Air flow meter whats the difference?

[Deleted member 10425]

whats the difference between these?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecommerce/Search_Results.asp

seems a bit different from £35 to £75

 

[Simon L]

That link just takes you to the search page, not the results you found.

 

[Deleted member 10425]

hate it when that happenes. These are the results,

BOSCH n/a 460441880 AIRFLOW METER AUDI/SEAT/SKODA/VW A3/A4/A6/TT/CORD/IBI/LEON/OCT/PASS
£73.45

n/a 460441881 AIRFLOW METER VW/AUDI/SEAT/SKODA A3/A4/A6/TT/CORD/IBI/LEON/OCT/PASS
£35.46

n/a 460441883 *** SURCHARGE ***
£30.00

 

[CupraTgirl]

Surely its just because one is Bosch and one is not?

 

[Martyn]

If you have more than one part number showing on the search results page - check the first 8 digits, if they are identical in more than 1 of the parts showing, the difference between them is their make. For example: 332456780, 332456781 and 332456785 are all water pumps for a Saab except '0' indicates 'Original Equipment Manufacture', '1' indicates 'Alternative Quality Brand' and '5' indicates 'Genuine Part'.

As per their website....

 

[CupraTgirl]

So does this mean i was right in a way?

 

[Martyn]

So does this mean i was right in a way?

 

[Brummy]

 

[CupraTgirl]

Well 'technically' what your saying is 'different' brands of the same thing have slightly different numbers etc so with the two he showed us, one is Bosch and one is 'standard manufacturer', which would explain the price difference?

Ok ok so im being blonde

 

[CupraTgirl]

Whats that look for Brummy? Is it because im a girl

 

[Brummy]

nahh.. itss like the difference between 'Tesco Tearaway Trainers' and the latest air max nikes or adidas go flo or woteva,.. both keep your feet from geting scratched to Fekk on the pavement you just pay a hellova lot MORE for a name....

 

[Martyn]

Sorry Alex I was only messing. You were right in your explanation

I personally wouldnt touch the cheaper one!

 

[Brummy]

Whats that look for Brummy? Is it because im a girl

i dont 'look' at girlies like that...........

 

[CupraTgirl]

Yeah thats what i was saying! One is Bosch (good quality) and the other is 'standard' part

 

[CupraTgirl]

Sorry Alex I was only messing. You were right in your explanation

I personally wouldnt touch the cheaper one!

No i wouldnt either, it kind of goes with the do i buy Silverlines or Silverlines X's, i know which one i would choose

Hhmm do excuse me

 

[DPJ]

I personally wouldnt touch the cheaper one!

With double your Dead Maf score, the cheapies are looking quite tempting....

 

[Martyn]

I wonder who they're made by....

Maybe worth buying one to try and log them back to back to see if the scaling is the same...?

 

[Deleted member 10425]

well i think i am going to try the cheaper one, if it is crap then i will kick up a fuss and hope they let me pay the extra for the bosh one so we will see!

 

[DPJ]

I'm phoning Stuart in the morining to ask...........

 

[PhilW]

I think someone needs to have a go at these things, someone who we know has a decent maf, or is getting decent g/s rating to see how they compare.


With the shcoking state of the Bosch ones these do look soooooo tempting, especially if theyre pretty much the same item i.e, they perform as well.