alex1985blue 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hi All,I need to get the timing chain done on my VR but not sure what I should be paying to have it done.Anyone know how much I should be paying?Anyone know of a garage in london that are good?CheersAlex Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 VW quote over £1K. Book says it an 8hr or so job + parts. An independent would be around half of that.The best VR6 garage down south is the phirm, farnham. Link to post Share on other sites
alex1985blue 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Bloody hell,At what milage do they need to be done?CheersAlex Link to post Share on other sites
philbatesvr6 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 if you could travel to the midlands you could get carl to do it, his user name on heres kilokilla he has done my chains and clutch as well as a few other peoples on here, he also recently he has done petes mk2 golf swap Link to post Share on other sites
tonk 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 just paid out for a new cluch this week @ £100, chains and guides were about £163And im geting the local garage to fit it all for £300.He reconds he can do it in a day aswell. Link to post Share on other sites
alex1985blue 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 if you could travel to the midlands you could get carl to do it' date=' his user name on heres kilokilla he has done my chains and clutch as well as a few other peoples on here, he also recently he has done petes mk2 golf swap[/quote']Do you know how much Carl charges for the lot?CheersAlex Link to post Share on other sites
alex1985blue 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 just paid out for a new cluch this week @ £100' date=' chains and guides were about £163And im geting the local garage to fit it all for £300.He reconds he can do it in a day aswell.[/quote']Hey thats not bad, what garage did you go to? a specialist? Link to post Share on other sites
alex1985blue 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How many miles should the car have done before the chains are replaced?Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
philbatesvr6 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 dont go on milege mate go on noise if they are n there way out you will no becaus eof the noise,carl charges arond 550-600 mark i think mine was more because i had other bits done as well but he no's the vr6 engine inside out alot of people on here have had work done buy him Link to post Share on other sites
tonk 0 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 just paid out for a new cluch this week @ £100' date=' chains and guides were about £163And im geting the local garage to fit it all for £300.He reconds he can do it in a day aswell.[/quote']Hey thats not bad, what garage did you go to? a specialist?friend of the family who owns his own garage plus he's a dub nut so he loves working on them Link to post Share on other sites
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