Can anyone recommend a gearbox builder in the Sowf East ? I want to get prices for installing an LSD. Fanks muchly
Head to Bridgend, Wales, see Martin aka Hotgolf aka Gas N Gears. He da man. or post it to him if he still allows.
Thanks Sam. I have messaged him. However, I have an inbuilt reluctance to get work done a long way from home since having issues with a previous job, funnily enough in Bridgend. When things go wrong or take longer than expected it is a right pain in the backside to remedy when you have a 400 mile round trip for a face to face. That's why I now try to stay local.
There are still plenty of good guys out there. I have just been unlucky on my last two major expenditure rebuilds
I've never heard a bad word said about Hotgolf's work in nigh on 20 years on here. He'd be my go to for any VW gearbox work.
Well, there is a message on Gas n Gears Facebook saying Martin has an injury and is not able to work! Apparently he can’t reply to messages either so must be serious. I hope it’s not too serious and he gets better soon @Hotgolf
Hope Mart's ok! I used a firm in St. Abans area once, never again, they took ages to swap a VR6 casing onto a 16v gearing and fit a Peloquin diff. The box crunched into 3rd and Martin (hotgolf) found issues with the diff. bolts when he later stripped it. Can't think of their trading name now it was a long time ago. Aha! Gearboxman.co.uk
