„Wish price days“

Talk about E-Types here

Topic author
Durango2k
Posts: 1522
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:59 pm
Location: Germany
Germany

#1 „Wish price days“

Post by Durango2k » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:55 pm

A large german spares vendor has introduced their „wish price days“, its just this weekend only.

They say you can choose what you want from their catalogue, enter the price you would want to pay (reasonable, please), and they see what they can then do.

What do you think, a front windshield -which I need- is advertised at 589 €, and they advertise free freight above 100 €. At SNG its about 20 € more expensive, and there would be freight on top.

I am thinking about a 400 € offer, which they will then „correct“ to I guess 500 quid including freight.

Do it ? Of course I would send them my measurements first, to be 100% sure it will fit ? I do not know who manufactures their windshields...

Carsten
Jag E '66 S1 2+2, 74’Citroen DS 23 Pallas iE, 73’ Citroen SM 3.0, 75’ Concept Centaur MK1, 54’ Citroen 11 BL, 71‘ Velosolex, 88‘ Unimog U1650

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

User avatar

Jeremy
Posts: 789
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:16 pm
Location: West London
Great Britain

#2 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by Jeremy » Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:47 pm

Carsten, I would be careful buying if you don't know who the manufacturer is. There has been discussion her about screens that don't fit. I'm not sure if sending measurements will help as it's the curvature towards the outer edges that's the tricky part and IIRC that changed between the early and later S1 cars.
When Robey's did my bodywork I gave them the windscreen along with all the other body fittings (in case they needed it, which they didn't) and they lost it. Sent back someone else's screen, swearing it was mine, and it didn't fit. It didn't matter though as I bought a complete new set of glass from Pilkington Classics and they checked the date of my car before making the windscreen. And it did fit, more or less (a slightly tighter radius towards the edges would improve the fit of the rubber in my case).
Jeremy
1967 S1 4.2 FHC

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


Topic author
Durango2k
Posts: 1522
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:59 pm
Location: Germany
Germany

#3 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by Durango2k » Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:59 pm

...yes, I will definitely ask who makes them, and wether I could return it ....

Carsten
Jag E '66 S1 2+2, 74’Citroen DS 23 Pallas iE, 73’ Citroen SM 3.0, 75’ Concept Centaur MK1, 54’ Citroen 11 BL, 71‘ Velosolex, 88‘ Unimog U1650

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


dal2.0litrefrogeye
Posts: 1073
Joined: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:48 pm
Location: sarf london
Contact:
Great Britain

#4 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by dal2.0litrefrogeye » Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:19 pm

Doesn't sound worth the hassle of what could go wrong , my advice would be to give Pilkington classic windscreen a call tell them what you have your get it and it will fit ,
Mine cost £400.00 and that was a custom build ( 1mm thinner on each lamminate)
Just my 2 pence worth :bigrin:
Its a way of life not a hobby
Darren . 64 4.2 modded 69 4.2

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

User avatar

Mephistopheles
Posts: 70
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:00 am
Germany

#5 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by Mephistopheles » Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:34 am

Dear all,
I failed several times with the windscreens of this German supplier due to horrible fitting; by the way: their windscreens are from a Chinese source.

Regards

Holger
1973 manual LHD OTS E Type
Holger

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


Topic author
Durango2k
Posts: 1522
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:59 pm
Location: Germany
Germany

#6 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by Durango2k » Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:29 am

Ok that was the info I needed, I am out, then.

I bought a set of indicators and rear lights for my 11CV, then, and will tackle that first.

Carsten
Jag E '66 S1 2+2, 74’Citroen DS 23 Pallas iE, 73’ Citroen SM 3.0, 75’ Concept Centaur MK1, 54’ Citroen 11 BL, 71‘ Velosolex, 88‘ Unimog U1650

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


wagstefan
Posts: 195
Joined: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:29 am
Location: Germany
Germany

#7 Re: „Wish price days“

Post by wagstefan » Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:40 am

Don't do this supplier at all.

They are the worst, I have ever experienced. One time I also tried to source a windscreen for my 62 FHC.
It was a special offer from them as well: -20%. But this did not pay the wasted time and the expierenced nightmare with these guys.
And when I had similar experiences with other deliveries and parts from this supplier, I decided; never again!!!

By the way: after 10 weeks of false promises and a wrong delivery, I switched to Idstein and had a windscreen with a very very tiny flaw for almost the same money the next day at the garage.

Cheap might not be the solution if you buy twice.... ;)

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

Post Reply Previous topicNext topic