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Does anyone have an on-line source for factory part numbers, or is it some super secret classified information? Thanks.
OEM part numbers
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Aquaticmind
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Any parts in particular. There are several folks on the board who have info like that, not sure where they got it.
The info is out there, but I don't know of a web site that has oem part numbers.
The info is out there, but I don't know of a web site that has oem part numbers.
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It isn't super secret, but VW likes to keep it that way as much as possible. I guess it is intellectual property which protected from public scrutiny would keep those of us of the unwashed masses out of nasty places like under the hood. VW wants only dealer techs to be doing skilled jobs like changing light bulbs, afterall.
The reality is that the more dependent you are on dealers, the more money they can suck out of your wallet. Never mind the extra funds they charge due to mis-diagnoses and sloppy labor that breaks parts. But the other part of it is, if you pay for a subscription, you can get the latest and greatest. Result: VW screws their own dealers, too!
The reality is that the more dependent you are on dealers, the more money they can suck out of your wallet. Never mind the extra funds they charge due to mis-diagnoses and sloppy labor that breaks parts. But the other part of it is, if you pay for a subscription, you can get the latest and greatest. Result: VW screws their own dealers, too!
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If you want the OEM part nos. then simply just go to that particular OEM website as they all have online catalogues i.e. Bosch, Hengst, Mahle, Mann, Meyle etc.
If you want the OE part nos., then google for ETKA there's about 312000 results.
If you want the OE part nos., then google for ETKA there's about 312000 results.
Warthog
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The Russian ETKA appears to be having some sort of difficulty...tried for 2 days to get it thru Vagcat.com. No luck.
Anyone else got a link to a freebie?
Anyone else got a link to a freebie?