Magnecor leads

[wilson_sri]

Anyone else use magnecor leads? Was looking at some just now, but are they really worth the £85 price tag?

[16v Nova Kev]

good post i was going to invest in a set myself

[novaxe235]

to be honest i used to have them on my old 16 valver,after i fitted them i noticed it started to hunt alot so i re-fitted the old genuine vaux ones and it stopped . it might have just been my car but i think it's quite expensive for what you get anyway.

[tom reid]

No, no, no,and no

[Benn]

No, a lead is a lead, they really arnt any better than 15£ ones from a motorfactor.

[AlexW]

Aye what i was about to say. For £80 id want diamond ones.

[Pistol Pete]

Just paying for the name i guess??

[Paul]

i use them, and never had a problem, my mate uses them on his turbo too.

Also, never had a problem.

[tom_beverley]

I use them on mine and never had a problem. Thing is, they are much better made than the £15 motorfactor ones and last longer. Its logical they will improve the ignition slightly but don't believe the 100bhp power increase poop lol

Not really worth the extra £££ IMHO but I got mine much cheaper than £85 at the time.

[Keif]

I had a misfire on my Carlton, it i swapped the leads, but it was still mis-firing. So bought a set of Magnecor ones. It ran better, but wasn't the cause of the problem

On the Carlton forum i use, they've tested them against a cheaper set and they are better.

Leads are not just leads, it's all down to the core's quality and resistance the better lead has less resistance, thus a stronger spark.

Plus you have a 10year warranty, so if they do fail they can be replaced FOC.

[craig green]

The most important thing is to check they fit the pins in the dizzy cap properly. Not so much of a problem on the red clip on dizzy caps but an issue with the black screw on caps.

Best fit I found was genuine Bosch leads which I got for £30ish from a local supplier. Nice grey colour too. I'd never pay that much for leads on an 8v!

[Riggy]

lol i have a set of uprated leads on my XE , cant rememebr whatmake the are , but they dont make any noticeable difference to how the car runs , mine just look a bit better with them being blue and match my samco's lol