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Re: Quinton-Hazell parts

To: Bob Sykes <s1500@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Quinton-Hazell parts
From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 13:50:10 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Hi Bob:

The big question is, does QH still make its own parts or are they hammered
out in a cottage in some village in China?

John


>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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