The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

cleverusername wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:45 pm You can get a second hand Saab rad for next to nothing and as for the hoses, making your own set up is no more expensive than buying a decent set for a normal rad. I think mine is a 9-3 rad and it just about fits without modding the body work.

You can pick up elbows, joiners and hoses off ebay very cheaply, next to nothing if you are prepared to wait for delivery from China.

You can get silicone hoses bends cheap on ebay,fit and reget

Dave

new to this wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:52 pm

cleverusername wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:45 pm You can get a second hand Saab rad for next to nothing and as for the hoses, making your own set up is no more expensive than buying a decent set for a normal rad. I think mine is a 9-3 rad and it just about fits without modding the body work.

You can pick up elbows, joiners and hoses off ebay very cheaply, next to nothing if you are prepared to wait for delivery from China.

You can get silicone hoses bends cheap on ebay,fit and reget

Dave

Fit and regret indeed.
Oh the lunacy of buying shite from the far East , it is astounding to me what all they fake.




Ian.

sprint95m wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:38 am

new to this wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:52 pm

cleverusername wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:45 pm You can get a second hand Saab rad for next to nothing and as for the hoses, making your own set up is no more expensive than buying a decent set for a normal rad. I think mine is a 9-3 rad and it just about fits without modding the body work.

You can pick up elbows, joiners and hoses off ebay very cheaply, next to nothing if you are prepared to wait for delivery from China.

You can get silicone hoses bends cheap on ebay,fit and reget

Dave

Fit and regret indeed.
Oh the lunacy of buying shite from the far East , it is astounding to me what all they fake.




Ian.

I agree that far east parts are suspect but very few parts are made in the west anymore. Where do you think many UK part suppliers get their bits from? The joiners I got from ebay are identical to the ones being sold by classic parts suppliers, except I got them for a 1/3 of the price.

As for the hoses, I bought them for a UK seller, though I suspect they got them from China. I went with rubber and I haven't had any problems. Unlike hoses from well known UK classic suppliers that started to dry and crack after 6 months.

cleverusername wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:04 pm I agree that far east parts are suspect but very few parts are made in the west anymore. Where do you think many UK part suppliers get their bits from?

Venair hoses are made in Germany
ASH hoses are made in the UK.





Ian.

sprint95m wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:02 pm

cleverusername wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:04 pm I agree that far east parts are suspect but very few parts are made in the west anymore. Where do you think many UK part suppliers get their bits from?

Venair hoses are made in Germany
ASH hoses are made in the UK.





Ian.

And much of the rest, including allot of the stuff sold by classic car suppliers is made in cheap factories outside the UK.

I have no problem paying a premium. For example I bought the most expensive clutch kit for my Rover 75 because with a concentric clutch, buying cheap is a false economy. However if I can pay less for similar quality, why would I pay more?

the inconsistency of the previous is just doing my head in.




Ian.