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1. nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:31:55 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"; do not forget the other designation not frequently found NOSR . refering to original vintage replacement aftermarket parts. i run into these items also. sometimes confused as nos. it pays to know the; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00243.html (8,166 bytes)
2. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:12:10 -0700; NOS is mostly crap. If it is 40 years old, it is still decayed, whether or not it has been in a dusty box or bolted to a car. 40 years ago, parts weren't sealed in air tight bags. The metal will have; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00244.html (9,691 bytes)
3. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:48:55 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; You're kidding, right?! Bob big; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00254.html (8,028 bytes)
4. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 07:14:29 -0700; I'll clarify, because I have received some both on and off list, um disagreement with my opinion, and that is cool. To put into perspective, I DRIVE my cars, not show them. When you take a 40 year ol; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00255.html (10,054 bytes)
5. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:27:21 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"; unfortunatly true. it is usually refered to as shelf worn in listings like hemmings. depending where geographically where an item comes from and how it has been stored has a great deal to do with the; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00257.html (10,767 bytes)
6. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 10:40:03 -0400; I have viewed your website several times, today as well as in the past, and I have always been impressed by your work and modifications to your '74 Midget. I was just wondering, though, what's the s; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00258.html (7,905 bytes)
7. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 10:47:37 -0400; This is true to some degree. Yes on cloth, vinyl and rubber. 40 year old rubber is 40 years old! And a NOS top or tonneau is sure to be a bit short. But having the lenses fall out on the garage floor; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00259.html (9,406 bytes)
8. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 11:10:46 -0400; This is not intended as a flame, so please don't take it personally. Since it appears that this thread is going to continue about the merits of reproduction parts, I must get out the soapbox. This s; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00263.html (10,132 bytes)
9. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 08:18:26 -0700; Thanks for asking. The 78 has been brought to a mechanically sound condition with all systems working at the moment. It is unrestored, rust and dent free with a like-new top, new tires, worn toneau.; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00264.html (9,090 bytes)
10. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:08:23 -0700; I know I threw a little fuel on this flame, now I've had my morning coffee and a shower. Even with my harsh criticism for some of the New Old Stock parts I have bought, the rolling restoration of my; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00265.html (12,778 bytes)
11. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:17:03 -0700 (PDT); Not. See my BMC chrome gas cap, Smith's tach gear drive, Lucas switches and girling wheel cylinders for examples. All replaced repro crap that was garbage in 6 months, unusable in a year. == Ron Soa; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00266.html (8,117 bytes)
12. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:56:28 -0700 (PDT); I wanted to replace the brass straps that hold the rear hard brake lines to the axle. VB shows a picture of them in their catalog (picture looks just like the orginals). What I received was two black; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00269.html (10,928 bytes)
13. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 12:16:03 -0500; You are so right, as Spridget owners the parts availability for my car vs. say a Datsun Roadster really annoys a friend of mine, we have something of which to be truly thankful. Maybe you need to rem; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00270.html (9,726 bytes)
14. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 14:08:11 -0400; Thanks for contributing this information. This is a perfect example of what I was talking about earlier! Who in the hell would even think of asking the retailer if the metal strap shown in the catal; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00273.html (7,835 bytes)
15. Re: nib / nos (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 12:37:56 -0700; I had to wait until my company sent me to Overland Park in Kansas for train engineer school to visit Victoria British. The warehouse is 10 minutes down the freeway from Overland Park. There were many; /html/spridgets/2000-06/msg00280.html (10,181 bytes)

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