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Old 02-21-2011, 11:42 AM
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Bosch coils for the last ten years have been made in Spain.
They must have factories all over the place these days. I bought a pack of Bosch spark plugs last week. The label said "Made in Russia".
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Old 02-22-2011, 12:43 PM
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re: They must have factories all over the place these days.

Yeah, I had heard that the coils were being made in Brazil.
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No reason not to just get an MSD box and coil and be done with it.
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Old 02-23-2011, 11:30 PM
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re: They must have factories all over the place these days.

Yeah, I had heard that the coils were being made in Brazil.
The silver coils are all Brazilian and not very reilable. I tell all our clients who have one to carry a spare when planning a trip.
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