Thread: Shortage of Disco Parts

I have a 2005 Mitsubishi that no longer has parts produced or available at the dealer. My oil feed lines were improvised substitutes of suitable material found at a hydraulic shop! Must be expected to scrap our vehicles every 10 years.

I believe OEM’s only have to stock parts for a model for 10 years after it goes out of production, so anything mid 2000’s now will be on borrowed time unless they’re popular enough for aftermarket manufacturers to get involved. Filters, normal wear and tear items should be ok for that, but anything too specialised will become hard to get.

Nearly any hose set up can be doctored using off the shelf lengths. May take a bit of though but can be easily done. There are many more reliable supplier other than LR themselves. These days you can have one from the UK quicker and often cheaper than delivery from one side of Australia to the other. Having said all that, being prepared is partly the answer. I would not have any vehicle without spare main hoses and belts in the back at all times.

This was dispatched yesterday via AirMail,this is a non-trackable economy postal service.

Eta is around 16 working days but often canbe received sooner, I would expect you would receive this towards the beginningof January.

Many thanks,

Emily

Customer Services
Rimmer Bros.

Rimmer Brothers. You get what you pay for, I go with Advanced Factors or Duckworths LR and have any parts at my door within 3 business days.

Well they don’t run their own shipping companies so it’s down to the purchaser to select the shipping method they would like based on price and time. I’ve used all the above and most DHL if you want to pay. For smaller things I’ll take the Royal Mail / Aus post route to save some $$$ if it’s not important. There is nothing wrong with Rimmer Bros. Used them a few times now, I select DHL and had my parts in three days, much like the others.
I will say Island 4x4 has let me down. Three weeks and counting, and 28 quid to ship some ceramic brake pads. Now that’s been poor considering I paid good money for international courier

Hell! That really is a ripoff.
You could have walked there at leisure, had a few days in the Green & Pleasant at a 5*, walked home & had your own Xmas celebrations before expectantly donning your overalls in that time. WTF! Oh yes, & visited your rellies.

Shirley these places send enough stuff to Oz to be aware of the best & most economical Carriers? I also go for Royal Mail/OZ Post & have found them quite ok.

I believe Tracking (some) costs extra, but at least you have a good idea of where your gear is at all times.

I recently received some Discovery Door Lock springs but as they were only a few $ I didn't choose Tracking so I waited in expectation & they cleared the PO just prior to Xmas.


And now the lock appears to have mysteriously rectified itself.

It is a rip off to not have received them in a few days definitely! I expected a DHL/Fedex three day turnaround as I’ve had for others for that price. That retailer has done their dash with me that’s for sure.