How do you folks get Parts for your Oldies?
How do you folks get Parts for your Oldies?
Was hoping to see more discussion here. When I maintain them, which I don't do enough, I tend to go to a site depending on the make.
Mercedes seems to have great part service in house, for Citroen and Porsche I use an aftermarket reseller (online), for the MX5 NA there are lots of online options (even Ebay).
I have sourced second-hand parts but it takes a long time.
Common things, like batteries or generic tools, I source in local shops. It's globally produced but they can give good advice on battery chargers and the likes, plus we all know we should buy locally when we can.
I used to order motorcycle parts from Great Brittain, but with Brexit I've completely stopped that. I have not found good alternatives there.
1Same here. VW Heritage parts has a decent selection for the cars I work on. And for T3 (Vanagon here in the US), there are a bunch of domestic parts suppliers, same for air cooled Porsches and VWs (Beetles, Buses, Things, Dune Buggies).
I’m also rebuilding a 64 Chevy truck for a client, and almost every body panel is available from Taiwan, though so far Auto Metal Direct (AMD) has had the best out of the box fit. Some cheaper panels look like they were designed by a blind man wearing baseball mitts.
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