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infinity1 Junior Member Offline Posts: 112 sunny south east Gender: Drives: 97 3ltr elite..awesome tool..	ht leads question 21. Jul 2006 at 13:12 on carefull inspection i have noticedm that one of my ht leads has been badly repaired! can anyone help me out? do i need to repair all of them or can i just replace the one? its the one,if your standing in front of the car, on the left the first accesible one,any ideas please?
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Re: ht leads question
Reply #1 - 21. Jul 2006 at 13:21

infinity1 wrote on 21. Jul 2006 at 13:12:

on carefull inspection i have noticedm that one of my ht leads has been badly repaired! can anyone help me out? do i need to repair all of them or can i just replace the one?
its the one,if your standing in front of the car, on the left the first accesible one,any ideas please?

As a rule and many other may agree but if it was me I would replace them all, as you never know one of the others may fail.

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Ricster Newbie Offline Posts: 9	Re: ht leads question Reply #2 - 21. Jul 2006 at 16:06 Definately recomended to replace them all
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JasonH Senior Member Offline Posts: 953 Bristol Gender:	Re: ht leads question Reply #3 - 21. Jul 2006 at 16:47 You'd be wise to replace them all, but if only one has failed you only need to replace the one.......
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markey mark BANNED Offline banned for repeatedly reneaging on deals. Posts: 1 scunthorpe north lincs Gender: Drives: 99 mv6 est leather & 19"s	Re: ht leads question Reply #4 - 21. Jul 2006 at 18:28 bang a full set on you will notice the difference bud !!
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: ht leads question Reply #5 - 21. Jul 2006 at 18:37 I'd be inclined to change them all. Autovaux are not too bad for leads (compared to dealer), or MTEK_Performance - a member here - does Magnecor for very reasonable money
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infinity1 Junior Member Offline Posts: 112 sunny south east Gender: Drives: 97 3ltr elite..awesome tool..	Re: ht leads question Reply #6 - 22. Jul 2006 at 06:57 can MTEK_Performance pm me please!!!!!!!!!!!
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: ht leads question Reply #7 - 22. Jul 2006 at 17:07 Contact him here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=M-Tek_Perfo...
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infinity1 Junior Member Offline Posts: 112 sunny south east Gender: Drives: 97 3ltr elite..awesome tool..	Re: ht leads question Reply #8 - 22. Jul 2006 at 19:30 cheers all hopefully will all be sorted..... whats it like to fit tghese ????? another pain in the a%$e job???
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: ht leads question Reply #9 - 22. Jul 2006 at 19:31 if its a v6 it can be a little fiddly...
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Admin Administrator Offline Posts: 2660	Re: ht leads question Reply #10 - 22. Jul 2006 at 19:44 Naah, scuttle off and it is easy enough. 20 minutes or so. Just watch the routing of the leads at the back of the plenum and make sure you check all the vacuum pipes and connections before restarting the engine.
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cipher Junior Member Offline Posts: 167 Derby Gender:	Re: ht leads question Reply #11 - 22. Jul 2006 at 20:13 I just replaced my V6 leads, cost me a few pence under £40
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Salty Ex Member	Re: ht leads question Reply #12 - 22. Jul 2006 at 20:30 cipher wrote on 22. Jul 2006 at 20:13: I just replaced my V6 leads, cost me a few pence under £40 Were they new? if so where from?
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cipher Junior Member Offline Posts: 167 Derby Gender:	Re: ht leads question Reply #13 - 22. Jul 2006 at 20:37 yes they were new. They are not gen GM, but they are good quality. not thin stuff.
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Salty Ex Member	Re: ht leads question Reply #14 - 22. Jul 2006 at 20:38 sounds interesting, they have the correct type of plugs etc.
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