Thread: Buying Britpart through Paddock, are they the cheapest on freight aswell?

ask around here a lot of people are dubious of Britpart quality

Mmm don't want 2 b 2 direct but S#^tpart.... If u are going to the expense of international airfreight... Just do it the once and at least buy good quality ie Genuine stuff... Wasted too much money with Bpart over my early years of rebuilding! If the genuine stuff has lasted this long for a small expense over inferior replacement parts why take the chance... IMHO

Righto so Britpart are no good, I havnt searched enough posts, what I had read so far was they sourced a lot of Landy oem parts from manufacturers and repackaged them?

Ideas on good quality springs, shocks at the cheaper end of the market?
I know you get what ya pay for but im not interested in running Bilstein etc in my fishing truck I save the good stuff for my awd turbo monster

Originally Posted by Davender

I know you get what ya pay for but im not interested in running Bilstein etc in my fishing truck I save the good stuff for my awd turbo monster

Bilstein or Koni are cheap

There is a post or 2 on here about a setup that does mates rates.... Reckon they run dobinsons / lovells or the such like... Once I get the engine expenses out of the way on mine I will b going through them.... James

Cheers Inside but at the moment for all the bits I want to replace its still more than I would like to spend, the 110 is a fortnightly toy and I would prefer to spend about half that so im fine with replacing with oem type parts, may seem silly but ive got way too many projects on the go at the moment...

Any more info like a link in regards to the "mates rates" setup Twodoors?

Hi Davender,

Yes, paddock is expensive in terms of freight if you buy out of the Continental Europe. I was living in Mainland Spain (ridiculous cheap freight) and in the Canary Islands (Spanish also, but ridiculous expensive freight). Bear in mind that you can buy VAT-free in UK (20%, i think), which helps to compensate for the freight.

Regarding britpart, I follow a simple rule: do not buy parts that rotate/friction from britpart, or parts that are in contact with parts that rotate/friction.

On the other hand, I had a disco with britpart springs on it (I think it was +1 inch) and I was very happy with it. I use to use the car for camping and easy weekend trips only, without trailer.

Maybe britpart springs are not the state of the art, or not dependable enough for a military/competition car. But for the use you plan to make of them, it is a good choice. I suggest to paint them on black

Davender,

Probably not the right spot for this but I have 4 shocks off my 2004 defender and a steering dampner. They've done just under 60,000kms and have heaps of life left. I've since sold the 110. I was going to advertise them on Markets section but just saw your post. PM me if you're interested.

Im in North Central Vic, Alexandra.

Cheers,