Where the blimmin' flip can I buy these from??

I've been to two motor spares places, the breakers haven't got any......oh, 
just thought - main dealer. Hang up...

*Time passes*

........a dealer 15 miles away thinks he *might* be able to get them.

Shall I post this then? Yeah, buggrit, it'll be an example of what a load of 
hassle a part costing 50p can be.

Any other examples of this?

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
news:42b6ba4c$0$302$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...

> Where the blimmin' flip can I buy these from??
>
> I've been to two motor spares places, the breakers haven't got
any......oh,
> just thought - main dealer. Hang up...
>
> *Time passes*
>
> .......a dealer 15 miles away thinks he *might* be able to get them.
>
> Shall I post this then? Yeah, buggrit, it'll be an example of what a load
of
> hassle a part costing 50p can be.
>
> Any other examples of this?
>
> Si
>


You may have in your area a specialist supplier of brake parts. They *may*
have a name like friction linings or similar. They may have the nipples you
require. As might an exhaust fitting place.

Ideally you should remove one and identify what thread you've got . Also
measure the vital dimensions of it. It may well be the same as other cars
esp. ones by the same manufacturer.


HTH
Steve

shazzbat wrote:

> "Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message
> news:42b6ba4c$0$302$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
>> Where the blimmin' flip can I buy these from??
>>
>> I've been to two motor spares places, the breakers haven't got
>> any......oh, just thought - main dealer. Hang up...
>>

>>
>
> You may have in your area a specialist supplier of brake parts. They
> *may* have a name like friction linings or similar. They may have the
> nipples you require. As might an exhaust fitting place.
>
> Ideally you should remove one and identify what thread you've got .
> Also measure the vital dimensions of it. It may well be the same as
> other cars esp. ones by the same manufacturer.
>


That was half the problem, admittedly; the problem of driving the thing with 
only 3 nips attached :)

Si

In article <42b6ba4c$0$302$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>,
   Mungo \two sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:

> Where the blimmin' flip can I buy these from??

> I've been to two motor spares places, the breakers haven't got
> any......oh, just thought - main dealer. Hang up...

> *Time passes*

> .......a dealer 15 miles away thinks he *might* be able to get them.

> Shall I post this then? Yeah, buggrit, it'll be an example of what a
> load of hassle a part costing 50p can be.

> Any other examples of this?


I can't imagine them being specials - surely VW etc will use them?

German and Swedish or Eurocarparts?

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    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

>
> I can't imagine them being specials - surely VW etc will use them?
>
> German and Swedish or Eurocarparts?


I don't think there's much that's special about them but there are, 
apparently, so many different sizes that the places around here don't sell 
them singly; just in a selection box kind of thing. I'd hoped that they 
might be a standard size, fool that I am.

Si