1300 FWD drive shaft couplings

[1300dolly]

for the fwd 1300s.<br>
one of mine split as it was going into the mot... arrrghhh , so a paniced called to steve W reveals that they are akin to rocking horse poo but our friends at rimmers do have them for £185+ vat each (gulp) so another few calls later turns up some QH units for less than £50 a pair. im assurred that they are metalastic (the good type)and will be on the car tomorrow. if any fwd owners are intrested i will keep you updated on the quality as QH only have 10 left and no plans to get more in. my supplier said he will buy the stock if the quality is ok.<br>
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J.

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[slant04]

I'll have some off him

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[dollysteve]

I got QH ones from e-bay, they come up quite often. I believe the same items are used on GT6`s.

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[1300dolly]

that will be the same ones steve. were they any good, how long ago did you fit them?<br>
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J.

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[Jon Tilson]

used on 1500 fwd's, vitesse 2000 mk2's and GT6's mk2 and early 3 and finally....Lotus Elan...<br>
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Not a lot of demand there then...<br>
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Jonners

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[davepoth]

I've had luck a couple of times going into motor factors and asking for bits off other cars. I was after a water pump for a 1275 midget. The guy at the counter sucked his teeth and said "don't make them any more mate". I then asked for a water pump for an early 1.3 metro. They had one of those in stock and I left with it that afternoon.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[dollysteve]

Fitted in january and used all through the winter in all weather, they appear to be perfectly ok, no signs of cracking and the it also improved the steering a little.. they have done a little under 1000 miles. I did also enquire at my local factors about them and at the time they were about £30 each if I remember. I paid £30 for the pair on e-bay and another £30 for the outer CV joints which I changed at the same time.<br>
Shame the car isn`t on the road at the moment.....<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[1300dolly]

i asked by part number not car type ( it makes the supllier think you know what you are talking about<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ) although it took ages to cross reference the part numbers.<br>
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J.

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