rulloyd Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Anyone recommend somewhere go buy ignition components where I won’t get cheap Chinese rubbish please? Dizzy cap, rotor etc? thank you Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Best place is Distributor Dr http://www.distributordoctor.com/ Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 How about the TSSC Club shop - https://shop.tssc.org.uk/ If you are a member of the TSSC, then create yourself an account on the TSSC main website (its not the same as this Forum) and login to get Members Prices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulloyd Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Thanks both. But Kevin - where do TSSC get parts from? I suspect the same place as Moss, Rimmers and Paddocks - mainly China! I know there are some places who still have access to higher quality parts. It’s a pity that the club don’t source from specialist sources only? I’m sure most of us would be happy to pay more for quality. Or do they? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 44 minutes ago, Paul H said: Best place is Distributor Dr http://www.distributordoctor.com/ Paul +++++1 Top quality from Martin Jay the 'Dizzy Doc' Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Rich, Can you imagine what would happen if the Club shop sold Pete Lewis, JohnD, Colin or ME a dodgy part?!! Bern is always on the look out for good stuff which is why some of it is more expensive than the usual suspects. There was an issue with the GT6 radiator air scoop thing, a few cracked down the seams. Bern found a new supplier. Anything found dodgy will get action out the club shop. Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 40 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Rich, Can you imagine what would happen if the Club shop sold Pete Lewis, JohnD, Colin or ME a dodgy part?!! Bern is always on the look out for good stuff which is why some of it is more expensive than the usual suspects. There was an issue with the GT6 radiator air scoop thing, a few cracked down the seams. Bern found a new supplier. Anything found dodgy will get action out the club shop. Doug I know sombody who had a new GT6 dizzy from the club, it was an accuspark or something. So awful teh car would barely run. Sent back, I think eventually he was refunded. But it comes down to the fact any seller is at the mercy of the suppliers. At least the club will do something, unlike the brothers who tend to faff and need prodding to get a refund. But sometimes they "promise to look into" an issue, but simply don't do anything. Distributer dov=ctor is teh best out there for ignition stuff, not sure if he does delco though. Or try H+H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 51 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Can you imagine what would happen if the Club shop sold Pete Lewis, JohnD, Colin or ME a dodgy part?!! Or Clive! db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 club use H and H for renovated dizzy parts never accuspark dizzy doc is good but even he sent me a 4 cyl cap for a 6cly which was sorted and you have the knowledge club woil sort a problem when it arises and remember the club is not a profit making bussiness Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: club use H and H for renovated dizzy parts never accuspark dizzy doc is good but even he sent me a 4 cyl cap for a 6cly which was sorted and you have the knowledge club woil sort a problem when it arises and remember the club is not a profit making bussiness Pete It was a new distributor, I have seen them on fleabay, usually claiming they have been checked for correct advance. Absolute nonsense, that one i referred to was dreadful. Maybe the club has stopped selling them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdv Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Hi, I purchased new points, rotor arm, distributor cap and new leads for my, new to me at the time 13/60. It went from starting first time every time to not starting at all. I am restoring another 13/60 at the moment so have been concentrating on that. Have found the rotor arm and distributor cap and that will at some stage swop those back and see how it goes. So why did I do that when it was all going well, I am asking myself the same question. It is not good though to not have the confidence in what you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Pdv said: Hi, I purchased new points, rotor arm, distributor cap and new leads for my, new to me at the time 13/60. It went from starting first time every time to not starting at all. I am restoring another 13/60 at the moment so have been concentrating on that. Have found the rotor arm and distributor cap and that will at some stage swop those back and see how it goes. So why did I do that when it was all going well, I am asking myself the same question. It is not good though to not have the confidence in what you buy. When changing electrical components do one at a time and make sure it works. Then the next one etc etc. When buying parts as spares. Fit the new one and see that ot works. Put the old one in the spares box - you know it will work. Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulfc Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Hi Richard, I’ve recently changed the distributor cap, rotor arm and points and bought them from James Paddock. Quality was absolutely fine and I’ve had no issues since installing them 5 months ago. I have to say I buy all my general servicing parts from JP and have done for a very long time and can’t remember ever having had an issue. If it was a refurbed distributor I was after then, yes, the Distributor Dr. would be were I would head. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 dizzy caps can last for years and years i just dont see the obsession of always needing a replacement most repro's wont fit correctly as the mould cooling shrinks it to hopeless Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Agreed, theres always a risk replacing any component. Think my cap is original - it certainly hasnt been changed in my ownership since 87.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainbja Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I purchased an interior door handle for a 74 Spitfire from James Paddock quality was shocking it just fell apart. In fairness he checked the whole batch I was the first customer to order one and said they were all poor. He was returning them and refunded me straight away. I picked dup a second hand original one which was miles better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulloyd Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I think we all know that generally the quality of parts from all of the main suppliers is quite poor, as parts are bought in from the far east - the only source. Apparently driven by yours and my desire for low prices (hard to believe - I would certainly pay more). There are some suppliers like Chic Doig and a few others who seem to have limited stocks of better quality parts. Who else? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulloyd Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I’m sure this will have been discussed before at length of course…. 😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdv Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Thanks RogerH, I will do that in future, sound advice. Sreve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 As Pete said Orginal Dist Caps can last years and can be fixed, on a week club tour here years ago a friends Stag developed a misfire that got worse as we crossed our Great Dividing Range & it was snowing so cold too. We tracked the fault down to the Dist Cap tracking on the inside. It was duly cleaned and painted on the inside with his wife's Nail Varnish, repair still effective to this day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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