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Old 21-02-2009, 11:01 AM   #1
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Just got hold of a '97 Festiva and one of the spark plug leads is a bit dodgy. Yesterday, I went to the local dealership to try and buy a new one and was told it would be about $40 if they had one.......$40 seems a bit rich for one lead :

Can I get them from Supercheap or AutoPro etc ???

Sorry about the dumb question - I usually do my own work on my daily driver - it's a '77 mini so I don't trust the mechanics with it. I've rebuilt motors, gearboxes and so on, but I know very little about these 'new fangled computerised' cars.

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Old 21-02-2009, 12:59 PM   #2
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You would pick up the whole set for $40 at supercheap.
If it were me i would replace the lot for piece of mind as you probably don't know how old they are.
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Old 21-02-2009, 07:16 PM   #3
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Try KIA as the Festiva is a KIA clone...
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Old 27-02-2009, 10:57 AM   #4
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Thanks for the replies - new set of leads from AutoPro and it's just like a brand new engine.

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Old 27-02-2009, 03:46 PM   #5
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Dont forget the dizzy cap and rotor, if the leads needed replacing, so would those.
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Old 27-02-2009, 04:04 PM   #6
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just been to auto barn today priced them for my girls car $39 including coil lead full set.
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