parts mail order

[ssc1]

where can i get parts for my chimaera mail order as i dont really have time to go to dealers etc , im after dampers and springs for the front and none of the usual websites list the tvr

[philshort]

TMS do web ordering at www.tvrgear.co.uk.

I ordered some bits through there and got what I needed. I don't think they have the best search engine going. You can usually find what you want, but you might have to page through hundreds of items to find it, and there are no pictures of the items. Its not the perfect web buying experience, but its there.

[ssc1]

thanks for that,but i'm slowly getting fedup with a car that i cant get bits for unless i take it to a dealer or specialist when at the end of the day it is just a car built by humans, i wanted dampers with springs but all the usual sites dont stock for tvr's .The tms website is ok but i dont fancy paying £176 per corner ( i'm not as rich as some) and i'm very much a do it myself engineer .but i do remember seeing a website with all the bits listed at good prices but cannot remember where i saw it ,thanks anyway.

[hut49]

I think Chris Neil is in the process of setting up an on-line tvr parts catalogue - see http://shop.christopherneil.co.uk/acatalog/Christopher_Neil_On_Line_Parts_Sales_1.html - might be worth giving him a call, maybe he'll give you an introductory discount.
Hope you find what you're looking for - don't give up too easily!
Hutch

[philshort]

There have been references to a TVR breaker on PH (www.douglasvalley.co.uk), maybe they could help? I wouldn't recommend putting "cheap" bits on a TVR, but second hand originals might save you some dosh.

[shpub]

quote:
There have been references to a TVR breaker on PH (www.douglasvalley.co.uk), maybe they could help? I wouldn't recommend putting "cheap" bits on a TVR, but second hand originals might save you some dosh.

Yep and the couple of times they quoted me, the prices were more than new ones from TVR. So check your prices before hand.

As for getting fed up with having to buy bits form a dealer or specialist, the reasons is that despite many claims to the contary, the Griff and Chimaera has a very higher percentage of TVR special or modified bits, especially anything to do with the suspension.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk