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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Entwood on 06 November 2011, 23:15:30
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I have been asked if I would "rent out" my cam kit .. something that I've never been asked before ..... so never even thought about it, I have loaned it to folks nearby without hesitation .. but they are folks I have met "face to face" so to speak.
However, postage, and security, make me a tad dubious.. :(
The request comes from a member near Newcastle - is there anyone near Newcastle with a v6 Cam Locking Kit that could help out a fellow OOFer ??
My thoughts are that someone local would be quicker and more able than a stranger by post .. if that makes any sense !!!
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I have been asked if I would "rent out" my cam kit .. something that I've never been asked before ..... so never even thought about it, I have loaned it to folks nearby without hesitation .. but they are folks I have met "face to face" so to speak.
However, postage, and security, make me a tad dubious.. :(
The request comes from a member near Newcastle - is there anyone near Newcastle with a v6 Cam Locking Kit that could help out a fellow OOFer ??
My thoughts are that someone local would be quicker and more able than a stranger by post .. if that makes any sense !!!
tyne or under lyme
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Thanks for posting this mate :y
I am near Newcastle upon Tyne.
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If it is someone you dont know Nige,ask them for a deposit which is equal to the value of the kit and then return the deposit once the kit has been returned in good condition. ;)
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I can understand the concerns. I've never liked lending specialist tools to people I know, never mind a stranger (and I mean no insult by that) but I had considered looking into getting a kit for local members to use.
I think the only way it can work is with a deposit of at least 50% of the value (if not more!) when it is someone you don't know :-\ which seems, IMO, too much ::)
Hopefully someone local(ish) will be able to help out :y
Of course, if postage starts to be involved then Special Delivery is the only safe way through Royal Mail, which is costly ::) I suppose another courier could be cheaper and offer sufficient compensation if it is lost :-\
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I agree, I also hate lending tools out to even people I know as I was always taught, nobody looks after your tools like you do. :y
I was also taught that cheap tools are more expensive than expensive tools, as you have to keep replacing the cheap ones. Most of the quality tools I bought in my teens are still going strong and will outlast me
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I agree, I also hate lending tools out to even people I know as I was always taught, nobody looks after your tools like you do. :y
I was also taught that cheap tools are more expensive than expensive tools, as you have to keep replacing the cheap ones. Most of the quality tools I bought in my teens are still going strong and will outlast me
Very true. Reminds me... I need to do a little panel beating on the case for my cam belt kit after Mrs. KW drove over it. ::)
I have lent mine to local members, who have normally been happy to leave a deposit if I don't know them well. Posting, and waiting for people to get round to going to the post office to send stuff back, etc. is another ball ache game. ;)
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Very true. Reminds me... I need to do a little panel beating on the case for my cam belt kit after Mrs. KW drove over it. ::)
;D ;D Here you go Kevin, I found a How-To for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71QjCOXRlGM
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These people look to rent:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-GM-SAAB-V6-ENGINE-TIMING-TOOL-SET-BUY-RENT-/320411492262?pt=UK_Measuring_Tools_Levels&hash=item4a9a035fa6 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-GM-SAAB-V6-ENGINE-TIMING-TOOL-SET-BUY-RENT-/320411492262?pt=UK_Measuring_Tools_Levels&hash=item4a9a035fa6)
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That looks like a Laser kit (rather than Sykes Pickavant etc) wouldnt use it myself.There have been bad reports regarding the accuracy of them. ;)
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Autovaux will also hire a locking kit but you may have to buy the timing belt kit from them first.
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Sorted, hired one from vaux, £15 a week plus £100 deposit.
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Sorted, hired one from vaux, £15 a week plus £100 deposit.
Great :y I'll bear that in mind when I do mine
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They also seem the cheapest for the timing kit, £87 with the VAT and delivery for the gates kit.
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I agree, I also hate lending tools out to even people I know as I was always taught, nobody looks after your tools like you do. :y
I was also taught that cheap tools are more expensive than expensive tools, as you have to keep replacing the cheap ones. Most of the quality tools I bought in my teens are still going strong and will outlast me
Very true. Reminds me... I need to do a little panel beating on the case for my cam belt kit after Mrs. KW drove over it. ::)
I have lent mine to local members, who have normally been happy to leave a deposit if I don't know them well. Posting, and waiting for people to get round to going to the post office to send stuff back, etc. is another ball ache game. ;)
ah, it was pointless me repairing a few bits on it last time then. :(
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They also seem the cheapest for the timing kit, £87 with the VAT and delivery for the gates kit.
BuyPartsBy are cheaper (for Conti kit)
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I agree, I also hate lending tools out to even people I know as I was always taught, nobody looks after your tools like you do. :y
I was also taught that cheap tools are more expensive than expensive tools, as you have to keep replacing the cheap ones. Most of the quality tools I bought in my teens are still going strong and will outlast me
Very true. Reminds me... I need to do a little panel beating on the case for my cam belt kit after Mrs. KW drove over it. ::)
I have lent mine to local members, who have normally been happy to leave a deposit if I don't know them well. Posting, and waiting for people to get round to going to the post office to send stuff back, etc. is another ball ache game. ;)
ah, it was pointless me repairing a few bits on it last time then. :(
Now I think about it - yes, you did beat it back into some sort of shape IIRC :-[ You must have borrowed it after it got squished?
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If anyone's after a Kent Moore kit, I'm selling one here...
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=94681.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=94681.0)