Remember that you will also need to add shipping and customs to those
orders, and when there is a problem with the fit of that hose or what
ever it is you get who are you going to call to get a replacement.
You would not believe that amount o parts that we go thru that you
the customer would not be happy with.
For example we just got some headlight trim rings in that for several
years have been great. Now these show up and the rivit is not
chromed. There is a brass rivit in the top of the chrome headlight
rim. We also just recieved some lower radiator hoses from England
that the hole for the heater pipe is about half the size it needs to
fit the copper pipe they also are pluged up at the bottom where the
two hoses are attached. Then there is the rocker shafts that have the
threads in the end tapped to far and the plug goes it to far and
blocks the oil to the end rocker, or the rocker bushing that has a
groove cut all the way around rather that only half way. I could go
on and on and on but I think this is enough to get the point.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jul 17, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Patton Dickson wrote:
> I am getting an order together right now and noticing a massive cost
> difference between parts from the US and those from the UK. Even when
> you factor the conversion rate with the weak dollar, the parts from
> the UK are less than half the price. Since most Healeys made it to
> North America, and presumably this would be where the economies of
> scale would kick in the most, why so much?
>
> Here are a couple examples from a couple suppliers on each shore for
> stuff I need to order today. This morning the conversion rate was ~
> $1.82 per #1.00
>
> UK Healey
> ENS353 - BN4-BJ7 - Banjo Bolt (oil feed pipe to tacho.drive) - #6.25
> CHS016 - BN4-BJ8 - Radiator Hose Top - #2.75
>
> AH Spares
> ENG787 - BANJO BOLT-oil feed tacho - BN4-BJ7 - #6.25
> CHT111 - TOP HOSE - BN4-BJ8 - #2.95
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> Moss
> 021-933 - BOLT, for union - BN4, BN6, BN7, BT7, BJ7 - $33.95
> 021-067 - RADIATOR HOSE, top - AH 100,3000- $8.00
>
> Victoria British
> 12-6750 - BANJO BOLT - OIL FEED - TECH - $25.95
> 2-582 - RADIATOR HOSE-TOP - $9.95
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