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iianorthants:
Popped into the local independent LR dealer yesterday. Ask for two UJ’s for a disco front prop then got hit with a price of £21.73 each for hardy Spicer ones!   I was expecting to pay over the odds but was assuming to get GKN ones.
 Happened to mention that you could get HS ones from std outlets i.e Pa**ocks (from response they don’t like said outlet) for £8 and I couldn’t justify that sort of mark up. But apparently they get “pukker ones” and aren’t cheap rubbish (not sure how as same part number and same box).
 
Is it turning into shaft the 4x4 owner recently? People must pay for these or they wouldn’t sell them !.

 Oh and I rung up the local auto suppliers which don’t specialize in LR and would have to order them in, oh and from them HS ones are £3 cheaper

hobbit:
Good fun innit

I needed new hub seals when I did my rear hubs on the disco, local factors who have everything and supply to the trade, "oh not got them in stock, but can get them in the morning", no good to me, so ran up to paddocks, buot 90 minutes round trip, got the parts, lot cheaper then the factors, and the best bit is they would have probably supplied the factors the parts too. But the factors would have been over double the price of what Ipaid, mind you the good thing is that Paddosck had new discs for £6 each so picked up a couple more spares as well. :wink:

Miniman:
Hey guys I work in a garage and never buy genuine parts as they are all the same....I dont think that a gen landy wheel bearing lasts any longer or less than a 3rd party supplyer.....

Check out this place they do mail order aswell.

http://www.landroverspares.co.uk

TUFFTEE:
It would have to be somthing very hard to find ? :cry:
Before i go to LR for Parts! :shock:

Lee_D:
some of my past experiences,

1983 RR V8 power steering pump bearing...

Bearing specialist £5
Landrover       £45 plus VAT. And this is going back at least 5 years.

And my best shock ever, Last Winter.....

Alternator for 1990 RR 2.5 VM engined
Landrover exchange £540 plus VAT
Local refurb of said alternator £30 odd

Muggers in Green overalls!

Lee D

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