I've never heard anything about shelf life on things like this. How
would they know, since none of these items have dates marked on them?
Graham Stretch wrote:
>
> Hi All
> I think I have a reason for this, as I was Talking to a couple of suppliers
> at the Triumph Marque Day at Gaydon yesterday (Sunday) they stated as
> reasons that parts for the states had a sell by or shelf life date, and the
> worry about litigation, one of them says he prefers not to supply safety
> related items to the States.
> How do you get on with the shelf life aspect for things like seals for the
> brakes on the older cars for which new may not be available, or are the
> suppliers wrong about the shelf life bit?
>
> Graham.
> 2.5 PI MKII
> Sprinted Dolomite
> 2000 MKI
> Toledo
> 1300 Front Wheel Drive
> http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
>
> >The catch is they will not ship direct to the US. You will have to find a
> UK resident to
> >accept for you and then forward on. At least that was the case 3 years
> ago
> >
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George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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