As a frame of reference, Quinten Hazell parts were sold by J.C. Whitney
as their cheap aftermarket replacement parts. They may very well have
made some OEM parts, but everything I have ever seen coming out of a QH
box was a sub-standard product.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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> From: Bob Sykes <s1500@worldnet.att.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Quinton-Hazell parts
> Date: Sunday, January 18, 1998 4:26 PM
>
> Triumphal ones,
>
> I bought a QH radiator cap a couple of years ago. It is the
> hardest cap to remove & replace that I've ever experienced on
> any vehicle. However I have also used countless other QH parts
> on my cars (mostly suspension) without problems (yet).
>
> QH seems to be getting a bad rep. from a variety of sources
> these days. Has their quality declined that much? Has the
> company changed hands? Weren't QH the OEM for many LBC parts
> in the 60s and 70s? Their "original" parts never seemed to
> have this bad reputation. What gives?
>
> Curious,
> Bob (& '78 Spitfires)
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/s1500
>
> ----------------------
> Atwell wrote:
> > > Which parts seem to cause the most trouble? All war stories
appreciated!
> > > Good experiences are worth sharing too.
> > >
> > > If the Q-H stuff is not the best, then what is? And what are
some
> > > sources for the good stuff?
>
> Paul replies:
> > Coming from my Tiger experiences, QH(Quality? HA!) has a reputation
for
> > bad parts that exceed Lucas's "Prince of Darkness" reputation.
> [...]
>
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