New TVR Parts launched...
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I believe that it's a little more simple than that. They wanted to reduce hassle by bringing the parts business into the same building as servicing and sales. That's how it used to be, with all the Jag parts upstairs but when they bought the TVR parts business they had to locate it on a different industrial estate.
So they put their building up for sale but nothing happened for a long time and then it was sold a short while ago so they went into the market to find a premisis that was large enough to contain their parts business as well as sales and servicing.
At the same time, this was on hold as they were in discussions with TVR about merging the two parts businesses together and if that went ahead then a much larger site would be needed.
All this obviously fell into place only a short while ago so the new site is being prepped to contain the whole TVR Heritage parts enterprise as well as RG's sales and servicing business.
There is obviously an intent by RG to become one of TVR's official premium dealers but I don't believe any of those have been selected as of yet.
As for whether the factory will be near by then anyone desperately keen could drive around that estate and look for another unit under prep.
or whether the RG unit is suspiciously over sized for the current business. My guess is that while the TVR assembly plant will almost certainly be in that area it won't be that close. Unless the new cars are going to be using a vast number of parts from the 'Heritage' range.
So they put their building up for sale but nothing happened for a long time and then it was sold a short while ago so they went into the market to find a premisis that was large enough to contain their parts business as well as sales and servicing.
At the same time, this was on hold as they were in discussions with TVR about merging the two parts businesses together and if that went ahead then a much larger site would be needed.
All this obviously fell into place only a short while ago so the new site is being prepped to contain the whole TVR Heritage parts enterprise as well as RG's sales and servicing business.
There is obviously an intent by RG to become one of TVR's official premium dealers but I don't believe any of those have been selected as of yet.
As for whether the factory will be near by then anyone desperately keen could drive around that estate and look for another unit under prep.
or whether the RG unit is suspiciously over sized for the current business. My guess is that while the TVR assembly plant will almost certainly be in that area it won't be that close. Unless the new cars are going to be using a vast number of parts from the 'Heritage' range. m4tti said:
chris watton said:
I have noticed they have a new alternator for roughly half the cost of other suppliers, but it doesn't state what make it is, or if it's genuine OEM:
http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-e2...
bad news on part of my order - I had an apologetic call telling me that they do not have the Tamora gold rear badge, and cannot confirm when they'll be available, as it's something they will perhaps have to produce themselves. 
But they are sending that lovely cheap alternator and other gubbins by UPS today.
But they are sending that lovely cheap alternator and other gubbins by UPS today.
Order came today via UPS. Cannot fault the service. However, out of the five items I ordered, I ultimately ended up receiving two.
Opened the box and there was a note explaining they didn't have the pulley for the alternator, as it's NLA (why having it show as an option to buy? - I put that down to teething troubles with the new site...), and I'll have to take the pulley off the old unit and put it on the new one.
The alternator itself has no ID markings on it anywhere, no serial/part number or manufacturers mark/stamp.
I am now wondering if it's a good idea to replace my 14 year old alternator with this one when I have my engine upgraded.....
Opened the box and there was a note explaining they didn't have the pulley for the alternator, as it's NLA (why having it show as an option to buy? - I put that down to teething troubles with the new site...), and I'll have to take the pulley off the old unit and put it on the new one.
The alternator itself has no ID markings on it anywhere, no serial/part number or manufacturers mark/stamp.
I am now wondering if it's a good idea to replace my 14 year old alternator with this one when I have my engine upgraded.....
From the Alternative Parts List, my understanding is that the alternator is from a Discovery 3.9. The difference is the pulley depending on which car you have.
If the alternator you have been sent has no markings then it is definitely a reconditioned unit.
I think you might find this is the same unit but the pulley may be different.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-Discovery-3-9...
If the alternator you have been sent has no markings then it is definitely a reconditioned unit.
I think you might find this is the same unit but the pulley may be different.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-Discovery-3-9...
N7GTX said:
From the Alternative Parts List, my understanding is that the alternator is from a Discovery 3.9. The difference is the pulley depending on which car you have.
If the alternator you have been sent has no markings then it is definitely a reconditioned unit.
I think you might find this is the same unit but the pulley may be different.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-Discovery-3-9...
I note that LR unit has an identifiable marking on the plastic cover. The one I received has nothing on it at all.If the alternator you have been sent has no markings then it is definitely a reconditioned unit.
I think you might find this is the same unit but the pulley may be different.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-Discovery-3-9...
I have just looked at the page again, and there's nothing to suggest it is reconditioned. on the photos, it does state that it is a 'TVR genuine part'
http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-e2...
chris watton said:
bad news on part of my order - I had an apologetic call telling me that they do not have the Tamora gold rear badge, and cannot confirm when they'll be available, as it's something they will perhaps have to produce themselves.
But they are sending that lovely cheap alternator and other gubbins by UPS today.
Racetech have (or had) gold badges, I got mine from there. Showing as £63.20 + P&P on their website today But they are sending that lovely cheap alternator and other gubbins by UPS today.
Edited by shep1001 on Tuesday 23 December 13:30
chris watton said:
The alternator itself has no ID markings on it anywhere, no serial/part number or manufacturers mark/stamp.
