gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Wheres good to look?
Ive looked on here and put up a wanted add. Got some response but its at the wrong end of the country really 
Theres a new one on mig but the person hasent replied to my messages despite been online 
and local scrap places only have whole engines
Any ideas as I need one asap 
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: Norton, North Yorkshire
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any head off a x14xe or x16xe is fine
i belive they are the same head the c16xe has bigger inlet ports and poss bigger valves but im not too sure
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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there is a breakers that Lee m deals with that break alot of corsa's that are in eirth, kent
other than that eddies at Vauxhall performance parts in essex, ?
or shinee, but i doubt it
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gavin18787
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yer warrens doing my car for me and has a x14 head but as you said they are slightly differnet. So idealy i want to get the correct one.
JR any idea what the one lee deals with is called and is the other one just called eddies or something else?
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jr
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vauxhall performance spares is eddies iirc
no idea on the other one, but TBH there isnt going to be too many breakers in eirth
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abdus
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the other one is Danny...u2u for more details ...cool guy
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Cole
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i got one gav found one in the garden lol
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by jr
vauxhall performance spares is eddies iirc
no idea on the other one, but TBH there isnt going to be too many breakers in eirth
ah i didnt grasp that the name of the place was eirth 
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by Cole
i got one gav found one in the garden lol
does that indicate that its fecked and corroded? Or not? If so i may be interested 
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abdus
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erith
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jr
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ignor my dodgy spelling/rushed typing
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Cole
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its not fecked its of a 70k car cam will need cleanin though unless your gonna use the cam you already have in yours
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by jr
ignor my dodgy spelling/rushed typing
Whats the correct spelling?
I actually googled it and wondered why nothing came up 
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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I have one . . .
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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hmm maybe interested, how much would you want for it?
Although im looking for a local one first 
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Update:
tried all the local places and have so far only come up with a whole x16xe with 60k on it for £175
Or a reconned head for £195
All the places and people suggested above dont have anything 
Might just pay up for the reconned one as it may save trouble in the long run 
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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BTW the recon one is from vauxhall preformance spares centre (listed in TV)
any one had any dealings with them before? What they like?
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jr
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thats eddies company iirc, there good
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gavin18787
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yer just been on www.vpsc.co.uk and it looks like his company
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