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Can you get HT leads made to order that are good quality?
Any recommendations?
I might be on a hiding to nothing but I need two coil->dizzy leads for a Mercedes M103 petrol engine. Actually, one is for an early 24v M104 engine that is phyisically similar to an M013 and I've been told that the same lead works for both.
It's my understanding that the 24V engine is very fussy about HT leads so it maybe needs to be a Beru or a Bosch lead.
All of the other leads are newish, replaced during my ownership of the cars, so I'm not keen to buy two new sets (£70 each) just to get two coil leads.
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sowen
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HT Leads Made To Order?sowen
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You can make ht leads yourself if you really need to, kits are out there for the tool and crimp ends, lead available off the roll, and all different styles of rubber boot for either end.
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Let me know if you fancy a trip down the coast to Northumberland (NE23) and I'll put the kettle on so you can have a look through my collection of Bosch plugleads  retrorides.com/retro-dealer-clearance-plugleads Do you have photos of the ends you need? I know some of my sets are "standard" push-fit, others (some Ford, Renault, etc) have non-standard ( ie "factory") ends. I found it fairly easy to undo the crimped ends from a Ford set and cut/remake to suit the Hunter so you might be able to chop a set down to make the 2 leads you need.  |
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bortaf
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Get a pic up if you can , i have 2 crates of new 8mm silicon leads i havn't ID'd yet, if Nomad can't sort you out  |
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R.I.P photobucket
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I can't believe I've been dicking around with this for three weeks, should have posted here first.
I asked a local auto-spark about making one (before I eff'd the good one while troubleshooting) and he said they can't be made up on-site, they need to be factory made. Foolishly, I took his word for it.
Photos tomorrow.
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sowen
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HT Leads Made To Order?sowen
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I shortened a set for an old V8 using nothing more than a screwdriver to pry the crimps open, knife to shorten the lead and straight pliers to crimp the ends back on before buying a proper kit
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Magnecor do specials to order, quality is awesome too   Brian |
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v8ian
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Ill second Magnecour, without a doubt the best
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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ChasR
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HT Leads Made To Order?ChasR
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I'll go against the grain and say to swallow the bullet and go for OE leads.
Magnecors have never impressed me on their interconnects. On genuine leads or Beru items they have been head and shoulders above anything else (I.e they fit with ease and truly engage as opposed to being hit and miss).
On a MkIII Mondeo it misfired on pattern leads (£20 specials) at the low end (to the point where it would backfire through the inlet manifold!) I went to Magnecors, KV80s which had the same interconnects as the cheapo leads (I needed a very firm push to fully engage them on the plug otherwise they would not and half of the time people felt they had engaged when in reality they had not). Better, but no cigar. Genuine leads? Yes they were almost twice as much as the Magnecors but they fitted without me struggling like an idiot and more importantly the car stopped misfiring for the first time in a damned long time. Another friend with a Mondeo MkIII which also misfired (he was about to tear the head down!) had his misfire cured by the same thing.
I take it ECP is not an option worth pursuing?
The Porsche ones? They are about the only set of leads that I have not had to muck about with when it comes to the security of them clamping into the dizzy cap and plugs (I.e clamping the ends up, double checking they have actually engaged.
With most ignition bits you get what you pay for IMO. I believe a well renowned Rotary owner here also had issues with Magnecors.
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Last Edit: Nov 7, 2014 7:00:21 GMT by ChasR
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I'll go against the grain and say to swallow the bullet and go for OE leads. At £140 outlay to get the two leads I need versus (much) less than £20 for a punt on a couple of custom/home made leads I think it's worth the punt. No shame then in going OEM and a good exercise in seeing whether or not these engines are as fussy about leads as the Benz forums say they are. Photos of the better of the two damaged leads: Internal dizzy side  External dizzy side  External in the other dimension  Coil side    |
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About to test my fist home made lead. Very low expectations...  |
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