replacement set that i have on without a hitch for the past 5 weeks....guess what? MISFIRE!!!!

how the hell can that happen?????!!!! -

unless i really screwed up and put the wrong lead on the wrong outlet of the dizzy cap!...but then would the car run?.....it does tickover and it drives - its just a bit lumpy at low revs.

gonna replace the plugs with my spare set in the morning...

any ideas?

Mark