It's a difficult question to answer, and you have to be careful what you say
about Moss motors on these lists. I passed along something someone else said
about a moss product on the MGT list, and got an email from Moss Motors -
complete with my name, address, and account number - basically ordering me to
cease and desist.
That said, there are only a few manufacturers of some restoration parts, and I
suspect both VB and MM have the same suppliers for many products. For my
Midget project, I used both VB and MM, but mostly VB. I also used other
suppliers for some things. For instance, I bought my Carelli carpet on eBay.
Very nice, and a fraction of the VB or MM price. But it's cut-pile, rather
than the more original loop. I bought my top on eBay, too. On the other
hand, I bought my vinyl upholstery on eBay and it was lousy.
Mostly I've bought from VB. I've had only one problem, with an interior
panel, and VBs customer service was excellent. I bought less from MM, but one
of the things I bought was incorrectly listed as fitting my car. When you buy
from MM, I suggest you purchase through Jeff Zorn at www.lbcarco.com (Little
British Car company). Excellent customer service, and his prices are about
10% under MM catalog prices.
Good luck!
-Mike Eldred
Wilmington, VT
> From: crk at godblessthe.us
> To: mgs at autox.team.net; MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:50:37 -0700
> Subject: [Mgs] Victoria British q
>
> I've got both an A and B and currently am remaking my B with paint and
> potentially carpet and panels. It seems to me that VB used to be
> considerably more expensive than Moss, but in looking at their current
> prices, they are actually now less expensive on many items. Has there been
a
> change? Are the parts now cheap? Or is there something else going on? How
> are the carpet and panel kits at both places? Am I better off going to a
> local auto upholstery shop and having them do things or just pick up the
raw
> materials and do it myself? On the B, I am not stuck on "as original" but I
> want the interior to be "nice".
>
>
>
> The A on the other hand, I want to restore to original.
>
>
>
> TIA,
>
>
>
> Clayton
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