getting parts from the uk

[Landy Smurf]

As parts are hard to get sometimes and can be quite hard to source locally it seems nearly impossible not to go searching for parts from the UK.
For those of you who have done this and have been satisfied with the quality and service from certain dealers would you please share with me/us with any extra information as possible. I am about to get a list and do some searching as i will be getting stuck back into it over the next few months....hopefully

[Landy Smurf]

thanks Diana,
as i said in the thread before if you are going to suggest a dealer could you please provide a link to their website, just to keep it easier for searching
Regards Tony

[Fausto79]

Hi Tony,

I found these guys on ebay

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1 200/300Tdi - Coolant Expansion Tank to`98 (PCF101590) | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-1-200-300Tdi-Coolant-Expansion-Tank-to-98-PCF101590-/251143725028?clk_rvr_id=409282272437)

that is just one part i was looking for but you can easily go to the ebay store and find other parts.

I havent ordered from them yet but have very good reviews and i found that i would save a lot of money buying parts from them. if you buy multiple parts you just wait before paying them and they combine freight so it saves you even more.

ill give you an example. i sourced the parts i need over here in perth and for a serpentine belt tensioner the lowest price i found was $127.
for a coolant expansion tank i found local one for $61.

so total if i buy the parts here is $188

if you buy from that UK store the tensioner is about $92 inc international post.

the expansion tank is $48 inc post. $140 total and could be even less with combined post.

saving $48. yea you wait a little longer for the parts but if you have time seems worth it to me.

its sad that we need to source parts from overseas and everything here so expensive but in the end its every man for himself.

hope this helps.

Larry

sorry tony i thought you were in australia. seeing as this is an aussie rover forum. not sure about sweden and parts costs but this UK supplier seems to be fairly cheap anyway and theres the link you asked for as well.

[Andrew D]

Try this place.

I use them all the time.

Britcar (UK) Ltd (http://www.brit-car.co.uk/)

Regards
Andrew

[Landy Smurf]

I go between Australia and Sweden in Australia atm and that is where my cars are. Thanks for the link Larry

[Ozdunc]

I've used Paddocks, Craddocks and Dingocroft, as well as fwd.com.au, roverparts.com.au and AllFourx4.com.au over here. Had great service from all of them. If I have one complaint about Paddocks it would be that there packing of the parts is pretty shoddy, but having said that nothing has arrive damaged or missing. Dingocroft on the otherhand must employ a perfectionist for their package dept as its a work of art.

Buying from the UK makes sense if you have multiple items to buy as postage is often as much as the parts, and its often the same parts as listed here (ie Britpart/Bearmach) for much less.

But often once you take postage into account its as cheap to buy from suppliers over here.
My general rule is if an Aussie price is within 10-15% of overseas I'll buy from here.
Sometimes though if its a specific part you need made from Unobtainium you just buy it from whoever in the world has got it!!!

[fonfe]

I used to use dingocroft when I was in the UK as they were in my town :D

Now I'm here I use roverparts if I'm in a hurry, but if I can wait on the postage I use berkshirelandrover as I used to work with the parts manager, service manger, both service techs and most of the custom build techs.
Parts manager is called dean, if you say fonfe sent you their way you should get a little bit more discount :cool:
Berkshire Land Rover | Land Rover Sales | Land Rover Servicing | Land Rover Repairs | Land Rover Defender Custom Build | Land Rover Defender Restoration (http://www.berkshirelandrover.com)

[Defender Mike]

I'm thinking of blowing some frequent flyer points in the new year and going to the old dart and visit a few suppliers. I spoke with Col Radford a few weeks back and would like to see his shop. I'm a sheets by trade way back so have more than 1 common interest. I could source pack and send lots of goodies.
Mike

[Landy Smurf]

i have often thought of getting a shipping container amongst a few people and filling it while there and sending it back.

[jazzaD1]

i have read that UK parts dealers were doing that with landys from Australia, as they have much less rust than the native ones

[Landy Smurf]

yes a few times over the past they have come over and taken shipping containers back over mainly firewalls and probably chassis's i suppose that is why it is hard for us to find firewalls

[Ozdunc]

I used to use dingocroft when I was in the UK as they were in my town :D


My brother used to live in the lane opposite their shop, but has now moved to the other side of the common. Probably to be closer to the Le De Spencer pub:wasntme:

[Landy Smurf]

well i had abit of a look as i was going to get my dad some boots for his s3 and i found them so much cheaper in the uk then here a few places seemed fairly cheap but paddocks was the cheapest.

[stevep]

Today I have just used LRdirect.com - they are much the same as paddocks & LRseries but their website gives you the shipping cost straight away. The shipping cost was 40gbp for express parcel upto 150kg - I only had about 6kg
but I think LR series would have charge me about 70gbp. maybe depends on size as well as kgs.

The only drawback seems to be they only use part numbers - can't seem to search on the description.:(

regards
Steve

[Landy Smurf]

i just got a quote from paddocks for a fuel tank but the postage was around 130 pounds because of the size not the weight

[goingbush]

Today I have just used LRdirect.com - they are much the same as paddocks & LRseries but their website gives you the shipping cost straight away. The shipping cost was 40gbp for express parcel upto 150kg - I only had about 6kg
but I think LR series would have charge me about 70gbp. maybe depends on size as well as kgs.

The only drawback seems to be they only use part numbers - can't seem to search on the description.:(

regards
Steve

LRDirect.com are good because for most things they give you all the options of quality & brand of the same part you want, some parts even have three levels of Britpart , Britpart rubbish, Britpart OEM & Britpart LR, plus they usually list Allmakes , Bearmach , LR in a plain box, and then Genuine Landrover

I assume when Britpart is the supplier to LR for a particular part then that part is the same as the Genuine item

Its easy enough to find the part numbers many other ways.

