• recommended car parts supplier.

    From Tim+@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 14 18:12:28 2020
    My wife’s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I’ve never used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Tim
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  • From Peter Hill@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 14 22:08:30 2020
    On 14/10/2020 19:12, Tim+ wrote:
    My wife’s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I’ve never used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Tim


    Mick's garage.

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  • From Tim+@21:1/5 to Peter Hill on Thu Oct 15 17:24:23 2020
    Peter Hill <skyshac@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 14/10/2020 19:12, Tim+ wrote:
    My wife’s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I’ve never used
    any of them. Any recommendations?

    Tim


    Mick's garage.


    Thanks. Any particular reason for recommending them over other traders?

    Tim

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  • From Peter Hill@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 16 08:41:15 2020
    On 15/10/2020 18:24, Tim+ wrote:
    Peter Hill <skyshac@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 14/10/2020 19:12, Tim+ wrote:
    My wife’s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I’ve never used
    any of them. Any recommendations?

    Tim


    Mick's garage.


    Thanks. Any particular reason for recommending them over other traders?

    Tim


    A friend found them when buying parts for his Fiesta, he has time to
    find the best deals and they have been consistently a good deal. Service
    was good when he mistakenly got a Mk VI part for his MK V.

    Another one that I have used is Autodoc GmbH, posts from Germany and it
    takes longer for the parts to arrive. Seem to have more than one web portal.

    If you need it real quick then eurocarparts if you have one close by.
    But I once used click and collect for a cam cover gasket for a Kalos. It
    said they had 2 in stock. I drove from my brother's in Calne to Swindon,
    to be told they couldn't find them.

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to Peter Hill on Fri Oct 16 10:38:01 2020
    On 16 Oct 2020 at 08:41:15 BST, "Peter Hill" <skyshac@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On 15/10/2020 18:24, Tim+ wrote:
    Peter Hill <skyshac@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 14/10/2020 19:12, Tim+ wrote:
    My wife’s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I’ve never used
    any of them. Any recommendations?

    Tim


    Mick's garage.


    Thanks. Any particular reason for recommending them over other traders?

    Tim


    A friend found them when buying parts for his Fiesta, he has time to
    find the best deals and they have been consistently a good deal. Service
    was good when he mistakenly got a Mk VI part for his MK V.

    Another one that I have used is Autodoc GmbH, posts from Germany and it
    takes longer for the parts to arrive. Seem to have more than one web portal.

    I've used Mister Auto a couple of times - seems fine, arrived as promised and keen prices. And ebay, but only for low risk stuff. Got some large rubber washers used to seat the air box on my Audi (old ones perished)- about a quarter of the next best price, so I was braced for disappointment. In the event they were badged and packaged Febi-Bilstein and seemed identical to the factory original.


    If you need it real quick then eurocarparts if you have one close by.
    But I once used click and collect for a cam cover gasket for a Kalos. It
    said they had 2 in stock. I drove from my brother's in Calne to Swindon,
    to be told they couldn't find them.

    It's a lottery with them, with weird stock and pricing arrangements. I did get a battery from my local a couple of years back. I can't remember precisely
    what happened but it involved checking online for stock, getting there and finding it wasn't available, walking out the shop and ordering and paying for it online, hanging around for a while, then walking back into the shop to pick it up.

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to Peter Hill on Fri Oct 16 11:32:14 2020
    Peter Hill <skyshac@yahoo.com> wrote:
    If you need it real quick then eurocarparts if you have one close by.
    But I once used click and collect for a cam cover gasket for a Kalos. It
    said they had 2 in stock. I drove from my brother's in Calne to Swindon,
    to be told they couldn't find them.

    ECP pricing has gone a bit nuts lately. The online prices are far cheaper (once you add the discount codes and whatnot) than the prices you get on the phone, so always do a C&C. It's also worth looking at their ebay store as often the bits are cheaper there than buying from ECP direct.

    https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/
    is run by ECP but delivery-only, without access to the branches.

    ECP is a 'computer says no' outfit: they refuse to look for most parts
    without a registration/make+model. If you want something generic like a
    rubber exhaust hanger it's very difficult to find them without inventing
    models it might fit.

    Theo

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  • From Dave Plowman (News)@21:1/5 to tim.downie@gmail.com on Fri Oct 16 15:08:18 2020
    In article <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wifes car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but Ive never
    used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    If the former, look on Ebay for a brand you know and trust like Brembo.
    Most of the car part sellers also sell on Ebay, and with the likes of ECP
    often at a lower price than you'd get at the counter.

