Hi Y'all,
I just wanted to add my 2 cents worth about Scarborough Faire. I bought
several hundred dollars worth of parts from them for an MGA about 7 or 8
years ago and had a very similar experience --- they told me that the parts
were made in England; when they arrived, the were Chinese junk, I called to
ask them to take them back, they were rude, and of course, they would not
take back the parts. I have not ordered another part from them since. I
see that they have not changed in the last 8 years!
Bob W.
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> From: Leo S. <ldsp@flash.net>
> To: Ronsoave@aol.com; Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> Cc: Spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: windshield and rubber
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 10:10 PM
>
> Hi Ron: I ordered several from the major suppliers, VB, Moss, and of all
> places Scarborugh Fair and none of them were even close to being worth
> using!!!! On word I will definitely say is do not buy from Scarbourgh
Fair
> as I am still waiting on the credit cards decision as she refuses to
accept
> the rubber back even after I emphatically asked if the rubber was made in
> the UK or China before ordering and was told they had it specially made
in
> the UK. When it arrived it was clearly labeled on the pkg.. made in
REPUBLIC
> OF CHINA!!!! URHRHRHRHRH ,, Got the one I am using from Sports and
Classics
> (203) 655 - 8731 ask for John. I will inform you what Caroline C. told me
,
> that the corner may split and you will have to re-glue as she also tried
> several from various suppliers and settled with Sports & Classics. Theirs
> was the best I have found to date. Still searching for a supplier of
> posi-drive screws( the ones with the little marks between the points) if
> anyone knows of a supplier please forward it to me.
>
> Leo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
> To: Ronsoave@aol.com <Ronsoave@aol.com>
> Cc: Leo Speichinger <ldsp@flash.net>
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: windshield and rubber
>
>
> >Ronsoave@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> In a message dated 99-04-04 23:46:05 EDT, you write:
> >>
> >> > Those (you know which ones)
> >> > not only fit wrong, they will look like you 40 year old rubber in
> about
> >> > a year.
> >>
> >> Frank ,
> >> Do you have a source you'd recommend for the rubber? Gonna order
> tomorrow --
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ron
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >Leo (the guy doing a concours bugeye, returned 3 from the usual places.
> >He settled on one from Sports & Classics in Darien CT. (no number handy)
> >Maybe ask Leo. (I CCed a copy to him)
> >I got mine from Seven Enterprises but they no longer have them. I know
> >mine came from the UK and it fit perfect. I have heard horror stories on
> >the bootleg rubbers.
> >My Jag windshield rubber was bootleg and my glass guy handed it too me
> >and said, send it back or I will throw it out! The second rubber fit
> >perfect.
> >Yup, even the Jag parts come from Asia now. Nothing is sacred!
> >--
> >Frank Clarici
> >Toms River, NJ
> >Bugeye Sprite
> >67 Sprite
> >59 A40
> >http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
> >
>
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