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Crazy cheap TPS's!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:45 pm
by NafemanNathan
Almost worth it just for a spare!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Throttle-Posi ... 2a1ee3effd
Usually these things retail for £40ish+. Not sure you can really go wrong with the quality of a TPS either.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:51 pm
by mercutio
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:56 pm
by jjmartin349571
Awesome, nice find there mate

at that price it's tempting to get 4, replace my 2 current ones (two separate cars before anyone thinks I've gone mental

) and have two spare

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:56 pm
by Vtecmec
Nice find, bought one just for the hell of it.

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:45 am
by Lude-dude
I would be bit worried about quality, and if it lasts
I bought a yonaka one recently for about 40ish I think
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:55 am
by NafemanNathan
Lude-dude wrote:I bought a yonaka one recently for about 40ish I think
Is that why you're worried?
I've ordered one as at that price it doesn't matter if it is rubbish, but I did think there's not really much they can do wrong with a TPS... It doesn't actually do any thinking itself, it purely sends a signal/makes a resistance.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:15 am
by Lude-dude
probably
if its chinese components, they could fail
but your right for the price you could buy ten of them
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:37 pm
by judderod
I did have a dodgy OBX one a few years back. Didn't flag up on the ECU that it went bad, but the car just felt crap when pulling off and poor response during tip-in. Took me ages to find the fault. Turned out it was acting like an old crackly volume control. So when I took it off the back fell off coz whatever they used to glue it on with had dried out!
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:41 pm
by NafemanNathan
Oh!

Well I'll thoroughly examine mine once I've received it and report back

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:45 pm
by judderod
Mine was fine for about a year, I guess the weather or heat got at it. Can't complain really I got what I paid for but I just can't be bothered with having my time wasted by cheap parts anymore