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  • From Fredxx@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 16 16:27:41 2020
    On 16/10/2020 15:08:18, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
    In article <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wife‘s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I‘ve never
    used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    If the former, look on Ebay for a brand you know and trust like Brembo.
    Most of the car part sellers also sell on Ebay, and with the likes of ECP often at a lower price than you'd get at the counter.

    Sometimes large bulky/heavy items might be cheaper directly from
    Eurocarparts. Register and you'll typically get a voucher code to get a
    modest discount, though they've started to advertise the voucher on the
    website itself. Sometimes you'll have to wait for an offer to come through.

    I tend to get known brands and avoid Eurocarparts noname, or their own
    name items. Crossland Filters was a respectable brand. It isn't now and
    owned by guess who.

    My experience of branded parts is they're often not much more expensive
    that their own.

    As Dave says, they sell a lot through eBay. They also trade through
    their sister website/eBay ID, carpartsforless.

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  • From Tim+@21:1/5 to dave@davenoise.co.uk on Fri Oct 16 17:39:27 2020
    Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
    In article <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wife‘s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I‘ve never
    used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    Thought I’d “man up” and DIY it. ;-)


    If the former, look on Ebay for a brand you know and trust like Brembo.
    Most of the car part sellers also sell on Ebay, and with the likes of ECP often at a lower price than you'd get at the counter.



    Thanks. Might do that. Need to find out the brand of callipers first.
    Seems that different brands have been used.

    Tim


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  • From Dave Plowman (News)@21:1/5 to tim.downie@gmail.com on Sat Oct 17 00:23:37 2020
    In article <1386583135.624562680.369924.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    If the former, look on Ebay for a brand you know and trust like Brembo. Most of the car part sellers also sell on Ebay, and with the likes of ECP often at a lower price than you'd get at the counter.



    Thanks. Might do that. Need to find out the brand of callipers first.
    Seems that different brands have been used.

    Many UK Ebay sellers will check the parts for you against the vehicle VIN.
    Or may even state which VIN they are for in the ad details.

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  • From newshound@21:1/5 to Peter Hill on Sat Oct 17 16:22:11 2020
    On 16/10/2020 08:41, Peter Hill wrote:

    If you need it real quick then eurocarparts if you have one close by.
    But I once used click and collect for a cam cover gasket for a Kalos. It
    said they had 2 in stock. I drove from my brother's in Calne to Swindon,
    to be told they couldn't find them.

    My mate in the trade (who is very hot on "research") uses ECP a lot.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 21 18:59:37 2020
    On 16/10/2020 18:39, Tim+ wrote:
    Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
    In article
    <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wife‘s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I‘ve never
    used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    Thought I’d “man up” and DIY it. ;-)


    Do you need a special tool to wind back the calipers ?.


    If the former, look on Ebay for a brand you know and trust like Brembo.
    Most of the car part sellers also sell on Ebay, and with the likes of ECP
    often at a lower price than you'd get at the counter.



    Thanks. Might do that. Need to find out the brand of callipers first.
    Seems that different brands have been used.

    Tim



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  • From Tim+@21:1/5 to Andrew on Wed Oct 21 18:31:36 2020
    Andrew <Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:
    On 16/10/2020 18:39, Tim+ wrote:
    Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
    In article
    <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>,
    Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wife‘s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I‘ve never >>>> used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    Thought I’d “man up” and DIY it. ;-)


    Do you need a special tool to wind back the calipers ?.

    Dunno yet. More research needed. ;-)

    Tim

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 23 18:16:40 2020
    On 21/10/2020 19:31, Tim+ wrote:
    Andrew <Andrew97d-junk@mybtinternet.com> wrote:
    On 16/10/2020 18:39, Tim+ wrote:
    Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
    In article
    <675044819.624391828.448193.tim.downie-gmail.com@news.individual.net>, >>>> Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:
    My wife‘s car (2017 Skoda Yeti) needs new rear disks and pads.

    Obviously lots of on line stores for this kind of stuff but I‘ve never >>>>> used any of them. Any recommendations?

    Are you looking for parts only, or a garage to to the entire job?

    Thought I’d “man up” and DIY it. ;-)


    Do you need a special tool to wind back the calipers ?.

    Dunno yet. More research needed. ;-)

    Tim

    If it has rear disks and no separate mini-drums (saab) for
    the handbrake, then you do need to use a special tool to
    wind back the calipers. It can be done without one, see
    Youtube for videos.

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