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If you are having a hard time swallowing his parts prices, his restoration=
prices would probably choke you.Mike MacLean
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, 7:09:26 PM PST, Linda Grunthaner via Spr=
idgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
Good to know Bill, I am starting to appreciate David's (bugeyeguy.com) par=
ts and his work. I would even consider having him do a build for me if I di=
dn't have the time, room or energy myself. I wish he would increase his inv=
entory=C2=A0but then again his prices are tough on the wallet although like=
you=C2=A0said good quality. I'm at a point ....whoops ....... age where I =
would rather pay once and cry once .......wink.
Safety Fast,Linda
62 California Sprite "Pinky"
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:20 PM Bill L. <Zormecteon@comcast.net> wrote:
Hello Linda,
I got parts=C2=A0 from bugeyeguy for my recent refresh. I have yet to be di=
sappointed. He gets his parts from other suppliers, but so far they are qua=
lity. The gauges are from SPEEDHUT, .. so you can get the same from there c=
heaper, BUT not with the faces that look so good. The cast iron water pump.=
. all you can get is aluminium from anywhere else. I did the conversion to =
Negative Ground and went with the GENERNATOR and fake regulator. The Genern=
ator burned out it's diodes in less than 100 miles but bugyeyeguy made good=
and I got a replacement.=20
I got the carpet set from AHSPARES. I chose the jaguar quality and it's rea=
lly nice stuff but a pain to fit. The body panels were exact replacements. =
Can't say about the rest of their stuff.=20
> Thanks Ron & Billy for the BPN site
> https://www.bpnorthwest.com/mg/midget.html. I bought shocks from Peter
> Caldwell of World Wide but I didn't think he had a large catalog.
> What are everyone's thoughts on buying from the bugeye guy
> https://bugeyeguyparts.com/collections/all
> He doesn't carry a lot but he is dedicated to the Spridgets, and has grow=
n
> in the hobby over the years.
> Linda
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 4:32 PM Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com> wrot=
e:
>> BPN is fine for you Triumph guys, but they don=E2=80=99t carry a lot of =
Sprite
>> parts. I always check them first though.
>> I=E2=80=99ve never expected Moss to know anything about cars, because if=
they did,
>> they would have corrected the mistakes in their Sprite catalogs decades
>> ago, and their website would be at least somewhat useful. At least VB ha=
d a
>> good catalog and a functioning website. I don=E2=80=99t usually expect p=
eople who
>> sell things to know much about anything other than selling things. YMMV.
>> BZ
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Best regards,
=C2=A0Bill=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 mailto:Zormecteon@comcast.net
I just took an IQ test. The results were negative.=20
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On Saturday, December 5, 2020, 7:09:26 PM PST, Linda Gr=
unthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"yiv4214649282"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Good t=
o know Bill, I am starting to appreciate David's (<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=
=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://bugeyeguy.com";>bugeyeguy.com</a>=
) parts and his work. I would even consider having him do a build for me if=
I didn't have the time, room or energy myself. I wish he would increase hi=
s inventory but then again his prices are tough on the wallet although=
like you said good quality. I'm at a point ....whoops ....... age whe=
re I would rather pay once and cry once .......wink.<div><br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div>Safety Fast,</div><div>Linda</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div=
><div>62 California Sprite "Pinky"</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=
=3D"yiv4214649282gmail_quote"><div class=3D"yiv4214649282yqt3288886001" id=
=3D"yiv4214649282yqtfd57177"><div class=3D"yiv4214649282gmail_attr" dir=3D"=
ltr">On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:20 PM Bill L. <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:Zormecteon@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=
=3D"mailto:Zormecteon@comcast.net";>Zormecteon@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br=
clear=3D"none"></div></div><blockquote class=3D"yiv4214649282gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:s=
olid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div class=3D"yi=
v4214649282yqt3288886001" id=3D"yiv4214649282yqtfd48719">Hello Linda,<br cl=
ear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
I got parts from bugeyeguy for my recent refresh. I have yet to be di=
sappointed. He gets his parts from other suppliers, but so far they are qua=
lity. The gauges are from SPEEDHUT, .. so you can get the same from there c=
heaper, BUT not with the faces that look so good. The cast iron water pump.=
. all you can get is aluminium from anywhere else. I did the conversion to =
Negative Ground and went with the GENERNATOR and fake regulator. The Genern=
ator burned out it's diodes in less than 100 miles but bugyeyeguy made good=
and I got a replacement. <br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
I got the carpet set from AHSPARES. I chose the jaguar quality and it's rea=
lly nice stuff but a pain to fit. The body panels were exact replacements. =
Can't say about the rest of their stuff. <br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
> Thanks Ron & Billy for the BPN site<br clear=3D"none">
> <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://w=
ww.bpnorthwest.com/mg/midget.html">https://www.bpnorthwest.com/mg/midget.ht=
ml</a>. I bought shocks from Peter<br clear=3D"none">
> Caldwell of World Wide but I didn't think he had a large catalog.<br c=
lear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
> What are everyone's thoughts on buying from the bugeye guy<br clear=3D=
"none">
> <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://b=
ugeyeguyparts.com/collections/all">https://bugeyeguyparts.com/collections/a=
ll</a><br clear=3D"none">
> He doesn't carry a lot but he is dedicated to the Spridgets, and has g=
rown<br clear=3D"none">
> in the hobby over the years.<br clear=3D"none">
> Linda<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 4:32 PM Billy Zoom <<a rel=3D"nofollow" sha=
pe=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:billyzoom@billyzoom.com"; target=3D"_blank" hr=
ef=3D"mailto:billyzoom@billyzoom.com";>billyzoom@billyzoom.com</a>> wrote=
:<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
>> BPN is fine for you Triumph guys, but they don=E2=80=99t carry a l=
ot of Sprite<br clear=3D"none">
>> parts. I always check them first though.<br clear=3D"none">
>> I=E2=80=99ve never expected Moss to know anything about cars, beca=
use if they did,<br clear=3D"none">
>> they would have corrected the mistakes in their Sprite catalogs de=
cades<br clear=3D"none">
>> ago, and their website would be at least somewhat useful. At least=
VB had a<br clear=3D"none">
>> good catalog and a functioning website. I don=E2=80=99t usually ex=
pect people who<br clear=3D"none">
>> sell things to know much about anything other than selling things.=
YMMV.<br clear=3D"none">
>> BZ<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
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Best regards,<br clear=3D"none">
Bill &n=
bsp; mailto:<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" =
ymailto=3D"mailto:Zormecteon@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:=
Zormecteon@comcast.net">Zormecteon@comcast.net</a><br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
<br clear=3D"none">
I just took an IQ test. The results were negative. </div><br clear=3D"none"=
>
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