We have free shipping on our timing belt kits, but we also have special 2nd Day Air shipping rates for West Coast customers. If you are not in a rush, the order would ship for free going UPS ground. If you needed things faster, the 2nd Day Air Rates are fairly low.

Here is a shopping cart with our ultimate timing belt kit and a complete gasket set:

http://www.ecstuning.com/Cart/?add1...qty1=1&add2=259658&qty2=1&utm_source=Jon&utm_medium=forum&utm_content=link2cart

I recently used both those kits on my personal car (2002 B5.5 V6 4motion) and did end up using all the gaskets with the valve covers.

Feel free to send over a PM or email with any questions, I'd be more than happy to help out!

Jon@ECS

 

You would be happy with either one of them.

 

I just did the valve cover/cct kit from blau parts and timing belt kit from ecs.

Don't forget to do the breather hoses, suction pump, and other misc thats clogged up and caused your valve cover/cct leaks.

Jon

 

For the timing belt job Blauparts will rent a set of very useful tools - almost a must for the V6, and much less expensive than buying them.

 

I have seen ECS sell the tools with the belt kit and the bar works on 12v and 30v v6s, but the 12v v6 is audi only. As far as valve cover gaskets save yourself some aggrivation and get them from the dealer. They cost alittle more but are better quality. I know this from experience. No offense to Blauparts or ECS.

 

Thank you for everyone's input...I used ECS Tuning, Don't use Blauparts nothing against them, they do offer some outstanding products with instructions. The service I received at ECS hands down was outstanding, the reason I used ECS because they seem to be involved with PassatWorld. :thumbup:

 

Thanks for the order and kind words!

By all means, feel free to send over a PM or email with any questions, I'm more than happy to help out where I can.

 

25:35 my stuff is here, the order is correct. Outstanding ECS

 

I'm about ready to bite on a timing belt. Did it go well from the kit from ECS?

 

I try to use Blauparts when I can, but that's mainly because I live in WI and I can get my stuff the day after I order it. I have always been happy with their products and service. ECS is good, too.

 

We are fortunate to have many wonderful places to order parts from for our cars, even if VW parts pricing is crazy compared to domestic.

The deciding factor for me when ordering my timing belt kit was the fantastic ECS website, which makes locating and comparing parts a simple and informative experience.

 

Call ECS PRIOR to placing any orders. Items that they have listed as "in stock" are not really in stock.

And if you drive 2.5 hours to pick up one of those items that they don't actually have in stock, you get treated like a moron as they have no way of ordering other than via web or phone.

Treated like I was an annoyance and not a paying customer over the past 5 years.

 

Sounds about right from my phone experience with them

 

My $.02.. I did my TB job a few months ago with the Blauparts kit. Went great. Being able to rent the tools sold it for me.

 

i dont see how they are saying shipping is free with ups ground.
when i ordered the vacuum kit for $10 from ecs they charged another $10 just to ship it here.
and i waited like a week.

 

Timing belt etc.

U should check out the snub mount. I replaced mine @ 99 k on a 2001 & it was all cracked.