Paul H Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi looking to have my Lucas 22d distributor reconditioned . Dr Distributor has quoted £240 and the Club Shop’s price is £105 . Both prices are for points . Why the huge difference ? Im learning the hard way that you have to pay for quality but is this premium worth it or justified ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Im sure club use H &H ignition solutions website being revamped But Have facebook presence As yours is lucas they are diy refurbable , bushes spindles and plate and weights all available. Delco is mend it to destruction. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted April 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: Im sure club use H &H ignition solutions website being revamped But Have facebook presence As yours is lucas they are diy refurbable , bushes spindles and plate and weights all available. Delco is mend it to destruction. Pete Thanks Pete , any reason why dr Distributor is more than twice the price ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Maybe ask for the specifications and what is done? One may be full of new parts, the other repaired with doing less (that is not necessarily a bad thing, no point in replacing stuff that is OK) But unless you ask them, you won't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMi Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 The club do negotiate quite a good deal with H&H, When I had my delco done a few years back it was significantly more to go direct 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Diz Doc no idea he sent me a 4 cyl dizzy cap for the 2000 , so not off to good start , soon sorted though. theres a lot of ebay adverts for nackerspark 4 wired dizzy for 6 cyls obviously a economy device !!!! buy club.......... get the backing.......... its what its for Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 I went directly to H+H for the GT6 dizzy and it was superb, so much so that I had a spare reconditioned, just in case... which sounds like a contradiction given my faith in the quality of work on the first unit, but I had one lying in bits so now have one Lucas and one Delco. I reckon they'll last a lifetime. Or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: I went directly to H+H for the GT6 dizzy and it was superb, so much so that I had a spare reconditioned, just in case... which sounds like a contradiction given my faith in the quality of work on the first unit, but I had one lying in bits so now have one Lucas and one Delco. I reckon they'll last a lifetime. Or two. Here’s my dilemma with refurbishing , replacing my Lucas dizzy for my Vitesse MK2 (tacho Drive) Club Shop reconditioned with points £105 includes new coil (H & H ????) Club Shop New Delco £240 H & H refurbished Lucas £150 ( direct enquiry ) Dr Distributor refurbished Lucas £240 Accuspark new Delco with electronic ignition £99.95 There’s a huge difference between the above prices Any guidance , advice welcomed nb perhaps I should set up a poll to see what option is the most popular ! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 The club shop £105 is a used distributor with bearings replaced, all components checked and wiring, bushes, cap clips etc replaced. That's what I went for, but went straight to H+H and I think it only cost me £110 with electronic ignition, about four or five years ago. My Delco unit was causing problems so I sent off an old Lucas version and was so impressed when it returned that I fitted it, then sent off the Delco version too. I see very little point in going for new, as besides some small marks on the casing, which is repainted anyway, the reconditioned versions are as good as. The Accuspark version I have no experience of, other than their small electronic points-replacing modules. Bear in mind that some cheaper four-cylinder dizzies sold a few years back as suitable for Heralds had the incorrect springs and weights so that whilst they may have fitted, and run up to a point, they weren't optimum for the Triumph range, so be sure of buying new that they're the correct models for your car. Here's a photo of the spare one, taken out of its' box for the first time since about 2014. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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