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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298   
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anyone know where to get a little plastic wheel arch trim for sensible money - ie not;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202374179046?fi...ondition=3  |
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4th Aug 2022 10:19am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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no sure why the huge price difference but think I've found the answer;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201966624990?fi...ondition=3 |
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4th Aug 2022 11:12am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162 
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I made the nissan juke arches, and they cost peanuts to make. Shame that you don't own a juke, i may been able to have gotten you an arch for the price of postage! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Aug 2022 1:30pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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the cost difference between gen 1/2 and 3 seems ridiculous and in no way reflects the manufacture cost.
Procta - ever thought about making mini wheel trims rather than Juke bits 
thanks 
even though the gen 1/2 parts are half the price there's still silly money for what they are  |
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4th Aug 2022 3:59pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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Thats why I use a good breaker for when I need bits for my R50
Kent Mini Spares (ebay), Mini Jagland (ebay) and MJR / Mini Matt are always good, as is Millsys Autos in Nunetaon |
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4th Aug 2022 4:06pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162
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Where i work the mount of crap that has been sent to Renault, Honda, BMW, Toyota and Nissan, is eye watering. As soon as Honda ended the previous version of the civic, they took their tools and told the company to do one. BMW has been very rocky, and its questionable if they will give them new work, even though there is talk. The bright work they couldn't get right for Toyota and they ended up passing it back to them. Renaults told them where to go now, after the farce with the parts, that have been made. One point they actually came in and did a inspection of all the Renault bright work. They were not impressed at all. Nissan only puts up with it, because their cars are just flung together and not arsed about their quality as much. But they have kicked off a few times in the past, after the lines have been parked, and someone higher up has a had a walk on the floor and spotted the bad quality. So i don't think you want any of my parts  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Aug 2022 6:17pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162
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best thing, because the service parts, as its called in the game, are not to the best of quality, they just send crap. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Aug 2022 6:18pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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yeah - might be best you stick to Nissan and I'll get my hugely overpriced bits from elsewhere
lord-haggis - many thanks for the info. I'll give them a try. Last edited by Caterham on 5th Aug 2022 12:17pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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4th Aug 2022 6:23pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162
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if all comes down to you buying a new part, Caterham. i strongly check it over for its quality for that kind of money
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Aug 2022 8:39pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074
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Much like the Land Rover the better OEM parts are lemforder or dephli or FAG and corteco |
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4th Aug 2022 9:44pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162
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lord-haggis i noticed this too, The thing is the cheaper companies don't care, all they say its a service part and that's it. Quality can go out of the window to a certain point, the flaws i have see in my replacement dash is un real. I have had to clue the part too, due to the area been weak, due to a sink in the part.
Thing is they will get away until someone starts having ago and tell them, take sodding pride in your quality. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th Aug 2022 1:16am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2640 
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Some friendly advice - it might be worth you reading your employers policy on social media etc…  |
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5th Aug 2022 9:19am |
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| MaxRPM Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: South Staffs Posts: 1114
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This is nothing new. 50 years ago a friend who worked for Jaguar told me that new panels that wouldn't fit on the assembly line. were sent to the dealers to be sold as spares. |
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5th Aug 2022 3:00pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5162
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they have had far worse on social media Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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6th Aug 2022 1:36am |
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