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• Freeze Plugs by silentdub on 26 Aug, 2011 11:42
• Who sells a brass freeze plug kit for the 1.6?
  
  I know Pep Boys has a package of assorted sizes, well they did the last time I bought them and that must have been 10+ years ago.
  
  
  
• #1 by R.O.R-2.0 on 27 Aug, 2011 12:32
• no, you should be asking:
  
  "who has 36.5mm soft plugs"
  
  there not very common.. and i know you can get them at napa auto parts for about 10 bucks..
  
  everywhere i can get them, they are an order in part only.. never enough demand for VW freeze plugs..
• #2 by fatmobile on 29 Aug, 2011 09:14
• Right, because mayle will try to sell you plugs that fit too loose.
   Dorman is a good brand to buy,.. I think I got mine at NAPA but don't have the part number handy.
• #3 by R.O.R-2.0 on 29 Aug, 2011 10:20
• mine were dorman also.. good fit.
  
  i bought the last one the parts store had, so no part number off the box. and its installed in the car, so it would be a bit hard to look at the number..
• #4 by silentdub on 30 Aug, 2011 10:37
• Thanks. I usually prefer brass though, it looks nice when painted.
  
  I'll check Napa.
  
  I did just come across this. http://www.dormanproducts.com/catalog/ExpansionPlugApps.pdf
  
  It looks like the 1.6 used (4) 36.5 mm for the block, (2) 9/16 for the block, (1) 61/64 for the head.