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£100 for a Torx bolt
« on: 13 March 2008, 15:18:05 »
i needed a bolt for the air filter case, went to vx who wanted to sell me the whole lot ,air box,  pipe work the lot. All for a torx bolt , because vx didn't and I quote "didnt think any body would be stupid enough to lose the bolt in the first place" I thought the wife was going to thump him for being a cheeky sod .Why do i stick with vauxhall. ::) ::)
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #1 on: 13 March 2008, 15:25:47 »
look for one at the scrappys
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #2 on: 13 March 2008, 15:25:47 »
Why not get a second hand airbox from a breaker (2.0)....earlier ones use clips rather than the later naff torx screws.
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #3 on: 13 March 2008, 15:30:36 »
will do  :y :y :y
Parts bloke is lucky to still be in one piece the more i think about it, the wife's still pi$$ed at being spoken to like that
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #4 on: 13 March 2008, 15:36:53 »
if it was me i would have lent over that desk and headbutted the bloke. ;) ;) ;)

there is not need to be spoken to like that. i hope you gave him a good talkin to!!! :) :) :)
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #5 on: 13 March 2008, 15:46:53 »
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if it was me i would have lent over that desk and headbutted the bloke. ;) ;) ;)

there is not need to be spoken to like that. i hope you gave him a good talkin to!!! :) :) :)[/quote]

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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #6 on: 13 March 2008, 16:43:11 »
well i would if i was you.....

the customer is always right! so go complain about his attitude and manner!
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« Reply #7 on: 13 March 2008, 16:48:14 »
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the customer is always right! so go complain about his attitude and manner!
didnt say it wasnt going to happen......just, not yet
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #8 on: 13 March 2008, 16:49:15 »
Part number for the bolts is 11096121, and yes, you do get them as a seperate part, took them long enough to find them on there system though :o
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #9 on: 13 March 2008, 17:05:01 »
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Part number for the bolts is 11096121, and yes, you do get them as a seperate part, took them long enough to find them on there system though :o

thanks a lot . just got of the phone with the parts man (a different man from before) 25pence + vat 10 day special order from Germany. Your a star cheers mate  :y :y :y
  How did you find that out
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #10 on: 13 March 2008, 17:05:56 »
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if it was me i would have lent over that desk and headbutted the bloke. ;) ;) ;)

there is not need to be spoken to like that. i hope you gave him a good talkin to!!! :) :) :)


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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #11 on: 13 March 2008, 17:11:15 »
I needed some new ones for my filter box, my dad works for VX and took one of the bolts in, phoned me later on in the day to say the parts man had never seen one before and didn't think it was a VX part. However, he managed to get hold of a diagram of the parts of the box and got it from that

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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #12 on: 13 March 2008, 17:17:11 »
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I needed some new ones for my filter box, my dad works for VX and took one of the bolts in, phoned me later on in the day to say the parts man had never seen one before and didn't think it was a VX part. However, he managed to get hold of a diagram of the parts of the box and got it from that

Cheers,
Iain
thanks again Iain ive just got to wait .they come in bags of 10, if you still needsome give me a shout and i'll send some to you
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #13 on: 13 March 2008, 17:20:12 »
Hi,

Thanks for the offer but got 5 new ones sitting here waiting to go on, just waiting for the rain to go off to get them fitted (and copper greased)

Cheers,
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #14 on: 13 March 2008, 18:35:06 »
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #15 on: 13 March 2008, 18:37:02 »
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In the knee cap?  ;)  ;)   :y :y :y

oi you just cos i am small dont mean i cant jump and head but some one!!!
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if it was me i would have lent over that desk and headbutted the  ....

In the knee cap?  ;)  ;)   :y :y :y

oi you just cos i am small dont mean i cant jump and head but some one!!!

Marie this bloke must have been 5ft sat down .Stood up well i don't know but i recon you'd have to be able to jump a good 6 + feet to butt him ;D ;D
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
« Reply #17 on: 13 March 2008, 18:44:20 »
i would have jumped on the counter then head butted him then.

or gone got a chair to standon! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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In the knee cap?  ;)  ;)   :y :y :y

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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
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if it was me i would have lent over that desk and headbutted the  ....

In the knee cap?  ;)  ;)   :y :y :y

oi you just cos i am small dont mean i cant jump and head but some one!!!
;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  :y
Lets just say it would have been a 'nut' butt then, shall we? probably more painfull too, serves the beggar right!!
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« Reply #20 on: 13 March 2008, 20:42:02 »
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I needed some new ones for my filter box, my dad works for VX and took one of the bolts in, phoned me later on in the day to say the parts man had never seen one before and didn't think it was a VX part. However, he managed to get hold of a diagram of the parts of the box and got it from that

Cheers,
Iain
thanks again Iain ive just got to wait .they come in bags of 10, if you still needsome give me a shout and i'll send some to you

Take one, and shove it up the arris of the nice parts man :y
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Re: £100 for a Torx bolt
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I needed some new ones for my filter box, my dad works for VX and took one of the bolts in, phoned me later on in the day to say the parts man had never seen one before and didn't think it was a VX part. However, he managed to get hold of a diagram of the parts of the box and got it from that

Cheers,
Iain
thanks again Iain ive just got to wait .they come in bags of 10, if you still needsome give me a shout and i'll send some to you

Take one, and shove it up the arris of the nice parts man :y
yeah i could give him a good torxin to  :D :D
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