> I would say that all the venders are getting the latch from the same
source in Taiwan I tried two from TRF which behaved in the same manner.
my problem was the safety lever had the wrong angle and you could not shut
the hood without holding the lever. The original you could just drop the
hood.
They refunded the item.
I put my old one back on.
> al salvatore
> 76tr6
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Greg_Hutmacher@i2.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 6:18 PM
> Subject: poor quality repro hood safety latch for TR6
>
>
> > The point of this is not to pick on a particular supplier... I only
wish
> > to find out if anyone else has had a similar experience.
> >
> > I recently ordered a hood catch for my TR6 (the piece that bolts to the
> > underside of the bonnet with the safety hook on it) from one of the big
3
> > suppliers. My original had cracked at the base. When I received the
> > repro part (made in Taiwan, apparently there are no new original stock
> > available), I was very disappointed in the quality and engineering of
the
> > part. The spring and pin part is fine. But the safety "hook" part of
it
> > did not line up correctly like the original longitudinally (and there is
> > no way to adjust it) and it was also very wobbly laterally (from side to
> > side). It is completely unusable as the safety hook will not catch on
the
> > corresponding catch mounted to the bulkhead. Even adjusting the bolt-in
> > position of the latch assembly in the bonnet (there is a little bit of
> > position adjustment) does not provide enough adjustment to get the
safety
> > hook to catch. When I hold the repro part up against the broken
original,
> > it is obvious that the repro is no where near within specification
> > compared to the original.
> >
> > Anyone else have any experiences with these repro bonnet latches? Are
> > all of the big 3 suppliers buying the same part from the same
> > manufacturer? If so, it will do me no good to buy from one of the other
> > suppliers (unless this was an isolated "out of spec" part and the rest
are
> > really good). Anyone know where any originals are available?
> >
> > And, yes, I plan to return the part to Moss for a refund. My experience
>
> > is that they are good about standing behind their parts if a customer is
> > not satisfied.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Greg Hutmacher
> > 76 TR6
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