I was asked to review these and so i have given my honest opinion along with minor alteration details below .
On arrival they were well packaged with plenty of bubble wrap , little chance of transit damage i feel .
A nice touch was the bolts are also supplied .. stainless steel like the covers .
They are far sturdier than i was expecting with a fair bit of weight to them , not heavier as such from the originals but more so that no creased ridges would be required to strengthen as they are certainly rigid enough .
These are compared to an almost new set of the original covers .. a fair way to show the differences i feel , there is also new type coils fitted to this car on No. 1 and No. 6 cylinders .
On first fitting it was apparent the bolts are slightly too long so i used a couple of washers , strangely enough the original shields fitted had exactly the same bolts fitted and these also had washers fitted.
Dave will be supplying slightly shorter bolts going forward although it does seem that some models this size fits , as i've only so far had the one car to test on then i expect there is a difference on the models or perhaps the years ...
A minor detail and its still nice to actually have the bolts supplied .
The heat shields fitted well over the mix of coils , the bolt holes are slightly larger giving a small amount of adjustment , considering the larger type coils hit at the top then this gives a bit of wiggle room .
Clearance at the base was slightly larger than the standard shields .. it meant i could see the coils more easily , a slight bending of the base would close this gap although its not really needed ..
Again Dave is going to do this going forward .. it makes them identical to the original this way and i did say i would be a hard reviewer to him !
N/S/R was interesting , on the original heat shields they foul on the rear fixing , it means us mechanics have to bend the shield slightly to remove them , these shields slide in and out with no issues .. an improvement .
N/S/R had a slight location issue on the front where by it touched the cam cover and reduced the adjustment possible , not a real problem and Dave is going to give a bit more clearance going forward ... again a minor issue .
Over all ..
The clearance over the coils is slightly larger than the standard ones , the N/S clears the fixing so no bending is required , minor adjustments will be made going forward with only the bolts being an issue for me which again will be addressed .
I will test on other cars as and when i can , i'll add to this post in due time but over all ..
Im impressed with the quality and the willingness to make the improvements mentioned when to be fair it's just me picking up on minor details .
There was no payment given for this and i tested and reported as diligently as possible .
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Contact Taylor997 for more information .
On arrival they were well packaged with plenty of bubble wrap , little chance of transit damage i feel .
A nice touch was the bolts are also supplied .. stainless steel like the covers .
They are far sturdier than i was expecting with a fair bit of weight to them , not heavier as such from the originals but more so that no creased ridges would be required to strengthen as they are certainly rigid enough .
These are compared to an almost new set of the original covers .. a fair way to show the differences i feel , there is also new type coils fitted to this car on No. 1 and No. 6 cylinders .
On first fitting it was apparent the bolts are slightly too long so i used a couple of washers , strangely enough the original shields fitted had exactly the same bolts fitted and these also had washers fitted.
Dave will be supplying slightly shorter bolts going forward although it does seem that some models this size fits , as i've only so far had the one car to test on then i expect there is a difference on the models or perhaps the years ...
A minor detail and its still nice to actually have the bolts supplied .
The heat shields fitted well over the mix of coils , the bolt holes are slightly larger giving a small amount of adjustment , considering the larger type coils hit at the top then this gives a bit of wiggle room .
Clearance at the base was slightly larger than the standard shields .. it meant i could see the coils more easily , a slight bending of the base would close this gap although its not really needed ..
Again Dave is going to do this going forward .. it makes them identical to the original this way and i did say i would be a hard reviewer to him !
N/S/R was interesting , on the original heat shields they foul on the rear fixing , it means us mechanics have to bend the shield slightly to remove them , these shields slide in and out with no issues .. an improvement .
N/S/R had a slight location issue on the front where by it touched the cam cover and reduced the adjustment possible , not a real problem and Dave is going to give a bit more clearance going forward ... again a minor issue .
Over all ..
The clearance over the coils is slightly larger than the standard ones , the N/S clears the fixing so no bending is required , minor adjustments will be made going forward with only the bolts being an issue for me which again will be addressed .
I will test on other cars as and when i can , i'll add to this post in due time but over all ..
Im impressed with the quality and the willingness to make the improvements mentioned when to be fair it's just me picking up on minor details .
There was no payment given for this and i tested and reported as diligently as possible .
Right click on any image and view in a new tab ( Chrome ) for a larger image .
Contact Taylor997 for more information .
