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Posted by Paul Chard on February 1, 2019, 1:44 pm
Edited by board administrator February 12, 2019, 3:26 pm

Hi just wondering if anyone else have had any issues with elstock brake callipers / alternators /egr valves.In 2018 I must have had at least 10 items that were faulty straight out of the box or went faulty after a month or so of fitting them.I bought them from Gsf car parts. With the brake callipers the threads for either the brake hose or bleed screw was damaged or they would leak from the handbrake lever on calliper.We had 3 alternators for a Peugeot before one was charging ok.I have refused to have anymore Elstock parts from them any more. Thanks

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by Peter Mashiter on February 1, 2019, 2:15 pm, in reply to "Poor Quality Parts"
Edited by board administrator February 5, 2019, 7:42 am

Tonnes of crap out there now!

Even Lucas has fallen to a boxing company.

Tried 3 intermotor air mass meters on a BMW. 4th try with an O.E part & hey presto the vehicle was fixed.

Intermotor played hide & seek in their glass tower.

You don't know what your getting now.

I tried to get trading standards involved on some of these shite companies & they hide & seek.

Hard times are ahead.

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by aidan birley on February 2, 2019, 8:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Poor Quality Parts"
Aidan Birley

Hi
I agree, sourcing good parts, quickly and at reasonable price is challenging!

May be better discussing details on a closed forum.

Regards Aidan

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by Paul Chard on February 6, 2019, 9:07 pm, in reply to "Poor Quality Parts"
Paul Chard

Hi not sure what comment from Steve Harvey has to do with poor quality parts.

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by Peter Warman on February 6, 2019, 9:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Poor Quality Parts"
Peter Warman

Hi Paul

I have taken Steve’s post out as he was referring to a previous comment which was not really appropriate (thanks Steve for bringing it to my attention)

The comment has also now been removed from the original post

Sorry for any confusion if you have come into this thread late

Peter

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by keith geach on February 10, 2019, 4:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Poor Quality Parts"
Keith Geach

Problem is that a lot of workshops buy these parts and fit them.
Get garages / workshops to stop buying them and factors would have to stock quality parts.
So who is to blame?

Re: Poor Quality Parts

Posted by Phil Dunmore on February 12, 2019, 11:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Poor Quality Parts"
Philip Dunmore

Agreed Keith, worst offenders are used car trade. They don't care so long as it will pass an MOT and not be noticed for three months.

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