That could be a no-name/chinese alternator rather than a recon - there's a few out there on ebay with zero markings on. I needed a V8 airflow meter - the brand new ones are chinese, have no markings or manufacturers branding and are less reliable than a used genuine Lucas out of a scrapped Range Rover that's been to the moon and back. A genuine NOS Lucas afm went for £250 on ebay last week.
Happy to be proved wrong though
andy43 said:
chris watton said:
The alternator itself has no ID markings on it anywhere, no serial/part number or manufacturers mark/stamp.
That could be a no-name/chinese alternator rather than a recon - there's a few out there on ebay with zero markings on. I needed a V8 airflow meter - the brand new ones are chinese, have no markings or manufacturers branding and are less reliable than a used genuine Lucas out of a scrapped Range Rover that's been to the moon and back. A genuine NOS Lucas afm went for £250 on ebay last week.
Happy to be proved wrong though
I won't be asking Power to change the alt, just the belt perhaps...
In a conversation the other week with or of the people involved there was high hopes that one of the main results of pooling these suppliers together would be to achieve sufficient pooled demand for key parts to make it economically viable to have them made differently from the current tiny batch requirements. And the extra capital and space would allow for stockpiling to achieve proper prices from proper manufacturers.
They highlighted the issue of windscreens and radiators being a prime example of parts regularly needed but insufficient short term buying power to ensure quality reproductions continually in stock.
I would expect there to be some big teething problems initially as you can imagine the neglected Multipart side probably has some heinous inventory discrepancies plus working out which parts to get made by whom and timescalea etc probably mean it'll be a good 12/18 months to get everything bedded down and running well.
Have to assume that the core business driver behind this is to ensure that the original Tivs get enough support to elevate values and that it will be rising values in the originals that will help underpin any new cars.
They highlighted the issue of windscreens and radiators being a prime example of parts regularly needed but insufficient short term buying power to ensure quality reproductions continually in stock.
I would expect there to be some big teething problems initially as you can imagine the neglected Multipart side probably has some heinous inventory discrepancies plus working out which parts to get made by whom and timescalea etc probably mean it'll be a good 12/18 months to get everything bedded down and running well.
Have to assume that the core business driver behind this is to ensure that the original Tivs get enough support to elevate values and that it will be rising values in the originals that will help underpin any new cars.
DonkeyApple said:
In a conversation the other week with or of the people involved there was high hopes that one of the main results of pooling these suppliers together would be to achieve sufficient pooled demand for key parts to make it economically viable to have them made differently from the current tiny batch requirements. And the extra capital and space would allow for stockpiling to achieve proper prices from proper manufacturers.
They highlighted the issue of windscreens and radiators being a prime example of parts regularly needed but insufficient short term buying power to ensure quality reproductions continually in stock.
I would expect there to be some big teething problems initially as you can imagine the neglected Multipart side probably has some heinous inventory discrepancies plus working out which parts to get made by whom and timescalea etc probably mean it'll be a good 12/18 months to get everything bedded down and running well.
Have to assume that the core business driver behind this is to ensure that the original Tivs get enough support to elevate values and that it will be rising values in the originals that will help underpin any new cars.
Sounds like good business sense to me. They highlighted the issue of windscreens and radiators being a prime example of parts regularly needed but insufficient short term buying power to ensure quality reproductions continually in stock.
I would expect there to be some big teething problems initially as you can imagine the neglected Multipart side probably has some heinous inventory discrepancies plus working out which parts to get made by whom and timescalea etc probably mean it'll be a good 12/18 months to get everything bedded down and running well.
Have to assume that the core business driver behind this is to ensure that the original Tivs get enough support to elevate values and that it will be rising values in the originals that will help underpin any new cars.
Placed an order with these guys last week as needed the small 90 degree distributer vacuum tube ends and could only find them separately on their site. + Swirl tank screw washer.
A tiny order, but parts arrived quickly.
I did gulp at the price of postage I paid when ordering on line, but within 2 days, 95% of the postage was refunded to my PayPal account as "Excess postage refund" without me contacting them.
Nice to see they are clearly looking to deliver good service and not rip people off with high postage rates for small orders
Will definitely use again.
A tiny order, but parts arrived quickly.
I did gulp at the price of postage I paid when ordering on line, but within 2 days, 95% of the postage was refunded to my PayPal account as "Excess postage refund" without me contacting them.
Nice to see they are clearly looking to deliver good service and not rip people off with high postage rates for small orders
Will definitely use again.
Can only say good things from my first experience with them, very pleased with the service. Needed a full clutch kit for my Chimaera 500 - locally price was ridiculous so needed to source myself. Ordered from the website, a quick call to them as the site automatically add VAT for UK and UK postage, I needed mine delivered quickly to Japan. Goods were dispatched same day, the VAT covered express delivery to Japan and a small refund. Parts delivered in good condition within a couple of days - or apparently the same time it would have taken a UK delivery
TNT on the other hand..... well they did well to deliver within a couple of days. During that time the package went through Japan customs twice, with a visit back to Frankfurt during that time and had 3 delayed flights. The joys of modern parcel tracking
Will definitely use TVR-Parts in future.
TNT on the other hand..... well they did well to deliver within a couple of days. During that time the package went through Japan customs twice, with a visit back to Frankfurt during that time and had 3 delayed flights. The joys of modern parcel tracking
Will definitely use TVR-Parts in future.
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