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Price of pattern parts
Marks DTM Calib:
--- Quote from: Andy B on 17 April 2018, 19:04:06 ---
--- Quote from: TheBoy on 17 April 2018, 18:50:42 ---Because its shit*, made in the far east to dubious tolerances.
*hopefully, shit will mean "good enough"
--- End quote ---
It'll be good enough, you could say it's better constructed than those on an Omega in that the main body is cast steel .... not crappy pressings spot riveted together. That £20 investment this morning has probably doubled the value of her car :y
--- End quote ---
Its never the main bodies that fail, its the moving parts.
The issue with some (and not all but, certainly the mega cheap ones) is that the moving parts are the bits that continually fail.
Andy B:
--- Quote from: Fuse 19 on 18 April 2018, 15:16:24 ---
--- Quote from: Andy B on 17 April 2018, 19:04:06 ---
--- Quote from: TheBoy on 17 April 2018, 18:50:42 ---Because its shit*, made in the far east to dubious tolerances.
*hopefully, shit will mean "good enough"
--- End quote ---
It'll be good enough, you could say it's better constructed than those on an Omega in that the main body is cast steel .... not crappy pressings spot riveted together. That £20 investment this morning has probably doubled the value of her car :y
--- End quote ---
Its never the main bodies that fail, its the moving parts.
The issue with some (and not all but, certainly the mega cheap ones) is that the moving parts are the bits that continually fail.
--- End quote ---
They were being replaced because the ball joint was fubar'd ..... they just need to last till summer when the car will be replaced :y
Marks DTM Calib:
--- Quote from: Andy B on 18 April 2018, 16:01:28 ---
--- Quote from: Fuse 19 on 18 April 2018, 15:16:24 ---
--- Quote from: Andy B on 17 April 2018, 19:04:06 ---
--- Quote from: TheBoy on 17 April 2018, 18:50:42 ---Because its shit*, made in the far east to dubious tolerances.
*hopefully, shit will mean "good enough"
--- End quote ---
It'll be good enough, you could say it's better constructed than those on an Omega in that the main body is cast steel .... not crappy pressings spot riveted together. That £20 investment this morning has probably doubled the value of her car :y
--- End quote ---
Its never the main bodies that fail, its the moving parts.
The issue with some (and not all but, certainly the mega cheap ones) is that the moving parts are the bits that continually fail.
--- End quote ---
They were being replaced because the ball joint was fubar'd ..... they just need to last till summer when the car will be replaced :y
--- End quote ---
Fingers crossed, I get some items which are great and last well, others don't see the guarantee out :'( :y
Andy B:
--- Quote from: Nick W on 18 April 2018, 14:26:50 ---....
Even on a heavy car like an Omega a pressed and welded wishbone is far stronger than it needs to be; you lot wouldn't be pissing about changing the bushes and joints in 20 year old parts if that wasn't true.
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They're cast on my R Class which is half a tonne heavier ;)
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