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Re: Alternative parts souce.

To: Dave Formstone <dformsto@compusmart.ab.ca>
Subject: Re: Alternative parts souce.
From: Patton Dickson <kpatton@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 21:43:57 -0600
Cc: "'Sprite list'" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <01BCF139.5F9EBE00@remote40.compusmart.ab.ca>
Reply-to: Patton Dickson <kpatton@worldnet.att.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
One had Major damage from a unnoticed crack in the fulcrum pin of the right
one, almost split open.  The other was worn out with a small crack in the
same place.

And since I don't weld...  not really meuch choice.  And I would have had to
spend $75 to have them rebuilt by Apple.  This worked best for me.

Patton

Dave Formstone wrote:

> Why do you need to buy new A arms? Why not repair your existing ones?
> Dave F.
> 1960 Bugeye
>
> ----------
> From:   alan b fisher[SMTP:hello39@idt.net]
> Sent:   November 13, 1997 11:48 AM
> To:     Patton Dickson
> Cc:     Dave Brown; spridgets
> Subject:        Re: Alternative parts souce.
>
> Patton Dickson wrote:
>
> Patton,
> What's a good price on a-arms? Proper Mg had em for $99.00
> on sale during August and refused to honor the price for a volume order
> of
> 8 arms yesterday. They want $129.00 their everyday price. They are
> new not rebuilds and they are from England?
> Regards
> Alan
>
> > That is who I got my A-arms from.  Good price, fast shipping, and Hal
> > was
> > pretty helpful on the phone.  They also answer e-mail fast, which I
> > think is
> > important if you are trying to business on the web.  (just an aside,
> > if you
> > give out a business e-mail address, I expect you to check it as least
> > as
> > fast as you do your regular mail) I had no problems at all.  Of course
> > I
> > only used them once, but I will use them again if they have what I'm
> > looking
> > for at a good price.
> >
> > Just my .02,
> >
> > Patton
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
> > To: spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 10:57 PM
> > Subject: Alternative parts souce.
> >
> > >Anyone done business with these guys?
> > >
> > >
> > >The company where I got the offer is :
> > >Hal Rogers
> > >H.D. Rogers & Sons
> > >Import Auto Specialists
> > >3418 Barksdale Blvd.
> > >Bossier City LA 71112 USA
> > >(318) 742-3651 phone           (318) 742-5044 fax
> > >http://www.hdrogers.com
> > >
> > >Dave
> > >

Patton Dickson                              Dallas, TX

1967 Austin-Healey Sprite                   H-AN9-L/69437
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