EG check out 12 versions of the same tie rod end.

https://www.lrdirect.com/RTC5869-Track-Rod-End-Rh-Cross-Rod-End/'sfi=rtc5869&keep_https=yes

LEMFORDER is the Manafacturer of the genuine item,
Britpart supply them to Landrover.

You don't get the same level of choice from any other online or over the counter parts source that Ive found.


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[Landy Smurf]

paddocks is cheaper with parts but the cost delivery with lrdirect is heaps good i see they have a canvas canopy delivered is just over $400 which is really good unfortunately a lot of these places do not have any series 1 stuff which is not much good to me but it is still useful for my dad

[Landy Smurf]

can you choose your own couriers when ordering from paddocks,craddocks etc

[Fausto79]

As parts are hard to get sometimes and can be quite hard to source locally it seems nearly impossible not to go searching for parts from the UK.
For those of you who have done this and have been satisfied with the quality and service from certain dealers would you please share with me/us with any extra information as possible. I am about to get a list and do some searching as i will be getting stuck back into it over the next few months....hopefully


Het Buddy,

sorry for late reply but i just ordered some parts (expansion tank (britpart unfortunately, but my own fault) and drive belt tensioner assembly) from DLS through their ebay website. the cost was by far cheaper than i found anywhere. they mixed the postage for both items ended up costing me about $130 for both parts delivered. the tensioner is DAYCO.

the most amazing thing is that i ordered them last frday week and they arrived last thursday. so took less than 1 week from UK near the xmas period. I was amazed.

they seem like a very good outfit. ive ordered parts from australia and they have taken 3 weeks sometimes.

anyway hope this helps. PM me if you want more info. ive also found some more obscure parts from other suppliers if you are looking for something in particular.

fausto79

[Disco44]

I used to use Paddocks because I found they had good prices which they still have but their cartage prices now are too expensive for me to buy from them.They say that the size of the parcel makes a big difference in price.Other places are still reasonable so the question is ...why don,t they change carriers.

[juddy]

Shipping can sometimes be worked out on cubic meter dimensions, so you have , a spanner, but are paying for 100 spanners in size.

It will be Interesting when the pound and $ move the other way. This will allow Australian business to be more competitive.

[Landy Smurf]

so far I have searched craddocks paddocks and lr direct and they are all good and bad in there own way. I see on lr direct you have the option of picking the make and i was wondering what is the difference between allmakes britpart and bearmach?

[Ivan]

We used to call Britpart Sh*tpart in the U.K. enough said. Bearmach stuff is good quality.

Ivan

[sheerluck]

so far I have searched craddocks paddocks and lr direct and they are all good and bad in there own way. I see on lr direct you have the option of picking the make and i was wondering what is the difference between allmakes britpart and bearmach?

If you have a choice, go LR branded first, then OEM, then Bearmach, then Allmakes, then (and only if you have a barge pole) Britpart.

I bought several consignments of parts from the UK when I was rebuilding my D1. I had a few parts that broke as they were installed. Guess what brand they were?

[Landy Smurf]

i see there is normally bugger all difference in price between britpart allmakes and bearmach sometimes so that is good if bearmach is ok. I would go land rover when the price is close but sometimes it cost about 3 times the price of bearmach and I can not justify the price.
As we all know the main problem is the freight well I just looked at postage that would cost around 100 pounds here would only cost 18 pounds to where I would live inn sweden so guess what I am bringing back with me :)

[Landy Smurf]

Can anyone else suggest somewhere to get series 1 parts besides ebay and craddocks(they seem very expensive)

[AndrewGJones]

gumtree sometimes has some parts...

ad is a bit old, but seller may have more, possibly still wrecking etc

Landrover Series 1 | Engine, Engine Parts & Transmission | Gumtree Australia Cairns City - Parramatta Park (http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/parramatta-park/engine-engine-parts-transmission/landrover-series-1/1011318185)

[Landy Smurf]

Thanks for the link but a little too far away

[AndrewGJones]

don't forget the aulro courier service...not that it's 'mine' to offer.

[Landy Smurf]

true.I am nearly to the stage where I have everything and just needs extras or upgrades. The main problem with my resto is the bloody engine I have one that goes but will need work as it blows smoke but it is already in a completely original s1 and I do not want to take it out. I just wish the engine wasnt going to cost me so much

[wrinklearthur]

true.I am nearly to the stage where I have everything and just needs extras or upgrades. The main problem with my resto is the bloody engine I have one that goes but will need work as it blows smoke but it is already in a completely original s1 and I do not want to take it out. I just wish the engine wasnt going to cost me so much

Hi Tony

As those S1 engine's aged they hardened the seals around the inlet valves and then suck's oil in past the valve stems whenever they had high manifold vacuum and if you look under the rocker cover straight after the engine has run, you will see because of the slope of the head that the oil lays around those valve stems.
Put a set of valve stem seals in first then take the bus for a long two hundred kilometre run to settle it down.
.

[Landy Smurf]

Thanks arthur next time i get her out I will do that

[stevep]

Can anyone else suggest somewhere to get series 1 parts besides ebay and craddocks(they seem very expensive)

i have bought parts from Dingocroft in the UK - they have S1 parts
Land Rover Spares, Land Rover Parts, Landrover Parts, Landrover Spares (http://www.dingocroft.co.uk/)

& postage is not too bad.

regards
Steve

[Jonesy1972]

I use Rimmer Brothers - Triumph Car Parts, MG Rover Car Parts, and Land Rover Car Parts and Spares (http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk). The postage is pricey but still cheaper then ordering from the eastern states and faster.

Regards
Jonesy