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Which Spheres??

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Ok im going to replace all the spheres on my xantia in the next 2 weeks after i'm paid(YIPPY!) and was wondering if its worth saving the £13 per sphere going for the GSF generic ones compared to the genuine citroen ones?

as it would save me £78 in total by going for the cheaper ones but if im going to end up replacing them in a year or so it would'nt be worth it...
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I've used GSF and Euro car parts for spheres and not had any problems. Do Pleiades do any good deals/warrenty?

Is it only £13 per sphere? Are these the single or multi layered membrane type?

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I dont know the difference. Its just the ones they offer for non-hydractive xantias and the anti sink and accum spheres as well. the £13 difference soon mounts up, if i was just doing the front or rear alone it would be the price of another sphere...
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Post by CitroJim »

Like Steve, I've never had any problems with GSF Amtex spheres. They are always fresh (i.e. a recent production date) and seem to do the job well enough.

Genuine OE Citroen ones may make sense if they are triple-layer, are reasonably fresh and you intend to keep the car a long time. I'd be concerned that the Citroen ones may be New Old Stock and therefore not such a good buy. Some bits I've bought in the past from Citroen look like they may have been sitting on a warehouse shelf for some time...

Can the production date of a genuine sphere be deduced from the codes on it?
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citrojim wrote:Like Steve, I've never had any problems with GSF Amtex spheres. They are always fresh (i.e. a recent production date) and seem to do the job well enough.

Genuine OE Citroen ones may make sense if they are triple-layer, are reasonably fresh and you intend to keep the car a long time. I'd be concerned that the Citroen ones may be New Old Stock and therefore not such a good buy. Some bits I've bought in the past from Citroen look like they may have been sitting on a warehouse shelf for some time...

Can the production date of a genuine sphere be deduced from the codes on it?
Quite agree with you on sphere's I've used Amtex ones for years without problems, mind you I always check the production date (normally fresh from Heathrow, old from Greenford). Euro Car Parts seem to be selling NOS genuine sphere's, I looked at some recently and found they were five years old :shock:

The date is stamped on the sphere and relatively simple to read, the trouble is I'm suffering from 'Oldtimers' at the mo and can't recall it off-hand. It might be the first two numbers denote the year, the others the day by way of the 'Julian Calender'.
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That's cool then ill stick with the GSF Amtex ones i think :)

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Post by mattpc »

I've never bothered with Citroen or GSF ones as Westroen have always been not much more expensive than buying the GSF ones on their own and they of course fit them. I guess if you don't live near Manchester that makes a difference tho.
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Post by Peter.N. »

I always use GSF - no problems so far.
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