Tricky Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Gday all. Just wanted to get some feedback on various suppliers I’m looking at for parts etc. Comments on any or all of these would be great. Woollies for rubber trim etc Vintage chrome company in Carlisle for rechroming stuff. Jigsaw Racing for suspension and brakes Superflex for polyprop bushes etc Park Lane Classics for seats and interior trim (Owen there is being very slow at responding to me) Any help much appreciated. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Richard, Can offer my strongest recommendation for Mark Field at Jigsaw. They may be slightly more expensive but if Mark uses those pieces that is good enough for me and he was a ready fount of knowledge and support when I hit the odd snag rebuilding my GT6, with rapid responses to EMails. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dick Twitchen said: Richard, Can offer my strongest recommendation for Mark Field at Jigsaw. They may be slightly more expensive but if Mark uses those pieces that is good enough for me and he was a ready fount of knowledge and support when I hit the odd snag rebuilding my GT6, with rapid responses to EMails. Dick Thanks Dick. He comes across as very knowledgable. Have you used his cv conversion kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 I've heard nothing but good reports of Woolies, Jigsaw and Park Lane; I've no experience of Vintage Chroming. Superflex are very popular, I've used both red and blue bushes for various jobs such as diff mounts or radius arms but not for suspension wishbones; I went for a different manufacturer there just for personal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Agree re. Jigsaw. I use TD Fitchetts for most stuff. They supply the suppliers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Don't forget Canleys, who are also produce much of the stuff sold everywhere. Dave Mac for propshafts etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Owen at Park Lane was quite ill last year and was catching up with orders through last Autumn / early Winter. Best to phone him - I seem to recall on the couple of occasions I've bought from him (excellent quality both times) he was much more responsive by phone. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Gully said: Owen at Park Lane was quite ill last year and was catching up with orders through last Autumn / early Winter. Best to phone him - I seem to recall on the couple of occasions I've bought from him (excellent quality both times) he was much more responsive by phone. Gully Thanks Gully. He was great on a call before Christmas and we had plans for him to do a load of stuff. He never followed it up by email as he promised however, and hasn’t been returning calls recently. Frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Mark at jigsaw gave my car the once over before I bought it. Very knowledgable and I spent a fair penny with him, including the cv upgrade. I don’t think he’s exactly cheap and the cv upgrades are also stocked by the club shop now. most of my interior was from Owen, top grade stuff but yes communication can be difficult. Don’t be afraid to ask for other bits not on his site as he made me a set of rear wheel arch trims. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 For Head work (ie improving flow etc) Peter Burgess has an enviable reputation on the race scene. (Most of the suppliers just farm machining out to engineering shops, who do a simple bit of work for "stage 2" etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks for all that, guys. It’s been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Gully, Owen is back on track, my brother has just bought stuff from him, but as you say he is an internetphob Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Gully, Owen is back on track, my brother has just bought stuff from him, but as you say he is an internetphob Doug That's great news - thanks Doug. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Just want to resurrect a slightly mouldy thread, to thank Canleys for getting parts to me in less than 24 hours. It wasn't anything dreadfully urgent, but it means I get things on the road a day earlier than expected. In comparison, this eBay dealer didn't get my custom, given that the part - a standard cylindrical flasher unit - was £14.01, but postage was £31.31, and I wouldn't have received it until next Monday. Part of that price must have been the hotel room for the postman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 £31 delivery!!! How was he delivering it, black cab? On the subject of suppliers, don’t forget Chic Doig, who I have always found very helpful. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzerman Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Canley classics, good prices and very efficient quick delivery, excellent! Also used Park lane classics for spitfire seat foams, excellent products, very pleased with results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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