Like the title says, trying to see if there is any major difference between Hamburg Technic / HT Valve Cover and OEM cover. Obviously the HT is about half the price. Can't find any reviews on them so not sure what the opinion on the HT valve covers are. They are the only ones on ECS tuning that is not back ordered until February. Another option is the URO valve cover. Again not much reviews on them. I have used URO parts on my Audi with good results in the past but not sure about Minis. So question is HT, URO or stick to OEM? Thanks

FYI I have the N18 engine.

 

The ones we carry work fine, They have the same casting and i have the HT one on my R58 JCW. The oem one is just like the old one and has the mecaplast logo and the plastic form out of the mold is a little bit cleaner in OEM. Other then that they are the same.

 

I tried to look up Hamburg Technic products in Germany but can't find any. Nor can I find an address or a reference to them. Are they a registered "GmbH" as their name implies? If so, why does their website not show an imprint (stating CEO, company address and commercial registration nr.) as required by german law?

 

Think they have an office in germany, you can see it here: http://hamburgtechnic.com/

They deal with exclusive distributors like us. So they might be hard to find on the web other places. Some places might carry them but are old school and not on the web.

 

I was considering one for R60 mainly because they also sell replaceable PVC and covers, so maybe they are easier to replace than on a OEM valve cover that usually breaks when you take the PVC cover off.