[Nobbc] Parts is parts, right?

[wendell bain]

Gerry,

When I had TR's, I had excellent parts and service from The Roadster
Factory.
Also had good results from Victoria British, but that was mostly for
my lady
friend's Spitfire.

Cheers,

Wendell

On Feb 2, 2011, at 5:09 PM, gtwincams at gmail.com wrote:

> Gerry,
> The Roadster Factory has high quality parts and rotating specials.
> Shipping is a bit pricey but that goes on special too. TRF has lots
> of parts made to spec and buys in the best, and support TR4s well.
> Moss is a mixed bag, some excellent parts and some not as good, but
> prices can be steep. Victoria British can be very economical and
> stocks lots of parts, but some not the finest quality. Service of
> all three is good in my experience. British Parts Northwest is a
> smaller operation but the have good quality parts for the most
> part, good prices and service.
> Many parts are all made in India or Asia, so it doesn't matter
> where you buy those, but if there is a UK or US part, they usually
> fit and look better and last longer.
> Some are NLA, so NOS or NORS are the only options.
> Many other options, but these are big, more local, and easy.
> Cheers,
> Greg Tatarian
> ------Original Message------
> From: G. Mugele
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> To: North Bay British Car Club
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> Subject: [Nobbc] Parts is parts, right?
> Sent: Feb 2, 2011 12:54 PM
>
> Hi,
>
> Looking for advice here.  I'm going to be spending a truck load of
> money... well, a TR4 trunk load anyway,  on parts very shortly.  I've
> been dealing with Moss and have no complaints about the quality but
> the prices do seem out of whack at times.  In the past I've dealt with
> Victoria (whatever they call it) in the midwest somewhere and also was
> reasonably satisfied with them.
>
> But I have been surprised to find that TR4As are more difficult to
> find parts for than Land Rovers of the same vintage.  Does anyone here
> have any thoughts on these or any other purveyors?  I'm open to
> recommendations and personal testimonials.  Thanks for any insight you
> can provide.
>
> Gerry
>
>
> G. Mugele
> mewgull at mugele.net
>
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