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• Source for .040" over rings? by Jory on 17 Mar, 2011 19:23
• I'm building 1.6N/A. The cylinders are pitted so I'm boring .040" over. I've decided to go with Prothe's pistons but I'm not going to screw around with the rings that come with them.
  Anybody have a source for German rings? (Goetz, Mahle, etc)
  
  thanks!
  Jory
• #1 by maxfax on 17 Mar, 2011 23:29
• Last person who was on a search for these found them at:
  
  http://www.vwdieselparts.com
  
  But that was the last set he had in stock..  Apparently they are getting a tad hard to come by..  Can't hurt to check with Jack though...
• #2 by Jory on 24 Mar, 2011 11:40
• Thanks, I sent Jack an email to figure out what brand those rings are.
• #3 by wdkingery on 24 Mar, 2011 12:29
• this guy seems to have it all except engine assemblies.. but he's even got door handles and stuff so maybe he has what you need
  
  http://www.hansdieselparts.com/default.htm
• #4 by Jory on 24 Mar, 2011 13:26
• Quote from: wdkingery on 24 Mar, 2011 12:29

  this guy seems to have it all except engine assemblies.. but he's even got door handles and stuff so maybe he has what you need
  
  http://www.hansdieselparts.com/default.htm
  

  
  oh mercy. ANOTHER prothe site? By the way, I didn't give prothe the business, I can get top line pistons through my shop for less than half his price.
• #5 by dankcorey22 on 24 Mar, 2011 19:36
• Yes it was me who was on the search for them last but i did find some at jacks website. They are a bit hard to find tho.
  http://www.vwdieselparts.com
  
  He's a good guy he will fix you up. Mine was like $62 shipped
• #6 by Jory on 24 Mar, 2011 20:42
• Looks like I'm out of luck with vwdieselparts:
  
  Jory,
  
  None of our suppliers have had stock from some
  time, sorry. Possibly again in the future ........
  BTW one customer needed a set so bad he had
  to order a full set of .040 over pistons jut for the
  rings :-(
  
  Jack
• #7 by maxfax on 24 Mar, 2011 20:48
• I checked with my parts guy back when Corey was looking..  He was able to locate a set, but they were Topline..  Personally, I never cared for their VW rings though..
• #8 by theman53 on 24 Mar, 2011 21:01
• Maybe try contacting Total seal or Hastings and see what can be made?
• #9 by dankcorey22 on 24 Mar, 2011 21:16
• Total seal has good product. Ive never heard anyting bad about them. Neither about hastings.
  
  I was gonna use total seal but just never got around to calling them... i have gotten lazy
• #10 by Jory on 28 Mar, 2011 14:19
• Quote from: maxfax on 24 Mar, 2011 20:48

  I checked with my parts guy back when Corey was looking..  He was able to locate a set, but they were Topline..  Personally, I never cared for their VW rings though..
  

  
  Yeah, my Top Line pistons came with rings but I'm wary of using them.
  
  Guess it's time to call Total Seal
• #11 by Jory on 28 Mar, 2011 14:20
• Also, I checked with the dealership today. Apparently ALL oversize rings for the 1.6s are NLA 
• #12 by Jory on 28 Mar, 2011 14:45
• Looks like I finally struck gold. Found an ad on thesamba.com for Grant 1mm rings and just ordered them. He said he can get more so here's the link for whoever else is looking:
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1110139
• #13 by Dakotakid on 28 Mar, 2011 16:47
• PLEASE: do us all a favor and report back on how this guy treats you on this purchase...like how long it took to get....if they were what they were advertised as.....if they really came in a "Grant" box....if they were packaged safely, etc.
  Thank you up front.
• #14 by Jory on 28 Mar, 2011 19:30
• Quote from: Dakotakid on 28 Mar, 2011 16:47

  PLEASE: do us all a favor and report back on how this guy treats you on this purchase...like how long it took to get....if they were what they were advertised as.....if they really came in a "Grant" box....if they were packaged safely, etc.
  Thank you up front.
  

  Will do. Do you have cause to doubt this seller or have you just not dealt him?