suppliers what rubbish

[trigger234]

Is it me or have other members experienced this. You order goods from suppliers and all you get is rubbish and when you chase up the problem you get no reply or get fobbed off. I replaced my steering rack done 100 miles and it leaked, so got on to the supplier and he repaired it carriage at my cost, fair enough. £ 53 to have it re tracked .Than fitted the new one ,not even 50 miles it leaked. So what do you do? got in contact with the supplier told him the problem and guess what didn't want to know told me it was my fault, waste of time. Just goes to prove that, A ,never never go by reviews on there web site and B never go for the cheapest. Ordered a time clock from a supplier, sent it straight away no problem have dealt with them before, but it was the wrong one, sent an email and get a replay 4 days later, saying will have some in a weeks time. Fair enough. A email was sent a week later and told that it will be another week. So after another week i sent another e maim and guess what ? no answer. It Just makes me mad the rubbish that you have to put up with just to try and enjoy a past time with a triumph stag. Sorry for the rant.

[Paulfrazer]

YES - see my thread about clutch hydraulics. Why can't something so simple just be supplied and work??

[Wheelz]

Once you find who's good and who's not things will be much better. I get great service from my supplier.

[Paulfrazer]

I got a re-built differential last year. It works perfectly and silently. If something so complex can be supplied and just work why not something so simple as clutch hydraulics? As with the OP apologies for the rant but this is really spoiling my enjoyment of the car!

[singapore stag]

There are only some good traders left. People like Peter from Ldparts are a rare breed. If only we had more conscientious traders like him.

[jbuckl]

Ask here beforehand… it will most likely save some pain.
Many of us have a worn out tee shirt already!

[richardthestag]

and B never go for the cheapest.

buy cheap, buy twice

[trigger234]

lesson learned

[Paulfrazer]

Well, the master cylinder I bought was actually a bit more expensive than most. I paid a bit more for that very reason

[MandM]

It's one of the short comings of the club, where you have to seem to have learn and experience of the extra cost of finding out where to buy your parts from, then that is still sometimes a problem, I have had a pair of SOCTFL quarter light rubbers from a bad batch , yes they where replaced after some email ping pong, but not the carriage, all supplies seem to forget that it costs to return them!. and the cost of redoing the job. When I enquired about these at another supplier they had the same stock , so seems like a recall did not happen?. I would tell all members, as has been said, to ask here first, could save you a lot of heart ache and money.

The situation all round is a very poor affair

These where the temp compensator seals I was sent , told best available

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[richardthestag]

Well, the master cylinder I bought was actually a bit more expensive than most. I paid a bit more for that very reason

and like I suggested in your thread, new old stock. It wasn't clear in your thread whether it was OE or not - apologies if wrong end of stick has been grabbed.

Maybe it sat on a shelf for 40 years, therefore those seals and rubbers are also 40 years old.

There is another theory about New old stock that I have. Not unheard of for a faulty batch to be released, yeah I know even the 1970s had issues . Manufacturer asked for the batch to be binned but it ends up in the cellar. Roll forwards 40 years to the Great Tutankhamun find of the century and guess what? them parts is still faulty.

[dasadrew]

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There is another theory about New old stock that I have. Not unheard of for a faulty batch to be released, yeah I know even the 1970s had issues . Manufacturer asked for the batch to be binned but it ends up in the cellar. Roll forwards 40 years to the Great Tutankhamun find of the century and guess what? them parts is still faulty.

Did I hear "Unipart Water Pump" ?

[richardthestag]

Did I hear "Unipart Water Pump" ?

A cracking example, you would want your head looking at if your were to fit a NOS waterpump without getting it properly inspected

[dasadrew]

A cracking example, you would want your head looking at if your were to fit a NOS waterpump without getting it properly inspected

Two puns in one sentence - good going!

[richardthestag]

i try my best Drew