i have had good experiences with apt and palo duro on a variety of cars.
Best,
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Burlein" <supertr6@earthlink.net>
To: <terryrs@comcast.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Source for rebuilding gauges (TR6 ammeter)
> Wow, when was this? I used them last about a 10 years ago and they had
> fantastic customer service. Did they change hands?!
>
> terryrs@comcast.net wrote:
>>> I'm replacing my wood dash and the ammeter on my '69 TR6 came out more
>>> in
>>> pieces than as a whole, is there a source for rebuilding gauges?
>>> B if not, has anyone used other gauges (VDO?) with success?
>>>
>>
>> I just retrofitted my TR3A to all Sunpro guages for the oil, temp, volt,
>> and
>> fuel.B The fuel and temp required Sunpro sending units.B Not a
>> problem.B All this for a fraction of the cost of rebuilding guages.B
>>
>>
>> Lastly, I will not refrain from my issue with Mo-Ma.B They charged $700
>> to
>> rebuild my guages, and sent me back a product that was probably fine
>> inside
>> (although the fuel guage stopped working and the speedometer reads bad),
>> but
>> they never bothered to even paint the needles that had turned ellow and
>> were
>> bent.B I might have forgiven them if they hadn't held my guages for
>> weeks
>> beyond their estimate because they had, and I quote the essence of what
>> they
>> said,"better customers who used them more often."B They meant concourse
>> people who didn't drive their cars.
>>
>>
>>
>> When I say this, I always add that I rebuilt this car from the basic
>> bolts up,
>> and have nothing but awed praise for TRF, Moss, and Gilander.B I'm not
>> hard
>> to please at all, but I'm not a foolB either.
>>
>>
>>
>> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>>
>> New Hampshire
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