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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 04:15 AM
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Angry Duralast Wire Sets

duralast wiresets suck @ss and is not worth the lifetime warrenty dont ever ever ever ever get them im already on my 3rd wireset this year...
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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thanks for saving me some money
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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factory from the dealer #1
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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I don't care to start another thread about it, but add to that list Duralast U-Joints.

I bought one and not only was the construction cheap and the design flawed, it didn't even fit perfectly in my driveshaft. So in the scrap heap it resides.

Stupid POS had a zerk fitting on it that was located in a position which wouldn't allow for a grease gun to even reach it. Without removing 2 of the end caps, which meant no lubing it while it was installed. Great engineering!
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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lol everyone knows toyota only likes ngk or denso plugs and wires
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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Well hell, this is good to know, I bought a set of the duralast wires a couple weeks ago but never installed them. Guess I'm going to have to find the receipt so I can return them...
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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I use NGK Part # 4416 $34 from www.rockauto.com They work great.
U can also get 8mm wires from Magnecor but they are a bit spendy at $95
http://shop.group5motorsport.com/mag...8/i-62189.aspx
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Yeah they do I hate duracrap.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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I hate Autozone--i am surprised they havent been sued for making ˟˟˟˟ that doesnt meet manufactures quality standards!!
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 02:09 AM
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yup and from then on i now go to napa and havent looked back since! i also recently purchased a power steering pump from napa about 2months ago and not one problem yet to occur
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 06:46 AM
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Funny--fyi--looks like even our PC spelling of 4 letter words is being sensored.........going to have to start using food names
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 07:37 AM
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well that's a pain in the asparagus. not only do the local auto store sell us wires worth crab cakes, but we can't even fudging say a damson cuss word. to jello with them all!
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Yeah--thats a bunch of fruiting capacola.

Off topic ..topic maybe -- does not using cuss words really make a difference? You still know what the person would like to say.

Like what the funk is that all about or .........
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Interesting. Just out of curiousity, what was the problem you were experiencing with the duralast plug wires? My truck came with a set on it, and i feel they didn't seem to fit very snugly on the spark plugs...banana
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ra33it
Interesting. Just out of curiousity, what was the problem you were experiencing with the duralast plug wires? My truck came with a set on it, and i feel they didn't seem to fit very snugly on the spark plugs...banana
my truck would misfire and run like a toilet and i changed the wireset twice already so i was pretty positive it wasnt the wireset UNTILL i waited till it got dark popped the hood while it was running and there was arching from the wireset EVERYWHERE. ........i then woke up and realized i will never ever go to autozone agian and havent looked back since my main store now is napa and if napa doesnt carry the part im looking for then to the junk yard
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Yazaki, denso, or ngk (in that order).... the ONLY way to go

O...and the u-joints, dont use duralast or the cheapo "brute force" u-joints from v.i.p...

Basically any part that preforms an important role... dont use cheap parts...

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Sparkplugs.com and other quality shops are the only parts i use. I try to premptively changed parts so i dont have to shop at Auto "Fruitin Jello" Zone.

Maybe it is time we start compiling folks Autozone parts complaints and start a PR campaign?
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by hross14
Maybe it is time we start compiling folks Autozone parts complaints and start a PR campaign?
careful, they might threaten us with "free parts for life" haha
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Are the correct/recommended great quality Denso plug wires for a 22re part # 671-4003 ?
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by snare
Are the correct/recommended great quality Denso plug wires for a 22re part # 671-4003 ?
according to sparkplugs.com, it is 671-4137
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