Copied from the Series II page - suppliers - who are the good guys?

[Hugo]

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Postby Hugo » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:44 am
Well, I don't want to make you the victim of a libel suit, so why don't you tell us who it was NOT? I've been thinking about this topic for a few days now - being a newcomer to Jaguars in general and E Types in particular, I have found it quite challenging to find out, when it comes to suppliers, who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in this business. Now I'm at the stage where I am starting to stick bits back on my car (I've been ripping it apart till now), I'm becoming focussed on the issue of where to buy parts.
There are certain suppliers I keep hearing about whom nobody has a bad word to say about. There's Angus, and Uryk, and there's Marek - but I'm not even sure what he does? And I recently read that Angus has been holding talks with Barrats, so that qualifies them also. Hutsons seem excellent. Then there's a supplier not a million miles from me (i'm in Horsham, ten miles west of Gatwick) about whom I've heard a lot of bad stories. I've done a fair bit of groping around blindly on eBay, and so far I've been lucky. Although I did buy a high-ratio steering rack off eBay - maybe I'd better pull the gaiters off and have a peek inside! And there's Monocoque over in California or wherever they are - they seem to be excellent - and Paul the abrasive gearbox man in Florida seems rock solid also - even if he can't supply any of his excellent gearboxes right now.
Any further comments or observations?

[Heuer]

If you are curious just PM people and ask for an opinion. Also, if you are curious about a supplier do a Forum search. If there are no mention of the name or comments start to get suspicious!

[Hugo]

Thank you - I'm totally ignorant rather than suspicious!

[Heuer]

You can also post a question on the Forum about a supplier and ask for opinions by PM. Here are the ones I know or have dealt with in a positive way:

E-Type UK (sales, restoration): http://etypeuk.com/
CMC (service, bodywork, restoration): http://www.classic-motor-cars.co.uk
Angus Moss: (service and restoration): http://www.mossjaguar.com/
Paul Brown: (service and restoration): http://www.pbcj.co.uk/
Ken Verity: (service and restoration): 01709 838352
Hutson Motor Company (body parts, restoration) - http://www.e-typecars.co.uk/
Body Beautiful Cars Ltd (very high quality paint and body shop): http://www.bodybeautifulcarsltd.com/
Alan Proctor (restoration) http://www.jagrestoration.com/
Eagle E-Types (sales, restoration, upgrades): http://www.eaglegb.com/showroom/
E-Type Fabs (subframes, 5 speed gearbox) - http://www.etypefabs.com
Martin Robey (body panels, complete bodies) http://www.martinrobey.com/home.cfm
Classic Jaguar (parts, restoration, good photos): http://www.classicjaguar.com/bb.html
Rob Beere: http://www.rob-beere-racing.co.uk/
Classic Carburettors - David Lonsdale (SU carbs sale and restoration) T: 07786 912011 david@classiccarburetters.co.uk
Coolkat Express Corp (parts, cooling system upgrades and excellent FAQ section on electrics): http://www.coolcatcorp.com/faq.html
5Speeds.com (everything you need to know about 5 speed boxes): http://www.5speeds.com/
Ecosse Motorsport (s/s manifolds, exhausts + FIA approved manifolds): http://www.ecossemotorsport.com/
PD Gough (mild and stainless steel exhausts): http://www.pdgough.com/default.asp?d=1
Classicfabs (manifolds, exhausts ex E-Type Fabs design): http://www.classicfabs.co.uk/full_manifolds.html
Distributor Doctor (distributor parts): http://www.distributordoctor.com/rotor_arms.html
M&C Wilkinson (LHD/RHD conversion kits, new & s/h parts): http://www.jaguar-spares-uk.co.uk/
RM & J Smith (original Jaguar parts, but not cheap!) - 01270 780954 rmjsmithltd@gmail.com
SNG Barratt (parts): http://www.sngbarratt.com/
E-Type Parts Online: http://etypeparts.myshopify.com/
Series One Spares - Ken Verity: 01709 838352
David Manners Ltd: http://www.jagspares.co.uk
Ken Jenkins - UKJag: http://www.ukjag.co.uk/
John Gordon (Jaguar spares, parts) : http://www.john-gordon.co.uk/
Longstone Tyres (original spec tyres, Borrani wire wheels): http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/
Tyre size calculator: http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual ... calculator
Borrani Wheels: http://www.borrani.co.uk/
Turrino Wheels (Borrani style alloy rims): http://www.wirewheels.co.uk/turrinop.htm

[Hugo]

Blimey - feast or famine, isn't it! Interesting to see Martin Robey on there - I've heard mixed reports about their stuff - the guy down the road from me who's doing my bonnet & door shuts tells me he used their panels on the last E Type he did - and he was not impressed, to put it politely. With regard to the front frames, I've heard some on here say theirs fitted perfectly, others said they did not.

[Hawins7]

I don't see any new observations.

[christopher storey]

Another spammer ?

[cactusman]

Probably....

If we are casting our net to the U.S. then Xks unlimited. Have bought bits from them. Very helpful by e-mail. Things arrive pretty fast considering customs etc....Xks.com

J

[cactusman]

If fact when one looks at the list one realizes how lucky we are. While I know we are not in the business of endorsing (or otherwise) any suppliers, might it be worth posting the list (in some form) in the knowledgebase somewhere?

[mgcjag]

The Posters IP is from Belgium....dont see anything wrong with his post yet.....Steve
Julian....its all there already viewtopic.php?f=16&t=884 thats why i always advise everyone to make the knowledge base their friend