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    I can see both sides. My local mechanic gets me to supply all of my parts, I am guessing because if something goes wrong he can say “well - you supplied the part”. I get most of my stuff from Dave (British Car Components) and never have an issue. Faulty partsFaulty parts
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    Quote Originally Posted by laney View Post
    I see a few land rover mechanic's here to put there two cents in if you knock back work just because the car owner supplied the part and you couldn't make a mark up profit on the part you still get paid for labour there are many eBay sellers on here and they give a great service if you as an independent service provider knock back work then don't bitch about someone going through eBay to sour e parts. If my mechanic decides to put supplied parts on my car he gets paid for his time and if I have a problem that's my problem not his and he knows that the ebay supplier after going through eBay where you can ask the seller a question he confirmed he was a land rover provider and a land rover dealer .
    Unfortunately you really need to understand the costs of running a small business to make an informed response,
    Suffice to say it has everything to do with protecting yourself and just as importantly the customer, from added expense and hassles.
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    As a mercenary mechanic...

    IF you supply the part you dont get warranty labour. You pay for the work to be done your part to be fitted and after that you are on your own. The same applies if I give you the "this part and that part also need to be changed" or if as part of you wanting to supply the part means new bolts/gaskets/other are supposed to be used and you dont supply them but still insist I fit the part.

    If I supply the part its all covered

    Theres a caveat if you happen to have an account with one of my parts suppliers and want to do the legwork of getting the parts from one of them AND you provide the invoice at the time of installation. In that case if its a part failure you get to do the legwork with the supplier first and after they approve and provide a change over part it gets done.

    As a professional mechanic....

    I dont fit customer provided repair/service parts unless the boss says to.
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    Seriously if you are paying $100+ a hour to get work done on your truck why on Earth would you bother using dodgy eBay parts.
    Even if you are doing the work yourself why would you put an inferior part in your truck (******* comes to mind here), There is a reason why some parts are cheaper than others and it isn't because they looking after you.
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    I get ALL of my work done on my D2a at Whyatts in Geraldton And believe it or not their hourly rates are less than most of the other workshops in town despite their extensive expertise when working on Landrovers.
    I have Never questioned any invoice for the work I have had done there because ALL the parts used have been Top notch and the workmanship and service has been excellent.
    I am pretty certain that they would never fit a inferior part just to save a couple of bucks, Like always you will get exactly what you pay for at the end of the day.
    I did have a problem with the transfer case I had rebuilt once But it was sorted within a heartbeat and at NO cost to myself which is Far better than buying some crap off eBay and whining that it wasn't fit for purpose when everything turned to mud.

    If you want to do the work yourself then find a GOOD indy and buy the parts from there, eBay can be good But it can turn to tears in a heartbeat Why would anyone bother buying something of unknown quality when working on your pride and joy anyway?.
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    This not a attack on JC and or Dazza only a point of view from my dealings

    My 2 cents worth and the only work i out source (Diff work) and i have also recommended many a member off this forum to a mate with his own W/Shop that is a guru with Diffs

    Not once have i let him source the parts needed nor the members from here that have used Cam ,

    He has asked me to source the parts required and also the people i have recommended from here
    He is more than happy to fit supplied parts

    Not once have i had any issues or warranty claim with the parts i sourced from Roverlords or Ashcrofts and not once have i had a issue with Cams workmanship nor any of the happy forum members that i have recommended from here.

    So is it right that one shop does and one doesn`t .
    One thing that does erk me is the over inflation of prices a fitter tries to charge for such parts that a consumer could buy the same quality cheaper
    Each to their own and as a consumer it is your choice what you choose to do .

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    There are plenty of "professional" mechanics that use proper parts only to do a dodgy job fitting them. I am in the school of thought of, use the best part you can get, why do a job only to do it again in 6months time. I also personally do my own work on cars and the reasons are, I think if you own a 4wd and plan on going bush you should really know how to fix as much as possible on your car, and the other reason is I can do the job to my standard or where i am happy with it (I am very fussy with things). I have been burnt a few times with mechanics doing jobs on cars only to have to repair it again latter as the job was crappy. Please note I am not saying all mechanics are like this just my experience with them over the years. And another note the old land rover tax that gets added on really doesn't help the cause much either.

    I agree with others in saying you should have just gone to ebay or paypal and got your part replaced or money back, they are pretty good at dealing with cases like this.

    Again this is my view and opinion only it is not a personal attack against anyone
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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    Unfortunately you really need to understand the costs of running a small business to make an informed response,
    Suffice to say it has everything to do with protecting yourself and just as importantly the customer, from added expense and hassles.
    If you can't make some money from parts you just become a labour hire concern, and what's the point of being in business then?

    It's so bloody hard making a $ in business today, you have so many bloody overheads including compliance costs which are getting worse, not better.

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