The 'E' Type Forum

Its good that you are remaining positive about this, and the service from SNG
(especially as you're brave enough to try again with a replacement)

https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/UK/parts/95006f19-118d-4ab3-a23e-5610ba160f55?fromList=Related%20Products&fromCategory=b02f80aa-1b12-4140-8a01-8bd9c7b406d3 This is the same item having the same part number, and it clearly says what its suitable for, which it isn't. And, quite frankly, I'm getti...

Hi Andrew, the felt seal that I've been supplied with makes the dipstick ride 6mm higher. I've just found a previous post in which someone has used corn plasters from boots that look like a much better fit. Incidentally, I also bought a new dipstick. But the reading area is a couple of mm above my o...

The part number is correct

The felt washer is the apparently correct one for my model (according to the supplier). But its deployment means the dipstick rides higher than it should. It is also too soft to be of any lasting quality, or durable, and is conical in shape in which the small end won't even fit in the hole.

My dipstick has always been loose and rattley inside the engine. I had assumed it was missing a lantern-type clip that holds it in place (or at least wasn't thick enough near the top). But when I ordered a new one, it was much the same. The suppliers sell a soft/felt conical washer, which is suppose...

Cheap chinese gear available from SNG..? No never!

In my experience with shopping around, it doesn't really matter where you live or what job you do etc.. If you tell them you've already had a quote for £60 less, they will somehow magically beat that. So much of the premium is commission for the insurance agent, who, of course, are not the underwrit...

I found Lancaster particularly cheap this year,. £420 for the etype +Aston

John, I take your point about the paint/filler (and these trims fit over the rubber seals). But it was the profile that did not match. You can see this in my second photo. The 'bullet' end is more blunt. And it was longer. On top of that, it seemed to have a piece filed off it (see photo).. https://...

Well I finally got a refund.
It took a couple of emails.. apparently he forgot I'd sent it back.
-maybe he was out of the country an' all. -didn't get my calls..

Anyway. Martin Robey do the trims. Really good quality new part, for about the same price.

And they fit :-)

Thanks Steve. Waiting for a reply..

Has anyone heard from (or has other contact details of) Northern Jaguar..?
I sent back this chrome trim as per his instructions, but they are not returning my calls..
I only have a mobile number for them.

Spot on Steve, as usual..

And after paying close to £200 for a secondhand piece of trim you would expect to at least know its source and suitability.
Having said that...fair play to the guy at Northern Jaguar, he did also suggest that I send it back if it didn't fit.

Thanks very much Yves. I can see that is a great way to glue them in place. Unfortunately, I am still at the point of getting the right shape blade. I when I asked if it was the correct one for a series 1 4.2 coupe I was told that all the series 1 trims were the same. Maybe they were.. But from the ...

https://i.postimg.cc/k4qqmStk/replacement-1.jpg I just wondered if anyone has tried to replace one of these. I ordered a secondhand one for my series one coupe (I thought it would be safer bet than one of these poor quality copies) But it didn't fit properly and didn't match the one I had on the op...

I bought a lens for the reverse light from 'you know who'.. And the drain-hole was located at the top..

Etype ownership in rich old men is inversely proportional to how long your back will allow you to stoop under the clamshell bonnet

I had exactly the same problem. Vibration at around 70mph that left if I pushed on thru 90mph. I went through the process of checking wheel bearings, wheel balancing (especially as it had been standing for a while, like yours...). Changed the UJ's. I had the prop and driveshafts balanced at Congleto...

I got sent the wrong parts from the JagShop. The guy insisted they were the right parts even though they obviously weren't. Needless to say, I got the right parts from another supplier, and I haven't been back since...