i've had my fingers burned on 99% of the stuff i have bought from britpart, which is so far (and i write this mostly for my own benefit in future lol)
britpart air intake hose (air cleaner to carb elbow) for 2.3p ninety, was too short by about 3 inches. reason for purchase, genuine land rover prohibitively expensive
britpart rear bench seats for 2.3 ninety. one end of the back rest welded at the wrong angle and gap filled in with weld. and when i say wrong angle, i mean it was 15-20 degrees wrong, therefore reclined way too much and would not fit. after fitting i used them twice for actual humans, both times were children under 15 and only 1 child per bench seat, both seat bases bent in the middle. reason for buying, they were a gift and i didnt know better
btitpart outriggers for 2.3 ninety. after welding to the chassis rails they were about 5mm too short, bolt hole to bulkhead wouldnt line up and i had to use a portapower to force the bulkhead feet to alignment (mega tension). reason for buying, only product available at that time.
britpart front door rubber seals for 2.3 ninety, drivers side seal top run was about 2 inches too long. had to return it for a refund. reason for buying, land rover item prohibitively expensive.
britpart head lamps for 2.3 ninety, fitted fine, no visible problems with quality or fit. reason for purchasing, got sent in error when ordering wipac crystals. but was held to ransom buy impending MOT, and the seller refunded me but specifically didnt want the item returned. passed MOT ok but had advisory for vague headlight pattern
britpart fuel tank for 2.3 petrol ninety. absolutely hideous build quality, had huge ripples in the steel on the corners from when it was pressed from a blank, inside the tank i could see an actual fracture in the steel which had been welded up and ground down and painted over. swirl pot around pickup pipe missing. reason for purchase, only product on the market. returned for a refund, got original tank repaired
britpart transmission brake drum 2.3 petrol ninety, PCD of central bore was slightly too small and would not fit on the output flange in a million years, had to file it out. reason for purchase, other options prohibitively expensive
britpart accelerator cable 2.3 petrol ninety. cable core was much thicker than the one it replaced and stopped the carb returning to idle, purely because f the sprung strength bending round the throttle quadrant. rubber flexi boot disintegrated in 3 months. reason for purchase, land rover wanted 150 quid, britpart was 20 something.
britpart wing mirrors 2.3 petrol series 3, OK ! whoop whoop, but they were ashtree ones in britpart boxes, i.e OEM items not made by britpart
britpart head lamps 2.3 petrol series 3, thought i was buying OEM H4 head lamps, but britpart turned up, after calling the seller (which was a landrover main dealer) they told me britpart are now OEM, eeeek ! bowls and mountings were still wipac, odd. fitted ok, no problems since then
britpart 9 leaf front springs series 3 land rover. supposed to be 1 leaf at 0.2 inch and 8 leaves at 0.16 inch thick, are actually 8 leaves of 0.2 inch, 1 of 0.16. U bolts were therefore too short, ride height was too high (dampers would not reach peggs at full extension) ride quality rock solid. started long term dispute with britpart via the retailer, they supplied replacements which were exactly the same and told me nobody else has complained and theyve sold hundreds. this is despite me pointing out every single aspect of the spring specification was wrong, and observable facts after fitting them. reason for purchase, adverts claimed they were high standard, made by santana factory to OE spec, blah blah. they were not even cheaper than alternatives, and therefore i was well psssed off.
britpart 11 leaf rear springs series 3. fitted ok, no visible issues, but rear end was lower than knackered original springs, ended up fitting military shackles to cure the symptoms. reason for purchase, as above.
britpart spring chassis bushes (the long ones) series 3, one bush slid straight through the chassis, barely touching the sides (supposed to be mega interference fit) other bush was ok so i fitted it, bought an allmakes to replace the "bad" one. britpart bush lasted 600 miles before disintegrating, not a joke, 600 miles and the rubber had parted from crush tube, slopping side to side and clunking when going round corners. all makes bush still as new. reason for purchase, genuine land rover not available. replaced both with all makes.
britpart rear back box, series 3 petrol. fitted fine, average quality, only negative about it is that the tailpipe was about 3 inches shorter than the one i took off, as a result does not stick out beyond the bodywork and soot goes up my paintwork. reason for purchase, had rimmer brother vouchers and needed a back box within that price limit.
