I just received an order of Big Healey parts from SC Parts Group in England. They say they handle parts for Healeys, Jaguars and Rovers. The stuff I got was moderately heavy (floors, sills plus some smaller items) so the shipping was relatively expensive. Even so, it was a pretty good deal! Note the comparative prices for a few items (I've converted British Pounds to U.S. Dollars at an exchange rate of $1.50 per Pound - a fairly close approximation):
Item Vic Brit Moss SC Parts ---------- -------- -------- -------- Floor Panel $60 $66 $16.50 Inner Sill $30 $44.50 $9 Speedo Right Angle Drive $94.50 $100 $60 Bump Stop Rebound $13 $13 $4.50
On smaller items the difference decreases, of course, and as I mentioned -- shipping is expensive! My order totaled about $200, and shipping was another $100 !! Even so, it was still cheaper and I got it only twelve days after I Faxed my order in.
My conclusion - When buying large or expensive items for which I am not desperate I'll use SC Parts Group again. The floor panels did have a few bent corners after traveling halfway around the globe, nothing a few taps with a hammer won't fix easily. Everything else looks good. They take VISA, and it makes dealing with currency exchange pretty easy, since VISA just bills at whatever the rate is the day the charge hits. The usual disclaimers apply, I've got no financial interest, YMMV, etc.
P.S. They've got a few nifty competition parts for Big Healeys! P.P.S. I got a shipment in recently from V.B. and some of the items had stickers on them with part numbers from SC Parts. -Dave_Lapham@oakqm3.sps.mot.com
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